: : Bob,
Thanks for your informative reply, exactly what I was looking for. And huge style points for painting them first! I'm sold!
Matthew

: Matthew,
: I installed the Yakima "tracks" on the roof of my 2007
: Honda Ridgeline right after I bought it so I could easily remove
: the racks when not in use. I even painted the tracks to match my
: truck. Installation was easy using the "plus nuts"
: mounting system Yakima provided. Drilling the holes in the roof
: of a brand new truck was a bit unnerving but gave good results
: in the end. I have had zero issues with this system and it takes
: only a minute or so to put on or take off the racks.

: I'm responding from my iPhone and can't loAd any pics from where I
: am but will load some later so you can see his well this install
: looks.

: I say "go for it"... And, I seriously doubt that the
: value of my truck was diminished.

: Bob Beaullieu