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(More customer reviews)Pros: Cheep, holds the weight.
Cons: Poorly constructed, locking covers fall apart, loud wind noise when not loaded.
Recommendation: only for rare uses. If you'll be frequently using this rack, spend the money on a better make and model.
I bought this rack for my 2007 Honda Odyssey to carry our 14.5 foot canoe. The box arrived damaged, and there were no instructions in the box. The shipper apologised for the lack of instructions and send me a link to an online video.
The first time I used this it was very frustrating. The initial set up involves adjusting several screws to get the clamps to seat correctly. The locking clamp covers are cheeply made and are very difficult to seat and lock once the clamps are in place. The second time I used the rack, one of the locking covers completely fell apart. The tumbler dropped all of its pieces and fell out of the cover. So after only two uses, I'm already down to three of four locking covers.
When not loaded, this rack has a loud hum from air moving across the top, even at city speeds. This may be common on removable racks, but the built in roof rack on our previous 1995 Mercury Villager did not have any audible wind noise.
Though I am disappointed in the usability of this product, I will only be using this rack a few times a year, so I'll work around the cheep construction. It does hold the canoe, though by the time I've installed the rack I'm pretty near my frustration threshold. If you will rarely use a roof rack, this may be a workable solution. If you are going to use it more than a few times a year, spend the money and get a better rack. You'll thank yourself later.
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