Not sure how many of you guys decided to put crossbars on yourself (or had difficulty doing so), but thought I would share my experience from today's install. Most of it is pretty straight forward, but for those of you who are still undecided and are wondering what everything entails, hopefully this will help.
The installation instructions are ok, but they definitely could be better. There IS a front and rear crossbar as you can see in the picture.
Then, using a flathead screwdriver, remove the rear covers to expose the track within cargo bars.
For those of you with moon roofs, you will need to slide the plastic "v" spacers in the track. This was probably the "hardest" part of the installation as the overall size (width) of the "v" is just a bit too large. I slightly deformed mine during the installation because I either pulled or pushed them into position. They are not very stiff (thank goodness), otherwise I think they would never fit inside the track.
Next, install the metallic nutplate/clamp pieces into the mounting plates.
Then simply slide each respective crossbar mounts in the track. There are "left" and "right" side mounts, but not "forward" or "rear" specific mounts to each left or right side.
Once the mounts are in place, then mount each respective crossbar into position. I will need to move the forward mounts to atleast the forward half of the vehicle. Otherwise you will not be able to install the crossbars. I did notice that each crossbar can lengthen/extend to a certain amount. I think that's to allow the individual to slide each slide a little at a time without having to first loosen up both sides.
The finished product!
