70115 Steel Roof Rack Cargo Basket | 46" x 36" x 4-1/2" Roof-Top Carrier | Universal Fit for Cars, SUVs, Vans & RVs | 150 lb Capacity | Weather-Resistant, Easy-Install Cargo Storage

I bought it for my Subaru Crosstrek I like the solid construction simple to put together in a very unique design if you buy used keep in mind it might be missing some parts

I really needed a roof rack to accommodate my belongings for a long trip. I checked out several and decided on this Maxxhaul. I noticed one used in excellent shape and picked it up for $86. It arrived quickly, in great shape and all parts still packaged and there. Within fifteen minutes of dragging box inside I started to put it together. I had watched one video on here 2 times before ordering and it went together quickly as the printed instructions are terrible. I didn't even have to use a rubber mallet, it slid together like it was supposed to. I took it outside and lifted it up onto my Rogue, stepped back looking at it from front and back and repositioning a little to get centered. I then put the wedges and straps on but not tight, stepped back again and made sure it was still centered then began tightening everything up. I had 2 issues, the first was the rubber washers putting sides together pushed up over the screws so I just took it off and screw went in a little tighter, the second issue was the rubber plugs wouldn't fit all the way down. I will recheck them in a couple of days and see if I can push down further. All around pretty pleased with it and myself. I am a 74 year old female and did this all by myself.

For the price it does the job. I drove 4K miles of dirty wet winter riding after installing it and it has held up well. The basket fits my 2021 Audi Q3 with factory bars with ease. I was able to easily add three decent size pieces of luggage and I used a dry bag. My qualms is that the screws supplied are crap and easily strip so be careful. I haven’t had any signs of rust but many people have shown the basket starts developing surface rust along the welds. The basket is light which makes it easy to lift. The aerodynamics I would say are bad. Too many open spots that create a ton of wind noise. The noise is bearable when at 50mph but anything greater the noise becomes very loud but this will depend on your noise tolerance. The rack fits on my aero bars but the hardware has no locking mechanism if that matters and I found the clamping hardware to be a but tedious to install trying to clamp each side evenly. Once installed though the rack is rock solid and isn’t going anywhere. Again for the price this costs a fraction of what a high end Yakima or Thule basket would cost yet essentially does the same job. The 150lb weight limit is fine for me but might be limited for others.

I read the other reviews first and concur with almost all that was mentioned. For the price, this is a great rack. First thing I did was cover all welds with black silicone. Next I put on a few coats of flat black chassis coat rubberized spray on. Next I assembled - and was ready thanks to other reviewers - two holes did not line up properly, so I drilled and finished connecting (of note, I put locktite on each screw prior to installing). Next up, I slid the sleeves over and sealed each sleeve with black silicone to ensure water stays out. I then removed the factory decal, which was already peeling (used adhesive remover- cane right off). I then removed the front plate, rubberized front rails, then cleaned the plate area with alcohol and sprayed the front plate). I let all dry for around 16 hours, then reinstalled front plate and put black silicone over those screws. I then sprayed over the screws and silicone with rubberized spray. Let’s that fray a few hours, then put the rack on the vehicle. All in, 1.5 cans of spray was used (I was generous when painting). Factor in the cost of paint and silicone added around $30 and at this price point, it is an incredible deal (you would most likely need to do to any rack purchased (i have had to do to others I’ve had on other vehicles, and those were nearly 5 times this price). I plan to add a decal at some point (weighing my options). Installing on vehicle was straightforward and simple. I used a lot of strength pulling on rack and also drove with a cooler on roof as a test run - seems very stable. Is all of the aforementioned necessary - not sure, but I want to take preventive measures against rust (paint out of the box was definitely lower quality, but at this price, I didn’t mind doing a little work and was prepared thanks to other reviews). Yes, I recommend. Take your time, don’t rush, and with a little work, you’ll have a rack well worth the time and starting price.

