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OEM Roof rack and crossbar measurements with long roof box

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I have a 19 MDX Hybrid with OEM roof rails and crossbars. It came out to 15 inches from the open rear hatch to back of the rear crossbar. The crossbar is a little short of 2 3/4 inches wide with the center point of the cross bar half of that to add to the 15 inch distance from the open hatch.

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It is about 41 inches from the front windshield to the edge of the front crossbar. Here is a picture of the front crossbar height (around 2 1/2 inches at the edge of crossbar measured from the center of the roof):
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Here is a picture of the rear crossbar. It is about 1/4 inch lower than the front (measured from the center of the roof):
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Planning a two week road-trip to PNW, Glacier NP, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons at the end of July. Probably +6 years the last time I used my roof box and that was on my 11 MDX. So glad I test fit my 2012 Yakima Rocketbox Pro 14 on my 19 MDX because I couldn't find the keys I thought were in my junk drawer. REI sells Yakima cargo boxes and they had a huge key ring to test to find the right key for me to order from Yakima (only a few days to get 4 replacement keys for $26).

No problems with the Rocketbox hitting the open rear hatch. I've adjusted the Rocketbox forward as far as possible; but, it still slightly touches the roof fin antenna. I put a piece of clear rubber to help prevent rubbing issues on the antenna at hwy speeds. Planning to leave on for a week and make a few high speed runs to see how much vibration/bouncing I get at hwy speeds (I have more frontal overhand compared to when mounted on my 11 MDX with adjustable X-bars).

I still have my StowAway2 Max swing out hitch carrier if I get too much bouncing at +75 mph hwy speeds during my test runs. I don't like loosing my back-up camera, rear sonic/radar Acurawatch features in reverse, extra length needed for parking, and rear back-up lights at night with the hitch carrier.

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