Which cargo carrier will fit a 2004 vibe roof rack?

[Cooch]

Looking to buy a cargo carrier. so far the ones i've seen will not fit the vibe. anyone know of one that will fit?

[Flip-Side]

I bought my Sport-20 at sears, but it is too big for my vibe. The problem is that our roof racks are not rated at the required 150 lbs. for most places to install cargo carriers. You can easily overload them with too much weight, and that can be dangerous. So I had to install it myself (not very hard), and have to load it very lightly. Not to mention that the back hatch wont open all the way with it on the car because it is too big. You have to understand that the rack is only rated for about 70 lbs. So the weight of the carrier + items loaded inside, should not exceed that weight. Wish I had bought a smaller one, like the fabric one by Thule at sears.com, because mine is about 30 lbs unloaded. Some other members have the fabric Thule, but my government computer does not let me post links...so use the search on the forum for "cargo carrier". You may find what you need. some sites with some good small carriers:http://www.sportomotoring.com/http://ww ... attack.com

[debrown]

I bought a rectangular frame metal grid type from Pep Boys that seems to work OK ($50). It does not block the back hatch at all. Of course you have to cover your stuff with a tarp to protect from rain, though. It was actually designed to attach to the window frames of a car that didn't have a base. I removed the feet and the window clamps and now it's ties perfectly to the bars and doesn't make any noise. A benefit of a cage-base style is that when it's empty it's not procuding any drag on the car like a box does. I'm sorry I can't tell you the name of the item b/c I bought the floor model, which didn't have any info on it.

[npstaehling]

I have been using performance's Xport Xcess cargo box for 2 years. It is small (7.3 cu ft), but we are limited in weight anyway. It is light, so most of the weight limit can be cargo. It also locks. http://www.performancebike.com...=4415You can "redeem a coupon" #6000366 and get 20% off making the box about $100 + shipping.I have Yakima aftermarket bars with Q-Towers in front and lowriders in the rear to get better spread and move the box and bike mounts forward. If you go that route, you could probably mount most any cargo box. I got the small one because Yakima initally didn't have the Q-Towers for the front and I was limited to the lowriders in the rear only.The Xport cargo box will fit on the stock crossbars, but you will have to remove the antenna and it will be a little bit in the way of the rear hatch. I can mount it with the antenna and open the hatch with the lowrider only setup, but the factory crossbars are much lower to the car - so the antenna will be in the way.It is actually a sportrack A25300 model so you can look that up on the web for more research.