CURT 18115 Roof Rack Cargo Carrier

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For this year's summer fun I wanted to go further in our adventures with my little 2013 Mazda 3. Did a lot of research on compatibility, price comparison, and other reviews. Then went for the ROLA Roof Rack with the Curt Cargo Carrier. A perfect combination!The ROLA Roof Rack - There are many choices for universal roof racks that are appealing and affordable. BUT they will either damage the paint at the point of contact OR damage the weather stripping at the door. Sure, you could save a couple hundred if your fine seeing 4 scuff marks or worse on your roof everyday or if you don't mind raindrops tapping your shoulder and pooling on your leather seats. Luckily the Mazda engineers had the foresight to include anchor points on this model. There were only a few roof racks to choose from that are compatible with my Mazda 3 and they were double or triple the cost of the universal racks. I decided on the "ROLA 59833 Removable Anchor Point Xtreme AP-GTX Series Roof Rack for Mazda 3 Hatchback". The reviews were great and I didn't have to pay extra to thule around town and yakima'bout having a label. Easy to install (about 20 min). The black compliments the trim. And now my sporty little Mazda 3 is adventurous like those pristine Subarus that only see dirt when taking their labradoodle to the dog park.The Curt Cargo Carrier - This one was much more difficult to select. Do I go with an open basket or a closed bag or a hard shell? Then there was the issue of spacing (between bars and connection points) and orientation (having front/back instead of along the sides). And of course spending more on the roof rack meant I had less for a carrier. I opted for the "CURT 18115 Roof Rack Rooftop Cargo Carrier 41-1/2" x 37" x 4" Mounted". An excellent decision as I wasn't limited to what a case can carry and didn't need to worry about a ripped soft case or broken zipper. Plus this cargo carrier is adjustable in it can fit on a wide range of roof racks and can be expanded with an extra accessory. Easy to setup by myself in minutes. Sturdy construction. And just looks cool. The protruding thread from the connection points aren't a problem if you can load items between them like camping chairs, sleep pads, etc. The distance between the connection points and the bars on my Mazda 3 is offset by maybe half an inch but it's ok with this cargo carrier. The carrier has these wide "feet" that can attach to any set of bars on the basket to accommodate different roof rack separations. And because the feet are wide there's some leeway if you need a little more or less distance. Get a cargo net and extra bungee cords and you're good to go.So give your beloved Mazda 3 a new personality and go exploring!

Rack seems solid enough. Have had it installed on my CX-5 for a few days now. Wind noise is what you would expect, it's loud on the highway.I thought the product looked great. Seemed to be no defects in the paint or welds that I could find.Instructions for install are garbage. Luckily it is a simple product that you could figure out by yourself. Installed onto my square thule bars easily.

Bought with the extension (18117) to fit atop my gen4 Toyota 4Runner. It fits very well and looks natural on the vehicle. It is a little long as it hangs about 1/2 way into the sunroof, but does not restrict operation in any way. While assembly was pretty straightforward, I recommend ignoring that they want you to take the plugs from the bar ends before assembly. They are a soft rubber and after adding some black silicone to all the fittings and screw holes gave a nice secure fit and didn't cause any misalignment of the screw holes. I don't expect there to be any problems with rust either considering that I sealed all the possible holes that could leak or have water penetrate. A couple things to be aware the bolts holding the faceplate on are pretty soft I recommend using the provided Allen wrench to tighten them not a cordless impact driver like I did. This caused the screws to strip out at the head but I will likely replace them with stainless if I can find them. There is no additional road noise that I've noticed in my case. The u-bolts provided to clamp it to cross bars are excessively long but a Drexel and some cap nuts will correct that issue and get them below the load line so as to not damage any cargo. So far I really like it, i like the look and utility of it and it appears that it will serve me well.

This rack has been great on my 2016 4runner. I bought the rack extension to go with it as well. With the extension in place I did find the rack to actually be too long for my vehicle. I ended up cutting off about 3 inches of the extension rack, and welded the inserts back on. Now it fits from the sunroof to the back edge of the shark fin antenna. I have used it for a bunch of camping gear this summer and it has performed great! Next step will be to attach some LED floods to the back. I will probably remove the rack for the winter though, and give it a quick shot of paint as it seems there is a bit of rust showing on the joints. For the price, I expected that. Will try to follow up with a longevity report.