As I was I reviewing this cargo carrier I found a review from July 2020 where the reviewer noted that the screws that hold the unit together were very small so as to render the carrier to be, in his opinion, unsafe. After receiving the carrier and inspecting the hardware, I agree. The attached photo note the screws and washers that were supplied to secure the three rack components together. When used as directed the gripping power of the screws was about a 1/4” which is basically nothing! I totally agree, not nearly good enough! So…….I really liked everything else about the carrier so I decided to use my own hardware to assemble the unit very similar to how the earlier reviewer did it. For $5 worth of hardware and say an hour of your time you can make this carrier much safer! Here is what you need: * A 3/16 drill bit * Four (4) 1 1/4” size 10/24 bolts * Four (4) 1” size 10/24 bolts * Eight (8) size 10/24 nylon lock nuts * Sixteen (16) size 10 flat washers * Lube……I used Vaseline It’s important to use “stainless” hardware! I assembled the unit and added a few of the screws thar came with it to help hold it together and to keep all of the holes aligned. From there I drilled all of the holes “completely” thru with the 3/16 bit. Next I took it apart and slide on the rubber protective gaskets as directed. I then reassembled the unit again but this time put a few of the new bolts in place to help keep it together and to keep the holes aligned. The rubber gaskets are a very tight fit so I knew that there was no way they were going to slide over and protect my new hardware. So, rather than not use them, I slide the gaskets in place, felt for the holes in the carrier, and drilled thru the gaskets. I did this until all eight holes were re-drilled. And while it may look like the bolts are too short when you go to assemble with the new hardware……with a bit of pressure all of the bolts worked perfect. See photos. Once everything was in place and tightened up it was rock solid. And speaking of rock solid the hardware for mounting the carrier to my car roof rack worked great! I think the mfger should consider a hardware upgrade!

I really like this roof rack. It looks nice on my 2020 RAV4. I read other reviews about it rusting, so I coated it twice, once with truck bed spray, and another with a glaze to make it shiny again. I also had to get different screws, same size but I needed something more than a screw driver to put it on. So I got some that use a ratchet. worked like a charm. Other issue, had to do with the rubber stoppers that go on top of the UBOLTS. I tighted it well, and then the top of the UBolts were to long for the stoppers. I pushed them down as much as I could. Will use a rubber mallet on them tomorrow, but if I cant get them to go flush, so the air doesnt take them off, I may try to find some other ones that are a bit longer. But... I really like it. seems just right size to me. I got a cargo bag that fits it perfectly. So it is worth the money, even tho I had to do some extra things for it. I would buy it again. And use all the same precautions. I would also recommend it to others. Just make sure you take the extra steps. I have only just put it on, and it will be raining all night and day tomorrow, will see if I have protected it enough to prevent rust in the next month. And I will be back.

First off, I bought this a little worried off some of the one star reviews. But I figured I’d give it a try for how cheap it is. The one star reviews say some of the following: Leaks water into pipes Rack makes A LOT of noise Rack rusts and doesn’t seal Rack is very hard to put together All of the above is wrong flat out. First off, it’s insanely easy to put together with a screwdriver and a rubber mallet. I was able to put this rack together by myself in 30 minutes. The only reason it took 30 minutes is because I didn’t read the directions at first and had to put the rubber slips on. Which leads me to, the people that said it doesn’t seal, must have failed to put it together correctly. The rubber slips seal the parts of the rods that go together, so water can’t get inside the tubes. The screws come with rubber washers, which also do the above. Now I did also seal the connections between tubes with silicone as well, because why not have extra protection. The rack does make some noise, but it’s not so loud you can’t have a conversation. If you think strapping a rack to your roof, that catches the wind won’t make any noise, you have a lot more issues with yourself than this rack. People saying their rack flew off literally didnt tighten the rack down correctly. I placed the rack on my Subaru crosstrek, and hand tightened all the nuts. Came back the next day, and then winched down the nuts with channel locks after the threads of the bolts and nuts relaxed and loosened up, as all threads do. After a 1200 mile trip, with rain and snow in some areas, the rack is still one with the car. I can grab it and literally try to move it and the car just moves instead. As for water, I broke the silicone seals when I get home and took it apart just to see, and the internals are bone dry. No water at all even through moderate rain storms driving 80 mph. Another review mentioned bolts being so long they scratched the tip of the car. First off if the bolts scratched the top, you put the bolts on upside down. Watch the YouTube video or read the directions, the bolts face upward away from your car. That being said they are long for my roof rack cross bars. But remember this is a universal roof rack basket, it has to accommodate very thick cross bars also. If the length bothers you, simply go to Home Depot and buy shorter bolts for $2. Or angle grind off the excess as I did. That being said, you have to keep in mind this is a rack that’s less than $100. It’s going to be a $100 rack. That doesn’t mean it’s junk, just simply don’t compare it to a $400 Thule, because it’s not a $400 Thule. It’s a very strong roof rack for under $100. And it does everything that you will use it for, just so long as you don’t try and overload it past it’s weight rating. To sum it all up, for less than $100, this rack is amazing. It’s strong, extremely light, super easy to put together, and with a little extra silicone and time very easy to seal up for poor weather. Remember, hand tighten nuts, wait a day for the threads to settle, then Chanel lock them down. Buy this rack, and enjoy your cars MPG, while still having great cargo space.

