I HAVE 33K MILES ON MY RIG AND HAVE NEVER MOVED OR EVEN LOOKED AT THE CROSS PIECES OF THE LUGGAGE RACK BEFORE TODAY. MGiles WANTED ME TO MEASURE THE HEIGTH CLEARANCE OF A OEM SPOILER SO I MOVED THE CROSS BAR OF THE RACK BACK TO THE SPOILER TO COMPAIR HEIGTH AND NOTICED WHERE THE RACK HAD BEEN SITTING ALL THIS TIME IT HAS WORN THRU THE PAINT AND IN FACT YOU CAN FEEL A DEPRESSION IN THE METAL WHERE IT WAS SITTING. I LOOKED AT THE REST OF THE CROSS RACKS AND THEY ARE ALL DOING IT. IF YOU DON'T USE YOUR ROOF RACK, TAKE THE CROSSBARS OFF. GOING TO MY DEALER TOMORROW AND SEE WHO IS GOING TO PAINT MY TOP @$#%^&&^%!!!
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2005 "AMARILLO" PACKAGE F250 CREWCAB, LONG BOX, POWER MOON ROOF, LEATHER INTERIOR, HEATED POWER SEATS, TOW COMAND, UPFITTER SWITCHES, TEMP/COMPUS/HOMELINK MIRROR, POWER REAR WINDOW, ARE BED COVER W/SPOILER, 6 DISC IN DASH, SHIFT ON FLY, BODY COLOR GRILL INSERT, MIRRORS, LOWER VALANCE, LICENSE PLATE BRACKET, COWEL COVER, MUD GUARDS, SIDE STEP BRACKET COVERS, REAR BUMPER/HITCH PLATE COVERS, AND IS THAT YELLOW EVER "SCREAMING", AS FORD PUTS IT!!
The factory rack is useless to boot. I ordered my X with the tower rack which is in fact a Yakima rack. I took off the OEM rack the moment I got home with the new rig. The new carrier comes off quickly and does not contact the sheet metal.
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2000 Excursion LTD 4x4, Oxford White, PSD 3.73, K&N, Hypertech PPIII, Dynomax Muffler, Ramsey Winch Mount & Grill/Brush Guard, Edelbrock Shocks, Rancho Stabilizer, PIAA 90 PRO XT Lights, 295/75R/16 BFG TA KO Tires, 2000 F350 CC PSD Woodland Green, 3.73
After reading this, I will be removing mine also. Not because of the interference, but because they are always in the way when I wash the top. It never dawned on me before reading this, that I should remove them since I never use them and they are in the way when I was the top.
Furthermore, this is in line with the many news articles that came out when the Excursion was new, proclaiming Ford's desperate attempt to do everything possible to keep the total height of the Excursion to an 'absolute' minimum. Sounds like you (we)are a victim of Ford's 'absolute' minimum.
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2000 Excursion XLT 4x2, Toreador Red, Craftsman Tool Chest (14x28x28 opp sp Tire), autodash.com Trim
My baby also had roof rack scratches after only 7000 miles. Thanks for the original post JD! I caught it before they wore through the clearcoat. I took my X down to the body shop at Ford dealer here in Houston and the manager agreed that the roof rack was a flawed design. He said that he would report it to Ford but it would take 6-8 months before they would be redesigned. He offered to repaint my roof on the spot but I told him that I would see what rubbing compound would do to take the scratches out. It may help speed their redesign if you other guys also show Ford what's happening.
I Have never put anything in/on my luggage rack. The two center cross bars (held tight with ring bolts) which have a backing that is in constant contact with the roof, had rubbed thru the clearcoat already and was starting to rub thru the paint.
I removed all the cross bars, If I could have gotten a delete option (like Suburban or Yukon XL) I would have! Don't know what you could do to avoid this, but everyone should check. I'm interested if anyone does NOT have the problem.
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2000 Excursion Limited born 11/99 4x4 Toreador Red ext./gray int. 7.3PSD, 3.73LS, Skidplates, Pwr/Htd TeleMirrors, 6CDchanger, HtdBuckets, LT265/75R16D AT, Ford Wraparound deflector, PSDV8 badging, RoofMarkerLights, Tekonsha Sentinel brake cntrlr
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2000 Excursion Limited born 11/99 4x4 Toreador Red ext./gray int. 7.3PSD, 3.73LS, Skidplates, Pwr/Htd TeleMirrors, 6CDchanger, HtdBuckets, LT265/75R16E Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo, Ford Wraparound deflector, PSDV8 badging, RoofMarkerLights, Tekonsha Sentinel brake cntrlr, PCM=AXD0, Edge Evolution II, WalkerBigTruck Muffler, RS9000, RS5410, Performance Friction 2 piece rotors/pads, Sylvania SilverStars, Landyot Gen III, Air Lift rear air bag system, Amsoil from MAXoil.com in diffs/trans/transfer 251k miles.
They are the standard Yakima (Ford label) tower mounts that slide into your factory rails and clamp with two bolt clamps per tower. The cross bars are round tubes. I fabricated a 84" x 54" safari basket carrier out of 3/4" square tube stock and expanded metal sheets for the base and mounted it on the carrier with Thule clamp-ons. I can get all the camping gear, extra fuel and spare tire into the basket with room to spare.
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