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#1 of 303 by KarenS HOST Jul 05, 2001 (10:03 am)
What accessories and/or modifications have you added to your Rendezvous?   KarenS Host Owner's Clubs Replies to this message: gregcampfire (May 07, 2004 7:30 am) cudaal (Jun 07, 2004 10:34 am) cudaal (Dec 29, 2004 1:33 am) renezvousken (Sep 17, 2005 6:55 am)
#2 of 303 Tow Hitch by john325 Jul 05, 2001 (10:39 am)
I've ordered the tow hitch, and have already picked up the GM bike rack; I'm still waiting for the tow hitch to arrive. I know buzzbo has already received his. I'm hoping to have ours before our end-of-the-month Yosemite trip. - I'm not planning on towing anything, just lugging bikes around without scratching up the RDV.   John B.
#3 of 303 Luggage Carrier by fedlawman Jul 06, 2001 (2:41 pm)
Anyone know anything about roof top luggage carriers? I'm thinking about one of those bullet shaped ones for my RDV.   I'm wondering if there are aftermarket ones that mount to the existing cross bars or do I need to get something from GM?   BTW, just what are those cross bars for? Are they universal to most aftermarket attachments for luggage carriers, bike racks, etc?
#4 of 303 Luggage Carriers by john325 Jul 06, 2001 (10:06 pm)
Brian,   Bullet-shaped??? - - You're working too hard Brian. Seriously, have you considered one of the cloth/fabric type carriers. The plus-side is once you get to your destination, you can unpack and fold-up/pack-away the fabric carrier.   The downside for this type is that it rests directly on the roof, rather than on the croossbars. It just occurred to me that I believe you have the sunroof - - would that prevent you from using the fabric-type carrier that rests on the roof-top?   We've used the cloth-fabric carrier in the past & will probably continue to use it w/ the RDV; you can really fit quite a bit in them. Just an idea...   John B.
#5 of 303 Fabric? by fedlawman Jul 06, 2001 (10:16 pm)
Sorry, Freudian slip.   John, I don't think I've ever seen a fabric one before...I can't picture it.   The one I'm thinking of is hard plastic and shaped aerodynamically. It mounts on the cross bars and rides above the roof. It kind of looks like a Kayak, and rather sporty, in a "I'm a renaissance man" sort of way.   BTW, you're right about the sunroof. The owners manual says that the front cross bar must be in the rear most position in order to open the sunroof. I don't know yet how that will effect accessories. As often as I will carry stuff on top, it's no big deal.   I will admit that it was a surprise when I took delivery yesterday because I never knew that the roof slid back ON TOP OF the roof (a la Honda CRX). I don't know why they did it that way as there is more than enough head room for a "normal" sunroof.
#6 of 303 Sunroof by mmeehan Jul 07, 2001 (8:44 am)
Now that you mention it, it is kind of strange to have the sunroof glass go back on top of the roof. I never noticed that (I guess because I'm always driving the RDV and not looking at it from the outside). It may limit what kind of luggage carrier we who have sunroofs can install. I did notice that the sunroof seemed rather narrow (from front to back) and was wondering why it wasn't larger. Maybe because of the fact that it goes back outside on to the roof.
#7 of 303 Luggage Carrier. by habitant Jul 08, 2001 (5:51 am)
#8 of 303 Luggage Carrier. by habitant Jul 08, 2001 (5:55 am)
G M in their Buick Rendez Vous accessory catalog have both the rigid and the fabric luggage carriers.Apparently the soft one can be fixed to your roof rack, openes from two sides and can be locked. The part number 12497827
#9 of 303 Luggage Carrier by fedlawman Jul 08, 2001 (6:16 am)
Thanks for the info. I'll go check out the Buick model. I think I'll go to REI and ask them if they have any advice. Maybe Yakima makes something?
#10 of 303 Radio Harness by lance_w Jul 08, 2001 (4:22 pm)
I don't know if anyone knows the answer to this or not, but it's worth a try...   I'll be upgrading the stereo in my RDV very soon and I was wondering if the Metra wiring harness from a 93+ Firebird (standard GM) will fit the RDV's? I haven't seen anyone advertising a harness that will fit anything above a 2000 so I'm just wondering if there will be any issues...?

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