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Highland 35036 Black Universal Car Roof Top Basket Carrier

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Binding:	Misc.
EAN:	0042899350361
Label:	Highland
Feature:	Designed to expand the vehicles carrying capacity Powder coated lightweight aluminum tubing is rust resistant Adjustable straps and non-marring coated hooks for adjusting to any cargo load Measures 49.5 inch long, 37 inch wide 7 inch tall Folds easily for storage
Publisher:	Highland
Studio:	Highland

Description

Highland Black Universal Car Roof Top Basket Carrier is designed to expand the vehicles carrying capacity. It is made of rust resistant aluminum and includes adjustable straps and non-marring coated hooks. This carrier measures 49.5 inch long, 37 inch wide 7 inch tall which can be installed with mounting hardware and folds easily for storage.

Customer Reviews

It works as it should. The straps stay tight during the whole trip. The rubber pads aren't the tightest fit on the feet but that just is an issue when the rack is stored. Not a big deal but worth mentioning so you can make sure they are there before putting it on the car. Very light weight and sturdy.

This rack will serve my purpose, which is a single journey across the country. If it lasts longer than that, then all the better.

The weak spot is the plastic feet, which both support the rack and are the attachment for the straps. In the long run, I will devise a stronger substitute for these. In the short run, an extra ratchet strap ($5) around the whole rack, through the two back doors and under the roof will give me all the extra security I need, just in case.

Other than that, construction is good. Simple but strong enough hollow square bars, attached by sufficiently beefy bolts and lock nuts.

Easy to assemble and it fits nice and snug to the roof of my Hyundai Elantra and my sisters Mitsubishi Lancer. I bought 2 of these. The only problem we've encountered is when it rains, the straps allow water to leak inside the door. 4 little pieces of sticky weather strip do the trick though. This this works great besides that.

This little rack can pack a lot of gear and you hardly know it's there. It didn't make a lot of noise like other racks I have had have done in the past. My only concern was that the feet didn't fit the roof of my SUV very well, so I just duct taped some foam padding and put kids socks its little feet and...Voila! Perfect.

My family and I, 5 of us, like to head to the beach for the summer. We only own sedans, which makes hauling boogie boards and beach chairs for everyone a bit difficult. Using this carrier along with a "car roof bag" solved the problem. It keeps items off the roof and allows us to bring all of our beach stuff along. It is sturdy and stays in place relatively well. It made a 900 mile round trip without any problems. A previous roof top carrier I owned had one of the legs snap during a trip and scratched up the roof of my car. For some reason it had a flex joint in the legs. The legs on this one is solid and very thick and strong.

I don't know how anybody can give a positive review for this product. While assembling this product, the rubber hinges actually broke while I was tightening the bolts (all 4 of them). Based on what I observed I am happy that they broke while assembling and not while I was driving. I don't think this is a safe product. The item was returned the day I received it.

We got this because we were renting a car to go over the hill, over the day,to grandmother's house for Christmas. Rental in mind, I got this for it's "universal" factor. The rack worked great and did not cause any damage to the rental car, *but*...it appears the word "universal" is synonymous with "rain gutters". This is the reason we don't have a full compliment of stars. Oh, and if you're wondering how I got the rack on without the benefit of rain gutters...yeah...um...(close your ears rent-a-car places), I ran a tie-down line through the car with the doors open and ratcheted it down, then closed the doors on the line. A bit noisy due to the wind whistling through the lines as well as the gap in the door, but we got to grandma's and back without a hitch.

I purchased this rack to use on a Scion xa; it won't work on this car. It also wont work on a Chrysler Concord or a 87 Continental Mark 7. The packaging suggests it will fit most cars but you can't prove it by me as I have yet to find a car that it will work with. The rack sits fine on the roof but on all of the newer vehicles I've tried it on there is no place to fasten the straps. I suggest that you advertise it as fitting SOME cars and research thoroughly before buying.

I was a little skeptical as to how an 800 mile journey across the southwest with a removable roof top carrier would work out. This thing stayed on with a large heavy highland bag. We drove through Arizona where there were 65-75 mph head/cross winds hitting us directly. This carrier stayed on and was very stable. The only thing was that the straps came loose a couple of times. I eventually tightened them all as much as possible and duct taped the excess strap and there wasn't a problem after that with them coming loose. Also the feet were difficult to be placed completely flush with the roof and the bottom rubber shoes kept coming loose. But as for this thing working in the condition it did, I recommend it, because that was almost worse case scenario and I made it. Assembly was easy also. The frame is very sturdy.

