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Yeah man totally get it. For me and my needs, I need the extra storage and the rooftop box won’t work with this half rack. It’s going back. Good luck with yours.
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I was looking at broncos on the ford website and it looks like you can get a roof rack for free if you just add it to the car. Wish I didn't miss that before I ordered mine haha.Ah yeah, so when you ordered your badlands, and you have all of the fixins (HT, 2.7, Bash Plates, HD Bumper, MT, etc) it goes over Ford's limitation on the weight. There are all kinds of threads on it, but basically they are covering their butts in case they have an issue with safety. But you can always order it from the dealer (just tell them you have an OB or Base model, it doesn't matter as they all attach the same), or order any of the other similar racks that are on Amazon. I saw some from Mabett that looked just like the OEM ones for about $400. I just liked this Hooke option because it was a half-rack and made taking the top off easier vs. having to take the whole thing apart. I saw another company that had a half-rack, but I think it was $800! But some of the full racks do allow you to take the front and middle roof sections off without issue, but that is only 2/3 of the rack and in my opinion looks very odd.
How would you get the rack for free? When I was ordering mine, I could get it if I didn't have a fully loaded BL. Here is a screenshot of my order and you can see it was $365.I was looking at broncos on the ford website and it looks like you can get a roof rack for free if you just add it to the car. Wish I didn't miss that before I ordered mine haha.
No I bought direct from the company. I really dislike Amazon.I was considering this rack as well but both of your experiences have put the purchase on hold.
@rblock50 any luck with decreased sound/vibration?
Able to shim the feet at the MIC?
@Taco2Bronco did you purchase through Amazon? Looks like free ship and return/refund/exchange. Wondering if any problems.
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I was looking at some broncos on ford.com and for the base model i could add it to the build for free. Seems like I missed that when ordering mine.How would you get the rack for free? When I was ordering mine, I could get it if I didn't have a fully loaded BL. Here is a screenshot of my order and you can see it was $365.
Here is an aftermarket one that looks like the OEM one....
https://www.amazon.com/EXREXPM-Badlands-Rooftop-Crossbars-Accessories/dp/B0BN1ZNNZM
It looks like it is $379 after a coupon, which seems pretty good and it has an additional crossbar that the OEM one doesn't seem to have.
Oh man, what happened? I had tried calling their phone number before but it didn't work. Also, they answer their email at like 2 AM so that leads me to believe their operations are off-shore even though they have a US address.So Hooke isn’t making returns easy. While I don’t like Amazon, if I had ordered through there, I would be able to return it. Word to the wise…but their products through Amazon.
Thanks for the update, I was hoping some rubber here and there would have alleviated the noises. Guess I'll be skipping this option.So, I took their advice and added an extra layer of rubber padding as well as a small amount of felt to each foot of the rack. Just as I suspected it didn’t do anything. The problem is not a rattle against the roof, it’s air flowing through/around the rack and it pulsates against the HT. Nothing we can do against those forces.
This will be going back in the box.
@Taco2Bronco Any luck returning yours? If not, then luckily we have our credit card companies to back us up. I’ll email the company now to make sure I don’t fall past any return window.