Recent content by gear41

I hadn't heard of it, but will definitely take a look, thanks! Still up in the air of what the actual issue was. Thankfully it has only happened that one time, and I haven't experienced any sort of issues since then.

Thought I'd post an update of my first camping trip of the year from last weekend. Was a great time exploring a bunch of of Forest Service Roads, getting stick in a mud pit, and cooking some good food. Climbed up a small hill with some beautiful views of snowcapped Rockies. Views from the...

Haven't been getting out lately due to work, but have been meaning to post some photos and an update from Labor Day weekend. My family was in town and we went down to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and did Medano Pass while in the area, a pretty fun trail with 9 shallow water crossings...

Yeah, the headliner had to be dropped to install the track system.

Thanks! I'm in Denver. Funnily enough that last picture in my original post was near Florissant, which appears to be somewhat near Woodland Park.

I believe they're specific by vehicle. On the rhino rack site you can search by vehicle, and with the montero there is an option to choose "with factory roof rails" or "without factory roof rails". Chossing without will bring up products that include the track system. From my memory, I believe...

Offroadmuch, as requested, here are a few shots of of how the rack connects to the roof: Tower. There are three of these on each side of the roof that connect the rack to the track system Front of track system Rear of Track system

Thanks, Rod! Thanks, and I'll try and snap a few photos of where the rack connects to the roof when I get home tonight. Basically, what they did to install was remove the factory rails and then install a track system that sits flush in the gutter on the roof. Here's a link to the track system...

I've been meaning to post a build thread for a while now, so here goes. Some Background: I bought the 2004 Montero last October with 81,000 miles on it. I immediately had the timing belt and water pump done, along with flushing & replacing all fluids. Drove it around off-roading and camping...