This thing is a different price every time I look at it. I think I've seen it from about $76 up to $101, where it is as of this writing. After reading the reviews and knowing that I would need to seal and coat one of these racks (and any rack) myself, I hit the used section and found one that was described as having "major cosmetic flaws or damage." That was perfect for a rack I'm going to refinish anyway! It was $57. It arrived quickly and was well packed. Guys...it had minor, superficial scuffs. Much less than you would get after the first time using it for *anything* and I guess someone returned it for that. Score for me! It looked just fine, but rust prevention is the issue, so to coat or not to coat was not the question. As many have said, the drilled holes do not line up well, but the screws are also abysmal little things that only go through one side anyway. I'm not going down the highway like that! I drilled larger holes in all 8 locations in the main assembly (I left the fairing screws alone, just sealed them) and got larger bolts, that go through both sides, locking washers and nylocks, hit the holes with flex seal and bolted it up. NOW, I trusted it. I would not be comfortable using only the included screws at all. I went over the welds and they were actually mostly ok. I hit any iffy ones with flex seal and definitely did the same for the joints (I didn't bother with the bound-to-fail covers for the joints...heavy coats of flex here) and then gave the whole rack, minus the fairing, a couple coats of truck bed liner spray. I left the fairing with it's gloss finish alone, only sealing the holes and screws, since the wind resistance would be more minimized. I'm probably going to fine sand and give it one more shot of liner in a few days. Mine came with a printed logo, not the sticker. I thought about covering it and putting a Subaru decal over it, but, you know what? The Maxxhaul one looks good and I'm not trying to pass it off as another brand or anything. I may keep it like this. Digging it so far. The mounting hardware was fine and works well. I doubt you would want to use this out of the box as is, but, throw a trip to the hardware store (yay!), a few minutes of power tools (yay!) and a little sealant and spray liner (yay!), and you have yourself a nice rack, and had as much fun as a nice rack should be, to those who appreciate such things. I made out like a bandit on this thing and I like it! Oh, and the wind noise is wayyyy less than I expected. I have to imagine that I can even hear anything at all. I can't feel any drag and haven't had my MPG go down, which actually surprises me. I did mount it as far back as I could, so as not to block my panoramic sunroof, so maybe that helps. If its over $100, I guess you are approaching Rola territory, as well as some others, and there are some extendable ones around that point, so at $80ish or below, this is a no brainer. At the $57 I paid; a steal. I wanted a smallish rack that would be strong enough to trust and, after throwing a few bucks and minutes at it, that's what I have! And the "work" I did with this one, I would do on any rack, even much more expensive ones. It was a great value and I am psyched about having it on my Forester! It can carry some of my training gear (important for us personal trainers in the apocalypse) and camping stuff when we head out. If you are wanting to use it as it comes out of the box...I can't say, but I'd surprised if that worked well. If you want to spend a few minutes making it road/weather-worthy, this rack should work great for you! I'm really glad I bought it. UPDATE: With the weatherproofing I outlined above, this thing has been through numerous rain storms and ZERO rust. You need to do that and it's perfect. Same for my LED lights. People complain that they get moisture and fail. Gotta seal all of this stuff. I don't trust any manufacturer to weatherproof. This thing is great as it is now!