Customer Reviews

Thule 422 Xsporter Truck Cargo Roof Rack (Full Size)

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Aloha from Maui,
I purchased the Xsporter Rack for my 2005 Tacoma Double Cab.
After mounting the rack and driving along the highway I noticed a very loud whistling noise. It turns out that the trough on the underside of the load bars creates a near perfect "Flute" effect that becomes very loud as you approach 40mph. By simply using good old "Duct Tape" and sealing off the trough I have completely nullified the noise and am riding in perfect silence. A great product both aesthetically and functionally.

The Thule Xsporter 422 is an easy to assemble, quick removal, carry rack for full sized pickup trucks. Having said that I am not 100% sold on the attachment system. The Xsporter used truck canopy like clamps that are easily removed, and (on my dodge truck) would not allow the vertical posts to sit square to the truck box, subsequently causing the cross bar to bend. The clamps do not distribute pressure to the center of the base, but side load the base causing the stanchions to lean inward. This is easily remedied by drilling through the mounting bases and the box rail and bolting the stanchions to the truck.

A second issue for those with tool/Accessory boxes in the back of their truck is that the vertical posts sit inside the bed rail, preventing the opening of boxes located near the edge of the box.

The kit dod NOT come with instructions, or the lock set that is supposed to come with it. The instructions are available online, but I had to call Thule customer support about the locks. The informed me that this is a common problem with Amazon sales. The believe the sellers are carefully opening the boxes and removing the locks, then re-selling them separately. They were though willing to ship me a new set free of charge.

so Buyer Beware, have the seller guarantee all parts are in the package.

I purchased the THULE 422 Xsporter rack to carry kayaks with my 2004 Dodge RAM 1500 single cab. It provides a very secure mount for the kayaks during highway travel. A very impressive looking rack. I highly recommend it.