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H3 Roof Rack - 4/3/2008 3:20:29 PM

White08H3

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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.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/3/2008 3:40:04 PM

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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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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/3/2008 4:56:36 PM

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quote:

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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.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/3/2008 6:14:44 PM

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Gstyle is a site sponsor also.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/3/2008 7:30:33 PM

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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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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/3/2008 7:46:31 PM

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quote:

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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.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/3/2008 8:54:17 PM

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

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/4/2008 6:39:15 AM

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They are made to support up to 200 lbs.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/4/2008 8:49:50 AM

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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.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/4/2008 12:41:18 PM

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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...

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/4/2008 7:15:56 PM

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quote:

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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.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/5/2008 9:08:15 AM

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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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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/5/2008 3:03:42 PM

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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.

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RE: H3 Roof Rack - 4/5/2008 4:08:55 PM

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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.

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