Esky roof rack

[JochenWoern]

After looking at the attached pic of Mike's (bkboatnsleds) ride, I am thinking I may want to add th ESKY Roof Rack on my NBS Yukon as well.

- How difficult is it to mount the ESKY Rack and to change it with the stock Tahoe/Yukon Rack?
- Are all mounting bolts/screws in the same location and is it just a simple bolt on installation?
- Any of you have some pictures, showing the installation steps while you did change the Stock Roof Rack with the Esky Rack?

Any hints or pointers are greatly appreciated.

As always, MANY thanks in advance.

 

[sumo]

I posted a how to. For some reason, the search is not giving me what im looking for

 

[hbr]

Hardest part was finding the right torx size.......honestly as easy as removing and replacing bolts. There is the painting of the end caps though.

 

[soulsea]

^^^ this.

It's a straight swap.

 

[chauncey0337]

Mike(Tahoewhat) was trying to get rid of his escalade racks. He might have been joking though, I'm not sure.

 

[JochenWoern]

Mike(Tahoewhat) was trying to get rid of his escalade racks. He might have been joking though, I'm not sure.

As always, I do thank my fellow Forum Members for the input.

Any idea what these Esky Racks usually run for? How much must I spend?

Thanks.

 

[chauncey0337]

I'd say average price is $325. Usually see them for $300-$350.

 

[fubar]

I'd say average price is $325. Usually see them for $300-$350.

Wow more then my cell phone lol.

To the OP.. Look up craigslist every day multiple times and you will possibly get one at a kick ass price.


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[bkboatnsleds]

Yes.. its easy. literally a straight swap. It took maybe 15 min to swap them start to finish.

I was searching something on ebay, and came across a Escalade wheel for sale - but in the listing he had a photo of the entire truck on there. So i called him and asked if the rack was aval. It was! So they sold it to me for $300 shipped to my door - with everything. I did have to get the caps painted to match...

But I also sold my stock rack for $100 on ebay - so it helped out too.

---------- Post added at 10:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 PM ----------

here's another pic for ya

more here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.130476948237.132489.629993237&type=1&l=5d40096e5e

 

[JochenWoern]

Yes.. its easy. literally a straight swap. It took maybe 15 min to swap them start to finish.

I was searching something on ebay, and came across a Escalade wheel for sale - but in the listing he had a photo of the entire truck on there. So i called him and asked if the rack was aval. It was! So they sold it to me for $300 shipped to my door - with everything. I did have to get the caps painted to match...

But I also sold my stock rack for $100 on ebay - so it helped out too.

---------- Post added at 10:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 PM ----------

here's another pic for ya

more here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.130476948237.132489.629993237&type=1&l=5d40096e5e

Thanks very much Mike.

What color do the caps come in? Vehicle color, same as the rear vent caps?

What color did you paint your caps? Again, same as YOUR vehicle color/caps?

Thanks.

---------- Post added at 10:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:36 PM ----------

Yes.. its easy. literally a straight swap. It took maybe 15 min to swap them start to finish.

I was searching something on ebay, and came across a Escalade wheel for sale - but in the listing he had a photo of the entire truck on there. So i called him and asked if the rack was aval. It was! So they sold it to me for $300 shipped to my door - with everything. I did have to get the caps painted to match...

But I also sold my stock rack for $100 on ebay - so it helped out too.

---------- Post added at 10:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 PM ----------

here's another pic for ya

more here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.130476948237.132489.629993237&type=1&l=5d40096e5e

And thanks for the awesome pictures.

What color is yours? In some pics it looks green, in the facebook pics it looks greyish.