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1. #YAKIMA RACK HARDWARE TO ATTACH A ROCKETBOX HOW TO#
2. #YAKIMA RACK HARDWARE TO ATTACH A ROCKETBOX PRO#

#YAKIMA RACK HARDWARE TO ATTACH A ROCKETBOX PRO#

I've owned the Rocketbox pro 11 since fall of 2016, and it's served me well, doing exactly what I was looking for it to - get skis and boards out of my car (subaru impreza) in the winter while still being protected, and extra storage for road trips in the summer. However, I will take a very serious look before assuming the functional Yakima engineering of yesterday continues tomorrow. I will work with Yakima to make this box function because I like Yakima and their support and products have been great in the past. etc., but for the price of this box (albeit reasonable in this market) I don't think the end user should have to deal with modifications or problems like this.

#YAKIMA RACK HARDWARE TO ATTACH A ROCKETBOX HOW TO#

It is true, there are support articles on how to remedy the locking mechanism problems by opening up the mechanism with a torx wrench, etc. We extricated the ski gear but this was a silly, time consuming situation. When one side totally failed to open on our last day ski tour, we struggled over the roof from the other side of the 4Runner to get the remaining side to work. The mechanism on both sides feel like they're filled with cold molasses even on warm days. I have now bent two keys attempting to get skis out of the box. The single key mechanism to lock/unlock three latches at a time problematic. I struggle to get a couple of ski bags inside (~190-205cm skis) with some ski boots/clothing. The hinges, designed to open in either direction, end up bulky, somewhat flimsy (although they haven't broken) and seemingly get in the way of what used to be very usable space. This convenience and security all in one package comes at a cost. I appreciate the concept of being able to open the box from either side, and the three latches to secure the lid (each side). I'm looking out my window at two older Rocket boxes on cars we own, and they've been going strong for dozens of years. My family has used Yakima products since the 1980's. Ebay link.įWIW, the box is going to be mounted on a Toyota van with elliptical crossbars, so the shape of the clamps above looks like a perfect fit.Sometimes making devices more flexible in their use to broaden appeal only adds to their complexity and reduces the original intent I'm afraid the RocketBox Pro 11 now fits into this category. I also found a different version on ebay, but from the images, I can't tell if the top of the mount, that would be against the bottom of the box, is flat, as in the image above. The new mounts look like this:ĭo any of you have this style of mount? Are they, with respect to how they attach to the box, universal? I have no problem drilling new mounting holes in the floor of the box to match the bolt pattern, assuming there are no other compatibility issues. Yakima has a quick release mount for their newer boxes, but of course they specify a year range of box for correct fitment. I was able to cobble something together with bolts and metal plates, but it never felt securely mounted. Looks vaguely like this, but mine is one of the original boxes. I have an original Yakima RocketBox I purchased used.