H3 Roof Rack

I was looking on Ebay, G-style (on Ebay) and also the GM accessories site and found two different types of racks. I saw in the posts by doing a search that someone was looking at the Aries crossbars and the regular ones from GM.
 
Aries : $198 free shipping and free "hummer" silver letters on them (from G-style) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ARIES-BLACK-ROOF-RACK-CROSS-RAIL-BARS-06-08-HUMMER-H3_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33654QQihZ009QQitemZ190210744407QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
GM: $319 + 20 bucks for shipping. (Some dealer on Ebay) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170169059702&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007
 
Is the $100+ extra really worth it for the GM direct part or do the Aries work well? I only use roof racks in the summer to put a rowboat on there, so they only get 1/2 a year use (okay maybe a christmas tree one time). I figure if I could save the $100 bucks, that can go towards the brush guard this summer.
 
Also...are they easy to install? They say easy, but is that true? I would think they would be, but just want to check.
 
Thanks in advance for any input.

I would go with the Aries ones....they are just as good as the GM version. I actually went with the other ones that were made by another company.....looked like the Aries, but were about $10 less expensive...been very happy with them...no probs. When you go to install just make sure you have them square on your roof racks or they will not tighten down properly. I've read on here that people broke the plastic handles trying to get them to lock down.

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ORIGINAL: solarflare

I would go with the Aries ones....they are just as good as the GM version. I actually went with the other ones that were made by another company.....looked like the Aries, but were about $10 less expensive...been very happy with them...no probs. When you go to install just make sure you have them square on your roof racks or they will not tighten down properly. I've read on here that people broke the plastic handles trying to get them to lock down.

 
Interesting...thanks for the input & heads up.

Gstyle is a site sponsor also.

I just bought the Aries one. Its seems to be exactly like the GM one, and almost half the price. They are a pain to put togethor. The bolts they give you with the lock washers barely fit, but you cant use anything bigger so you have to really compact the roof rack bar and the tower piece together when bolting. They look great when put up and only sag a little when under 75 lbs of kayak...great product for the money

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ORIGINAL: H3Tactical

I just bought the Aries one. Its seems to be exactly like the GM one, and almost half the price. They are a pain to put togethor. The bolts they give you with the lock washers barely fit, but you cant use anything bigger so you have to really compact the roof rack bar and the tower piece together when bolting. They look great when put up and only sag a little when under 75 lbs of kayak...great product for the money

 
Awesome thanks. I think I am going to go with the Aries from Gstyle.

I went to Hummerpartsclub.com and got a real nice set shipped with stainless Hummer letters for about $220 shipped.

They are made to support up to 200 lbs.

Update: Okay I purchased the Aries from Gstyle and they were $198 and free shipping (for the black crossbars) on ebay with the link above. I think that is a great deal. I will let you know when I get them how easy they were to put up and how well they support.
 
Thanks guys for your help.

I wish I would have seen this sooner....  but....  Let them know you are on this forum.... G-Style takes very good care of Hummer Forum members...
 
In the future go to the G-Style website first...

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I wish I would have seen this sooner....  but....  Let them know you are on this forum.... G-Style takes very good care of Hummer Forum members...

In the future go to the G-Style website first...

 
You know I was thinking about that when I saw their logo on the site. haha that's my own fault, but even at $198 that is still a pretty good deal. I will let them know I am a member here when I go for the brush guard. Thanks.

Well, unless I missed something, you still got the same product at a better deal by buying from them on ebay, than going through GStyle website by about $30.00. Right??

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ORIGINAL: Wrongway1

Well, unless I missed something, you still got the same product at a better deal by buying from them on ebay, than going through GStyle website by about $30.00. Right??

 
Yep based on looking at the ebay and the site. I think muddydawg was saying that Gstyle might give a discount to members, not sure how much they would give though.

Yes, if you go directly to the site and let them know that you are a member here they will give you a discount. I don't know how much due to the fact that I haven't bought anything there yet myself.

I think it is about 10%.

One more point....when you go to install them, there are little plastic washers that sit in the bottom of the roof racks, and slide on the roof rails of your 3. The only issue I had, was that they liked to fall out before I could get the racks into the rail system. I used a little black silicone, and then put them in place on the roof racks, and then you can turn them over and put into place, with nothing falling off......Just a thought!

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One more point....when you go to install them, there are little plastic washers that sit in the bottom of the roof racks, and slide on the roof rails of your 3. The only issue I had, was that they liked to fall out before I could get the racks into the rail system. I used a little black silicone, and then put them in place on the roof racks, and then you can turn them over and put into place, with nothing falling off......Just a thought!

 
Good idea with the silicone, thanks.

UPDATE: okay so I got the roof racks from G-Style today. I opened the package noticed everything was there and it doesn't look that hard to install. So I begin doing it, nothing better to do. I put the screws into the mounts, but noticed the washer with the locking washer is just too damn hard to get onto the screw and put it into the mount. To save some real arm pain, I just put on the locking washers. Once you get those on, there is really no big issue getting them on the roof. When you get them to the start the one side falls in but the other will just hang on the lip. Pull the other side gently and it should fall in (almost feels like you might break it right off, but it will fit in). When they slide in I noticed they scratched the inside of the rails pretty badly. I tried to go easy with them, but they still did that. I am not even really sure why it scracthed. It seemed like everything was snug, but not rubbing the sides. another tip...when you put back the rubber guard that goes over the rail, put some WD40 or some oil on the inside of the rubber so it slides on better. If not, it will just bunch up.

Some tips with the letters if you order from GSTYLE...Take your time putting them up. You will thank yourself for this later. They are very tedious, but it looks good if they are all straight and even. The plastic that holds the glue is a pain to get off on the letters, but again take your time. Go from left to right (i,e put H then U then M and so on) this makes it easier to line them up with each other.

Anyways I will add some pics later when I charge the camera batteries..

My crossbars from G-Style should be here by Monday. Good information on this thread! Thanks!!

Hmm, I don't remember mine scratching the roof rails......not sure why that would happen....and yes the hummer letters are tedious! Takes lots of patience.....

 
The bars look really good with the white when all finished.
 

 
Like I said...take your time with the letters...you will be thankful.
 

 
Pretty bad gash made on both sides. Not really sure why they left those marks...

be nice if I actually uploaded the other photos haha...
 

Last but not least the letters...
 

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ORIGINAL: White08H3

be nice if I actually uploaded the other photos haha...

 
Thanks for the pics! looks great. I can't wait to get mine! FedEx tracking says Monday!!

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ORIGINAL: White08H3

be nice if I actually uploaded the other photos haha...

Thanks for the pics! looks great. I can't wait to get mine! FedEx tracking says Monday!!

 
Good luck with it...the install should go smooth. Take your time and everything should go fine! Can't wait to see some pics of yours