Just another roof top tent knockoff brand made in China. Purchase it directly for $745, or better yet, buy a bunch to resell and net $555+ each: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Original-Factory-Four-season-New-Design_1600560410982.html
Made this wreath and plugged it into the 120V outlet. I’ve since switched it to solid light mode because the twinkle effect was a bit much for the road.
Built a platform for our dogs when going on a road trip. The cargo area is usually full of all our other gear, so I wanted a nice, stable place for the dogs to sleep. Just need to glue on some rubber mats to keep them from sliding around.
Only once when installing my Trailrax roof rack. Haven’t ever experienced any creaking or odd noises before or after the install, so I haven’t had much concern about the stock support brackets.
I don’t doubt JCR has done their research and testing with this. I just find it interesting the issue...
I'd be curious to see if there's any long term wear on the underside of the roof where these new brackets are mounted after having a load bouncing around on top of it. It seems like Ford designed these tops to flex a bit and intentionally did not want them to be braced too much by the roll bar...
I haven't tried this product yet but I stumbled upon it a few months ago, they seem like they have some interesting mounting solutions: https://vaast-explore.com.au/collections/all-products
I'm not saying this is a perfect solution. I agree, I don't consider this a fully-compatible "plug and play" kit. I have my doubts there ever will be something like that available unless things change on Ford's end. With the amount of electronics in vehicles these days, I'd imagine it'd be next...
My DIY version. Picked up a wire frame and a couple pieces of garland from the craft store and wrapped it in lights. Ended up costing around $30 (already had a spare strand of lights). It was a fun project to do with the kiddo over the holiday weekend.
We did something similar for the fall...