Highland 35036 Black Universal Car Roof Top Basket Carrier is a good product. Comes out real handy when you don't have enough room in your car trunk. Very light and easy to mount on the rood of the car.
The only disadvantage is that it can be easly stollen if left in the public parking places. Over all I am satisfied with this product.
Gayas Ahmed
Brimingham, AL

for the price, this roof rack is well worth it. i wish my car had the right kind of doors, so i wouldn't have to use other ways to secure it to my roof, since it will leak a bit if it rains. if you have the right kind of doors on your car, you would rate this a five star. i went from an suv to a smaller car, so on roadtrips, i needed some extra storage. I fit 2 large rubbermaid containers and secured them on the roof rack for my storage containers. there was a bit of wind resistance felt at times, but that would be with anything you put on your roof. the rubber feet did no damage at all to my roof. i even have a sun roof and was able to position the rack so it did not sit directly on the glass. it was easy to put together, too.

My husband and I purchased this item before going on vacation. Arrived very fast! Item as described!! Very reasonably price!!! Very easy to assemble and to put on top of car!! We used this rack to travel over 1000 miles and never had a problem. We have a 2008 Mazda 5 with no racks on top and this one worked great! We used the waterproof bag with this and they both worked very well together! This rack is well made when we strapped this rack down it wouldn't budge!! The only complaint that I have(and maybe there is a reason for it) is the four bottom rubber shoes are not attached to the rack itself but, this can be easily fixed! Before you put the rack on the top of a car you should really attach them so you do not loose them. (one person suggested using socks to help keep them in place) Other then that it was well worth the money and our kids were very happy because, they had plenty of room inside the car and were able to be comfortable. Great investment especially for families with children who travel!! Also great because, we will have it for future trips!!!

Great carrier for the price. It made a 1000 mile trip in winter weather from Minnesota to Pennsylvania. Have also used it for hauling cabinets and lumber.

A random note: Spacing of the bottom bars is perfect for hauling standard decking boards.

Leaks can be a problem during heavy rain. Doesn't fit the contour of the 2009 Elantra perfectly, but well enough.

this is a great product- i would have given it 5 however my only wish was that is was a little larger-

this product is as it is described and arrived promptly

it is very simmple to put together and i plan on using it for camping cargo - i own a van and actually purchased 2 of them in addition i purchased
cargo bags (15 cubic ft fits perfectly in this carrier) and although the harnessing included in this kit is ample i choose to use exsisting van roof bars and u-bolt them on.

i was on the market for another hard top carrier,
all of which are too expensive or not the right size etc. with this carrier (2) and the cargo bags that i also got on amazon (about 30 dollars) i will add 30 cubic feet of cargo, it will be secure within the cage and waterproof due to the cargo bags. its a great way to pack lots of things for an amazing deal

figure on $70 for cage and cargo bag, not bad and will
hold up and on...

i would recommend this product if your looking for cargo space, however i would also recommend a waterproof (weatherproof only mean water resistant) so choose wisely. and best of all it folds and is easy to store.

highland makes a complete line of car accessories and have other products that i am very please with

so again, its a great product and a great deal

Very good price is partially compensated by two problems:
- foot pads cannot be moved, which might imply loading weight in less structurally rigid areas of car's roof
- belt hooks are fairly small and don't hold well to gutterless cars

If I could afford a better one and/or use it more often, I'd go for a better offer.

Roof top carrier is fair weather only. straps that hold carrier to roof go through each door. During rain water is wicked through the strap and runs down the cleat that holds rack in place and into the car. When driving or sitting in the seats it runs all over you. First time used my wife and I both were soaked by the time we returned from our trip. Miserable! No escaping getting wet until the rain stops! Now I have a useless roof carrier sitting in my garage.

The carrier itself is good, but the mechanism to hold it to the roof of the car is abominable to the point of being dangerous. Whether it works properly depends very much on the design of the vehicle, as it does not have very good adjustment capabilities.

