Rage Cargo Basket Installed

[IamJEEP]

First, I had to make some new cross rails that were lower profile (so i can park in the garage at work). I used curtain alluminum rails that we use at work. Cut them to length and test fitted them..............









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[IamJEEP]

Then I sprayed them with undercoating/bed liner stuff and installed them in their resting area..........







I gained 1.25"s of lower profile....with the sport bars (including the mounts) it was a total of 4"s high.......with my home-mades it came out to be 2 3/4"s high.

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[IamJEEP]

Then it was time for the basket.......Originally i planned on widening and lengthening it because i wanted a little bigger basket but, I ended up just putting it together and seeing how it looked.........I'm glad I did, it fills the roof of the XK pretty well and I did'nt think I needed to mod it any.....Sometime in the future I will fab up a custom basket from scratch but, for now i'll rock the Rage......I picked this basket because of Sal's review and torture tests......Anywho, on to the pics.....















I still have to mount some rear facing lights and make a light bar for the front, but thats a differrent thread..................I'm out!!!!

[superacerc]

That looks great! It's amazing to look at your first garage pics and then these. Big changes have happened.

[Matt]

Looks good.

What size bolts are holding those cross rails to the mounts though? They look a bit small...

[IamJEEP]

That looks great! It's amazing to look at your first garage pics and then these. Big changes have happened.

Thanks bro, yeah its change some. Lol...

[IamJEEP]

Looks good.

What size bolts are holding those cross rails to the mounts though? They look a bit small...

Same ones that hold the OEM Sport rails. I figure they hold those, they can hold these.

Thanks for the compliment.

[cico7]

I agree the bolts that hold the roof racks on look long and thin. They are a 10mm thread.
Which is what, close to 1/4"?

Good work ! looks sharp. What is the "curtain rail" you mentioned?

[LWM]

Another fine looking mod!

[IamJEEP]

I agree the bolts that hold the roof racks on look long and thin. They are a 10mm thread.
Which is what, close to 1/4"?

Good work ! lloks sharp. What is the "curtain rail" you mentioned?

It's close to 1/4 but not quite......The curtain rail is just that, you install it on the ceiling and hang a curtain from it. the curtain is able to slide open and closed for privacy. Have you ever been in a hospital room where they have a curtain you can pull to separate the patients? Well, that's exactly what it is.