XCAR 64"x23"x6" Car Roof Rack Cargo Carrier Rooftop Basket Luggage for Traveling Black

I installed this product in Canada two weeks ago. I just got to Florida and every single soldering is rusted.

I love this product and would definitely buy again if needed. It would be great to have some sort of key lock to protect against st theft but other than that, it is fantastic.

I purchased this basket for my 2014 Subaru Forester. The full basket configuration was too long and obscured my sunroof so I opted for the half basket setting.Assembly was somewhat straight forward- the basket was easy enough to put together.Installing the basket was another thing, though it's only half a basket- it was more difficult to install than other full size baskets. It's heavy for what it is.The basket has held up to California's more recent rainy season....however has already begun leaking. I will be getting rid of mine soon enough, I would not recommend this model unless you figure out how to weather proof it better.The actual build quality of the item is a bit on the lower end. There are some areas where the welds have holes. The powder coating has held up, but the leaking rust is apparent on my black car.

If you're looking for a $400 rack for $150, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a good rack at a reasonable price, this is a pretty good one. As others recommended, I sealed all joints with calking, and painted all welds with rust-oleum. This added about $15 US. I have used the rack for 6 months in all US Rocky Mountain weather, and I have very little rust. I also removed the plastic hand nut tighteners, and cut the u-bolts off below the rack on the attachment brackets. I left about 1/4 inch or 6 mm of u-bolt threads above the nuts when rack is installed, and nuts are tight. This keeps the rack contents from being damaged by the u-bolts or plastic hand nut tightens sticking up above the bottom of the rack tubes.

It's a cheap Chinese-made roof basket. I took the advice of other reviewers and sealed the tubes and screw holes with caulking/sealant as I assembled it, then gave the whole thing a coat of rust-oleum (I used their "High Performance Enamel"). On the whole, it seems like it will hold up fine for my purposes. I took a star off for the additional work you need to do in order to make it durable and dependable.The mounting system is similar to most of the cheap baskets out there; the fasteners and threaded rod ends stick well up into the cargo area. I took another star off for this, because it will pose a problem if you are planning to haul fabric items like sleeping bags, tents, etc. You will need to be careful with planning how to load items and secure them so that they don't get ripped. These protrusions will also make larger hard item like coolers wobbly.The skinny version leaves just enough room for my single bike mount on my 2015 Subaru Forester, so it suits my purposes perfectly, despite it's shortcomings.