I used a very similar car roof carrier 15 yrs ago on a cross country trip from the west coast to the east coast with great success. Unfortunately I gave it away thinking I would never use it again. I found I needed a roof top carrier for a move from the North to South this year, and was pleased to find a very similar item as I had previously used. Well it was not the same product at all.I wasn't even 1 hr into my trip when a fully loaded carrier flew from the top of my roof bounced and scraped across the trunk hood (of a new car) and landed in the middle of the highway. The carrier was in pieces (all my possesseions in the carrier were intact as I do know how to use these carriers) The feet had broken off, the straps appeared to have been sawed threw. Shoddy construction and unsafe! I do not recommend this carrier.

Almost everything worked great for this product! It held strong and in place plus the size really did fit alot of stuff!.
The only downfall was that the little rubber feet are on the top of the car fall off easily so that was my biggest problem that I had.

I used this product in conjunction with a strap on roof bag, Also reviewed.
It function without a hitch, strapped to the roof of a Nissan versa, to and from Salem, OR. -Yellow Stone National Park, 2000+ miles round trip, at speeds up to 75 mph. Great product for our use.

Took all gear needed to camp for a week and still had 3 people and a dog!!

The clips that were to fasten the the door/roof lip were not going to work as described in the directions (For a Nissan Versa). I opted for a bit of ingenuity, I pulled the inside weather stripping down a bit and clipped the straps further inside of the door lip that the weather strip clips to. this gave the clip a lot more bite and worked perfectly, I also put all four straps/clips in the rear door well -this was needed due to the curve of the roof on the Versa and to put the rack as far back as possible.
The Versa has two weather strip inside/outside so this caused no major noise increase and though we had no rain, I feel that there would have been minimal if any leaks.
Had only very minor scuffing on the roof paint after the trip(a little wax took car of it)
and no dents or other damage.

The clips on this product need to have a good angle to adhere to, if they seem to loose or easily dislodged they probably are!!!

Also if you have a sunroof the rack may not fit without resting on the glass/door.

I bought this rack for a vacation this summer, not knowing what I was recieving, but knowing I did not pay alot for it. The rack arrived in a short period of time, and I sat down to put it together. Everything worked well on assembly until I went to put on the last leg, the tubing was not predrilled for the last leg. I bought a 1/4'' drill bit and drilled my own hole and it worked fine. When I placed the rack on my car, it did not fit on the top entirely flush so instead of the tape and insulation that someone mentioned here, I used the drill bit to "slightly" enlarge the holes in the frame toward the center of the rack. It fit really well after that. The lose rubber pads, I siliconed to the footings to hold them on and so far so good. I am looking forward to my trip now knowing we will have plenty of room to lay down and take a nap, as well as having some room for a few things we pick up along the way. I would not hesitate buying this product again should the need arise. Just got back, 3,000 miles, the rack did it's job and stayed on the car well. The silicon kept the feet on and they never fell off, great rack and it just folds up for storage.

The rack went together easily, instructions were included and it came with all the nuts and bolts. I bought this to carry a DJ table to gigs, and it works for the most part. The problem is it isn't as universal as one may think. I drive a compact 4-door with more than ample roof space to have this on the top, but the feet want to sit on a flat surface and my roof has too much angle. The rubber boots are the slip-on type of deals, meaning they slip right off if it's not on a flat surface. I was on the interstate for maybe 5 minutes before I heard a loud hum, which grew quickly into a very loud popping. After I pulled to the side of the road to check on things, I noticed one of the feet was gone completely and the other three were barely hanging on. I also noticed the rack itself had slid back an inch or two, even though I tightened the straps enough to leave permanent dents on my roof before I left. That may have had more to do with the wind pushing the table. The feet have adjustable angle from right to left, but not front to back. The rack itself is sturdy, just may need more thought put into a "universal" application than was here. It would sit perfectly on a van, wagon, or something with a flat roof. I have a gig 5 hours from home coming up. Wish me luck.

Piece of junk, don't waste your money. Doesn't strap down on the roof as well as it should. I had to purchase strong straps to hold to roof, and after my trip, I had dings in the roof from it. It now sits in my shed taking up space.

