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Old 08-01-2013, 01:07 PM
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Anyone know of a cheap roof basket good for a spare tire, shovel, and an axe? I would prefer to not have to drill into my roof, so are there any that attach to the stock crossbars? Thank you
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ive seen cheap ones at wallmart that go for a 100 i might get one myself for somthing to build off of
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Most name brand roof baskets are 200+$ walmarts website has a 58$ Reese tow power branded one. Then I could bungee/ratchet strap my tire on? I really don't want to drill into the roof because I hear they leak a lot. I had my headliner board off while I was bedlining my headliner. My roof is rust free. And I want to keep it that way. I have some water leak problems on my drives side floor and I don't want any more leaks to deal with...
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This is the one I was talking about. More a rack than a basket, but it's cheap.
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I was thinking trying this one.

Amazon.com: Highland 1041900 U-Venture Steel Rooftop Cargo Basket: Automotive Amazon.com: Highland 1041900 U-Venture Steel Rooftop Cargo Basket: Automotive

Wish there were ones with kayak attachments.......
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