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Kent put it together for me (in the living room). It was rather funny... he had to climb INTO the carrier to connect the hinges on the inside. I wish I had been able to get photos of THAT to put here! After it was all together, he connected it to the mounting bars. We took it out and put it on the roof of "The Box". We then tried to connect the straps to the door frame. The straps have metal hooks that connect to the ledge of the door. Guess what??? It doesn't HAVE a ledge!
So... we have put the extra straps to use, securing the bars onto the car. It worked out well except for one slight issue... the straps weren't long enough to secure without going across the roof of the car. The straps, when stretched across the roof, vibrate nicely when driving down the road. The vibration creates a VERY loud humming noise, which is then AMPLIFIED by the body of the car!!
We now need to purchase more straps (longer ones) that can secure the mounting bars by doubling back and not having to stretch across the roof. This should eliminate the lovely strap music and allow me to once again hear my radio.
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Patti, you can be lucky that he didn't fasten it like most Military do and just drive anchors down thru the top of the car (the box). Patrick traveled from NJ to CA with one of those sears cargo boxes. It was bought to fit Jerry Jeep for use in the summer when I had the long SKI box off and we needed extra storage space for traveling. It didn't fit Patrick's car just right so we tied in on with heavy rope thru the 2 rear windows and over the baby's carseat in the rear. The windows would not roll up all the way but they helped to tighten the rope and keep it tight. That was in December, a couple of days before Christmas, when they began their trip in the Nissan Altima. Good luck on getting that thing mounted and keeping it tight. I am glad that Kent was there to help you. I managed to become one of your followers this evening and I even got a picture attached so it looks very professional. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU and Thank You Kent for your service to our Great Nation. God Bless the USA.
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