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Safari basket install

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Today was a good day for mods.

Installed a yakima rack system on the bed panels and secured a loadwarrior basket to it.
Yakima rack is comprised of:
4 Q towers
2 sets of #30 Q clips
Keyed alike locks for the towers
A pair of 48" cross bars.

I bought a bungee net and spare tire holder for the basket. Now I just have to order a matching spare.





 

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Easy install.  No drilling. The #30 Q clips are L shaped and grab underneath the bed panels. The q clip and tension applied to the base of the tower keep it in place. You just have to adjust it; I played around with it prior to tightening anything. The 48" bars are pretty much even with the outside edge of the towers.
 
No leaking issues so far. The clip goes under just enough to grab.  Thanks for the compliments.
 
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