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Honda Pilot Roof Racks
by steve_ HOST
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Jul 31, 2006 (11:03 am)
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Carry plywood or kayaks on your roof? Or are you shopping for a rocket box. Here's the place to compare notes.
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Honda Pilot Upper Side Body Panel Dents equipped with Roof Rack Crossbars
by dyoung
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Mar 05, 2004 (9:33 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jul 31, 2006 11:03 am)
Have a complaint with dents on my 2003 Honda Pilot. Vehicle came equipped with roof rails only. Purchased the crossbars at the Honda dealership with installation for a cost of $275 (very expensive). Drove to Florida with my cargo carrier attached weighing less than 100 lbs. Upon my return, noticed three dents on the upper side panel driver side and two dents on the upper side panel passenger side. It looks like these side panels were sucked in somehow. Honda feels this is an isolated incident and said we must have put our elbow or knee on the side panels. Honda should be embarrassed to make such a statement. I have seen 2 other Pilots on the highway equipped with crossbars and one had a Honda cargo carrier on it -- both had dents on the upper side panels. Travel a lot so this is an issue that needs to be resolved.
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Re: Honda Pilot Upper Side Body Panel Dents equipped with Roof Rack Crossbars [dyoung]
by kyranora
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Jul 30, 2006 (8:38 pm)
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Replying to: dyoung (Mar 05, 2004 9:33 am)
I saw your posting after running a search in Google. I have experienced the exact same issue with our 2006 Honda Pilot. I have stress dents on both sides of the roof. I was transporting two kayaks with crossbars purchased from our local Honda dealer. I even purchased Thule hule a-port systems for added stability in transporting the kayaks. The kayaks in total weigh less than 100 lbs.
I'm going to contact the Honda dealer, but I'm looking for any Honda Pilot owners with similar issues.
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dents in roof Honda Pilot-cross bar issues
by kyranora
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Jul 30, 2006 (8:44 pm)
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Replying to: kyranora (Jul 30, 2006 8:38 pm)
I own a 2006 Honda Pilot and transported 2 kayaks this weekend. I noticed several stress dents on both sides of the lower roof line below the roof rack. I purchased crossbars from our local Honda dealer. The cross bars and the roof rack are supposed to hold up to 150 lbs. I even purchased Thule hule a-port systems for added stability in transporting the kayaks. The kayaks in total weigh less than 100 lbs.
I'm going to contact the Honda dealer, but I'm looking for any Honda Pilot owners with similar issues.
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Re: dents in roof Honda Pilot-cross bar issues [kyranora]
by gldngrl
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Jul 31, 2006 (9:35 am)
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Replying to: kyranora (Jul 30, 2006 8:44 pm)
Any luck finding out what to do. I am in the process of buying a car-top carrier but posts like yours and others are making me contemplate my decision. Has anyone from Honda gotten back to you to rectify the situation at all?
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Carrying for the long haul
by gldngrl
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Jul 31, 2006 (9:40 am)
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Replying to: gldngrl (Jul 31, 2006 9:35 am)
Car-top carriers....I am contemplating between the Sears and the Thule. Both, technically made by the same manufacturer (Thule) but big differences from what I have heard. Once I get through the issue of if my Pilot can even handle such a carrier without stress-denting, I would like to know if people have any opinions of one versus another. Especially if they own a Pilot.
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Low cost rack for Honda Pilot 2006
by steve_ HOST
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Aug 14, 2006 (8:49 am)
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Someone posted this link over in Vans - I'm not familiar with the company so usual disclaimers:
Low cost rack for Honda Pilot 2006
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Installing roof rack rails
by levetech
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Sep 12, 2006 (9:35 am)
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I just picked up an '06 EX and decided to install the roof rack rails myself. The front plastic caps had to be removed and during that process, they broke! They are held on by really thin clips and when I pryed them loose, those clips cracked. I had to get replacement parts. Does anyone know the "trick" to get these off?
Other than that, the installation was easy. The dealer wanted way too much to do this and I was able to get the rails off the web for $125.
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Re: Installing roof rack rails [levetech]
by goasudevils
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Oct 06, 2006 (11:13 am)
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Replying to: levetech (Sep 12, 2006 9:35 am)
I just finished installing roof rails form my 06 Pilot EX and those darn clips broke on me as well  Poor design on Honda's end! Quite easy to install the rails (which I brought from the Honda e-store--good discounts from local dealer on parts purchased from the e-store---Northwest Honda in Owings Mills, MD). Got them for $142.50+tax (MSRP is $178.00). Where did you get your replacement plastic caps? I now need to pick up a few.
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Re: Installing roof rack rails [goasudevils]
by levetech
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Oct 06, 2006 (11:37 am)
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Replying to: goasudevils (Oct 06, 2006 11:13 am)
After I got them off it's easy to see how they work - the instructions should be to slide the caps forward, rather than pry off. Oh well. As for the caps, I contacted my local dealer's parts dept. They ordered them for me and they were $12 each. You also may want to check out www.hondapartsdeals.com. That's where I got the racks and they were cheaper than local. Good luck.
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