Some items are different than pictured and the instructions are not too clear.
A pain to put together, seems the manufacturer has changed some items, possibly because of earlier reviews.<br />First. The bars don't fit one inside the other, instead there is a metal bar connector that slides inside both bars. Short bar has 2 square holes and long bar has only 1 hole.  The "connector" has only 2 holes so you have to put 1 bar in the rubber bracket and line up the holes with your finger till you can secure it through both the rubber bracket & the bar. Then you can insert the other side of the bar.  Once I figured that out (due to the still cryptic picture only instructions), I was able to assemble pretty quickly.  However,  the bolts are carriage bolts so they keep the bolts from turning once tightened. Yeah, the heads of the bolts are almost bigger than the holes in the top of rubber bracket so in order to get them through the top of the rubber so they seat in the square holes, you have to wrangle with them a bit.  The screws to attach the brackets to the bars are longer than notes in previous reviews, almost too long so when tightening the middle screws for attaching to the roof rack (i did this to make sure the carriage bolts seated), I kept scraping my knuckles on them.  The middle belt for attaching to the roof rack is quite long and is actually a separate nut with a plastic piece that slides over the bolt and the nut seats inside it.  But in previous photos, it is no longer a daisy shape but only has 3 points. I'm not sure if that's for being able to get a better grip when securing to the roof rack or if the piece is just cheaper.<br />So assembly made a nice Friday night project.<br />I have not mounted or used them yet because it's cold today and, to be honest, I just don't feel like it.  :-)<br />I will post again with mounting and transport. But for the price, I'm hoping to be able to say they were worth the $ and the "learning experience" of assembly.
Rating: 3 stars