I ordered the Cargo Basket and 18” extension from eTrailer.com.  They had the best price and their customer service was top notch.

Basic Rola Roof-Rack (Photo from eTrailer.com)

18 3/4" (Photo from eTrailer.com)

Rola Roof-Rack with Extension (Photo from eTrailer.com)

Features:
•    Black powder coat finish resists rust and corrosion
•    Includes custom fairing to help deflect wind
•    Stylish design

Specs:
•    Universal mounting hardware fits round, square and most factory OEM racks
•    Factory roof rack cross members must not be wider than 3-1/4″
•    Inside Dimensions: 48″ x 37-1/2″ x 4″
•    Extension is available to lengthen carrier by 18-3/4″
•    2 piece steel construction
•    Do not exceed the vehicle manufacturer’s roof rail weight ratings

Installation was a breeze.  The basket came in two pieces plus an extra piece that was the extension.  They slide into the other pieces and screwed in with the provided hardware.  I placed basket up on the roof of the H3 where I wanted it and then snapped the brackets on the basket and crossbars.

Close up of Bracket and Clamps (Photo from eTrailer.com)

I installed this by myself and it took about 45 minutes.  I would have been shorter if it hadn’t been cold and dark but it was all good.  It was the only time I had after our 17-month old son went to bed.

Once it was on the H3 it gave a whole new look.  It sat a little high, but because of the Fairing on the Thule crossbars and the Fairing that is part of the Rola Rack it works great.  The only tweak I need to do is bring the basket one rib up toward the front of the truck.  Right now it’s rear sticks out a little over the roof-line.  It’s not bad, but I’ll see what I could do.  If I didn’t have a sun roof it wouldn’t be a problem I would be able to bring everything forward.

Overhang

Rola on Hummer H3

All-in-all a great piece of gear that I will get it’s use out.  eTrailer.com was great in price, shipping, and customer service with video instructions and write-ups I will definitely visit them again for other cargo needs.

For more information go directly to Rola Roof-Rack Mounted Vortex Cargo Basket at eTrailer.  Or visit Rola’s Website

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H3 OEM Crossbars

Those where not what I wanted, I needed something more substantial so that I could eventually place a safari basket atop the rack.

When I was younger my Dad had a Thule bike rack installed on our 1985 Audi 5000S Turbo. (Now that was a sweet car.) From that point on I’d always leaned towards the Thule Rack System. I know there are a few vendors out there that do the same job, most notably Yakima, however, I went ahead and decided on the Thule Roof-top Rack System. My only reservation was that fact that I couldn’t find any pictures of the rack on a H3. I wasn’t sure if it was going to stick out too high and look stupid or if it would add to the character of the truck.

Here is the set-up for the rack:
430 Tracker II Foot Pack | TK12 Tracker Kit | LB58 Load Bars

I ordered the set online from Amazon. They had the best price and shipping was free. I ordered it in pieces and installed it in phases.

The first to come were the 430 Tracker II Foot Pack.

430 Tracker II Foot Pack

These are just the base units that attach to the existing tracks on the H3. These are basically a permanent install. Permanent in the sense that you don’t’ have to take these off if you want to take off the rack. They will just look like nubs on the rails of you roof by themselves. I installed them on the existing rail and tightened down the flat, square nut with the provided Allen wrench in the position I wanted the crossbars to be parallel to each other.

The “Towers” and Load Bars where next on the list.

TK12 Tracker Kit

58 Inch Load Bars

I ordered the “Towers” (TK12 Tracker Kit) and 58” Load Bars (LB58). I slid the load bar into the square hole on one of the towers. I did that three more times since there are 4 tower and 2 load bars. I did not tighten the clamp for the load bar so that I could adjust it when it was on the roof. I placed the load bar with two towers up on the roof into the preinstalled Foot Pack. They snapped in and then I made sure the load bars were centered on the roof and tightened into place with the provided Allen wrench. I repeated this for the other set to finish the platform.

I added a fairing to cut down on wind noise.

Thule Fairing

That hooks up to the leading load bar pretty simply. You just have to put the fairing together before you hook it up to the roof. Once I placed that up on the roof with the rack, it added to the look of the H3. I was quite happy with the look. It didn’t sit too high on the roof, in fact it gave the H3 some height while adding to it’s square body profile.

For protection I added 4 core locks to the towers.

Core Locks

Since they are easy to take off, it would be easy for anyone to take them off so now they are locked on.

Thule Rack

All-in-all, functional and cool looking; Well-engineered and ready to use. I’m glad these worked out perfectly.

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