regarding roof rack...
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regarding roof rack...
I flew into Jacksonville, Fl yesterday for one evening of work. My rental vehicle was an '04 Expedition. When I went to put my tool kit into the back, I saw a warning sticker telling me that the vehicle was not structuraly designed to support any load on the roof rack, and it should not be used for such purposes. (or something to that effect.)
So, what is the roof rack there for? Is it just for looks?
Seems like a bad (legal position) decision to put a roof rack on an Expedition and then have a sticker on the vehicle warning the operator not to load the roof rack.
What if a previous owner removed the sticker and the next guy didn;t know any better?
Anyways, just curious.
OBTW - I have owned 2 Explorers and 1 Expedition. This was my first time to drive one with the 3V 5.4 motor. It was nice!
So, what is the roof rack there for? Is it just for looks?
Seems like a bad (legal position) decision to put a roof rack on an Expedition and then have a sticker on the vehicle warning the operator not to load the roof rack.
What if a previous owner removed the sticker and the next guy didn;t know any better?
Anyways, just curious.
OBTW - I have owned 2 Explorers and 1 Expedition. This was my first time to drive one with the 3V 5.4 motor. It was nice!
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The new roof rack doesn't have cross bars. I think what they want you to do is to use an aftermarket rack (cross bars etc.) like a Yakima or something.
Or maybe the sticker wasn't Ford's? But the rental company's?
Or maybe the sticker wasn't Ford's? But the rental company's?
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The cross bars for the 05 is an option, but they were standard on 04's. The 04 manual says the following about the luggage rack weight capacity:
• Do not exceed 90.7 kg (200 lb) of luggage if the weight is placed directly on the cross-bars.
• Do not exceed 68 kg (150 lb) if the weight is resting directly on the roof.
Sounds like the sticker probably was the rental company's. I don't have any such sticker on my 04.
edit: Hang on, if it had a 3V 5.4L, then it was an 05. ??
• Do not exceed 90.7 kg (200 lb) of luggage if the weight is placed directly on the cross-bars.
• Do not exceed 68 kg (150 lb) if the weight is resting directly on the roof.
Sounds like the sticker probably was the rental company's. I don't have any such sticker on my 04.
edit: Hang on, if it had a 3V 5.4L, then it was an 05. ??
Last edited by TDN; Feb 22, 2005 at 04:13 PM.
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Originally Posted by TDN
edit: Hang on, if it had a 3V 5.4L, then it was an 05. ??
The sticker sure looked OEM. It mentioned "structural" and just generally looked like something that came on the vehicle as opposed to the rental company's sticker.
But, I might be wrong.
