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Hey all,

 

There's a Z71 Tahoe commercial on TV nowadays that shows a Tahoe with its roof loaded up with gear. It appears to me as if this stuff isn't just strapped down to the roof, but that it's sitting on some kind of rack (that must mount up to the existing roof rails). Do I have this right? IS there some kind of rack up there? Or, is this stuff simply strapped to the roof? If there IS a rack up there, does anyone here know anything about it? I like what I see -- despite not really being able to see it too well! :lol:

 

Any information would be appreciated!

 

Oh, also, did you notice at the end of the commercial, when a women closes the rear hatch, that a "TAHOE" emblem appears there on the hatch? Maybe they changed the emblems on the '03's, but nowhere on my '02 does that "TAHOE" emblem appear! I simply have a "Z71" badge on the left, and a "CHEVROLET" emblem on the right. The emblem that appears in the commercial strikes me as a SIDE emblem on a NON-Z71 model. Is this just "advertising poetic justice," or did they change things on the current Z71's?

 

Thanks, folks!

 

-Kirk

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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I know there are some trick aftermarket racks available for the Tahoe/Suburban line. They are alot like a "safari" rack.

 

I haven't seen the comercial, so I guess I really don't know what you are refering to... but maybe GM has seen alot of sales for this "safari" rack, and now they are offering it as a GM accessory.

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Thanks for the reply, Shaners! Care to point me in the direction of some of the trick racks that YOU are refering to? Always looking for different options.

 

Thanks!

 

-Kirk

 

PS -- If you DO see the commercial, please respond again with your thoughs.

The Beav Enthusiast

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Check your local bike and/or ski shop for Yakima racks or check them out on-line Yakima. They've got rack systems for just about any kind of vehicle out there!

01Burb Enthusiast

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Out of interest, what exactly is the difference between the roof rack on a Z71 Burb/Tahoe and that of a regular model. Is it just 'cladding' around the rails or what?

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Out of interest, what exactly is the difference between the roof rack on a Z71 Burb/Tahoe and that of a regular model. Is it just 'cladding' around the rails or what?

Actually, I'd like to know this, too (I'll have a chance to compare them side-by-side soon, but don't know the answer off-hand). It APPEARS to be just cladding; and it sits higher; and it has a roller at the end. However, the actual "bows" that span the width of the roof SHOULD be the exact same thing as on a standard Tahoe, shouldn't they?

 

...Which leads me to my next question, and that is why a Yakima/Thule rack that fits a standard Tahoe shouldn't fit a Z71 Tahoe. I know that the last time I checked out Yakima's site, after submitting "Z71 Tahoe" in their application guide, it said that there was nothing yet available for this model. How the heck could that be? IS there something different up there? I can't imagine there is.

 

I haven't checked Yakima's site for close to a year now. Maybe they have something that fits -- or, maybe they've had something ALL ALONG tha fits that they didn't distinguish as being able to fit BOTH a Z71 and a standard Sub/ho.

 

Can anyone shed some light here?

 

-Kirk

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