We have been looking for something like this for a long time now. We had actually got quotes from the dealership to put an actual luggage rack on my car (Ford Fusion). With all the traveling we do with 2 kids and 2 dogs we had to do something. This rack looked like what I needed, for far less money (a great value), so I bought it. The shipping was pretty fast. I just recieved it today, a week ahead of what was expected. We put it together and mounted it on my car just to check it out. It fits perfectly. I read reviews before my puchase just to be sure I was buying something good, if not great. A lot of people complained either about the pads on the feet falling off or the metal brackets that hook to the door jam. EASY things to fix now that I see how it's put together. I'm gonna buy some black rtv for the pads. They wont fall off after that. Someone on here suggested just putting a sock over the foot. That is a great idea as well. As for the brackets for the doors, if these ones just don't fit, as all cars are not the same so some will have an issue, for $7.00 you can buy brackets for your specific car. I can't wait to take my next trip with my new rack!!!!!!

I bought the carrier to help carry a few sets of skis and give us a bit more room on a 6 hour ski trip. Overall I was happy with it. I had some trouble getting the strap hooks attached to my Ford Edge, but that is really more of a problem with the car and the shape of the door jamb (it has no gutters). A bit of tweaking helped with the clips and they did hold for the entire trip, but I also added a cargo strap looped through the entire rack and through the rear seat doors of the car itself just to give me a bit more confidence that it wasn't going anywhere. Because my roof is all glass (Edge Panoramic roof) I added layer of extra dense foam insulation under each foot to help soften them even more and accommodate the angle that the foot rests against the roof, but I really don't know if that was necessary. I also removed the larger upper loops of the rack (actually just never attached them)as I didn't need them.
The main "feet" are plastic but seem heavy enough - and the rubber feet on them can come loose, but a rubber band around them will prevent losing them. Be sure to attach the straps as shown in the instructions (otherwise I can see them snapping). Overall, a good deal for the price.

its a great roof rack for traveling i traveled 3200 miles with no problem! the only thing is that it makes a whistling sound when going more than 40 m.p.h, its safe and secure! it fit almost perfect on my 02 chrysler 300m. made small adjustment and took off. my average speed was 70 mph.

The item itself is fine. However, it was supposed to fit our vehicle and we are challenged with making that work. It could be operator's error though.

pads on rack want to fall off the foot when pressure is not applied, clips not fasten like they say, but with the door closed it does not move. all in all it works fine for the money.

I bought this so that I can buy larger items at the store and not have to worry if they'll fit in the trunk of my Ford Focus. I recently used it to get some large trash cans home and it worked perfectly. However, I wouldn't recommend this for long trips as it makes a very loud whining/buzzing sound if you drive above 40 mph. It does attach very tightly and securely inside the door frames, so no worries about the rack shifting or falling off. However, the roof of my car is slightly curved and the feet on the rack do not tilt so only one edge of each foot sits on the roof - worries me about putting too much weight up there and it denting the roof. The rubber bottoms of the feet are terrible - they barely attach. If you take the rack off your car you will need to put the rubber bottoms in a bag and attach them to the rack or you will lose them. Overall, it does what I need it to do so I'm satisfied with it.

Spent last night assemblying and mounting the rack to my 2004 Camry sedan. The gutter hooks that attach to the inner door frame kept slipping off if you pressed on them from the wrong angle. I think I solved this problem by inserting cardboard wedges between the roof of the car and the upper end of each gutter hook. That seems to allow the hooks to keep a good grip. This rack could be a DEADLY (!!!) accessory to your car if just one of these hooks slips off and the rack and all your luggage goes flying into the path of a trailing car. It's a little scary that four pieces of cardboard are the only items precluding such a tragedy. Tomorrow we'll head for the beach and see what happens.

I bought this for my boyfriends '02 Jetta, and it was too big. We couldn't find a way to take the antenna off (like it shows on the pic on the box). We tried putting it on with the antenna, and it just sat too far forward that we didn't feel that it would be safe to drive. It looked like it was a really good product, but we couldn't get the antenna off of the car to make it work. One of my friends has one on her mini van and LOVES it!

This carrier fits my 1999 RAV4 like a glove and does it's job very well.

This is a great roof top basket carrier. It attaches securely to our car and is great for additional storage space.

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