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Truck Rack T-Slot Fit Kit for Malone Kayak Carriers

Truck Rack T-Slot Fit Kit for Malone Kayak Carriers

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This fit kit allows you to mount a Malone kayak or surfboard carrier to your truck bed ladder rack with top channels. Electroplated hardware resists corrosion. 1-800-940-8924 to order Malone accessories and parts part number MPG8287 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Malone products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Truck Rack T-Slot Fit Kit for Malone Kayak Carriers. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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This fit kit allows you to mount a Malone kayak or surfboard carrier to your truck bed ladder rack with top channels. Electroplated hardware resists corrosion.


Features:

  • Fit kit lets you mount a Malone kayak or surfboard carrier to your truck bed ladder rack with top channels
    • Works with: MPG114, MPG116, MPG117, and MPG118 (all sold separately)
    • Replaces clamp-on mounting hardware included with carrier
  • Channel nuts slide into crossbars' top channels and bolt to carrier
  • Electroplated hardware resists corrosion
  • Includes: 8 channel nuts, 8 M8 bolts, and 1 Allen wrench


Specs:

  • Application: most crossbars with top channels
  • Bolt length: 1-11/16"
  • Limited lifetime warranty


MPG8287 Malone Crossbar T-Slot Mounting Kit for Aero Style Bars

Replaces Malone MPG6604




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Video of Truck Rack T-Slot Fit Kit for Malone Kayak Carriers

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Video Transcript for Review of Malone T Slot Fit Kit for Malone Kayak Carriers - MPG8287

Hello Neighbors, I'm Steven here with etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look together at these Truck Rack T-slot Fit Kit for your Malone Kayak Carriers. Now folks, these will let you mount a Malone kayak or surfboard carrier to your truck bed ladder rack with the top channels. And this does work with a couple different models of those, so make sure you're checking out our website here at etrailer.com. I'll put those item numbers up on the screen. Those are sold separately.

Now folks, these do replace, again, the clamp on nine hardware that's included with those carriers. The channel nuts here simply slide into the crossbar's top channels and bolt to the carrier. And there's different sized ones here to fit your needs and the installation, Allen key or Allen wrench as well. Folks, these are Electroplated hardware, so they're gonna resist corrosion and they will fit most crossbars with top channels. The bolt lengths here are one and 11 16th inches long.

Everything here is a nice limited lifetime warranty. You're gonna get eight channel nuts, eight M8 bolts, and one Allen wrench and eight washers. Well folks, that's gonna wrap it up for our look at this fit kit, again for the Malone Kayak Carriers for your track rack T-slots. I'm Steven, thanks for watching, have a great day.

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Truck Rack T-Slot Fit Kit for Malone Kayak Carriers - MPG8287

Average Customer Rating:  4.3 out of 5 stars   (6 Customer Reviews)

This fit kit allows you to mount a Malone kayak or surfboard carrier to your truck bed ladder rack with top channels. Electroplated hardware resists corrosion.

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You get far more than what is pictured. You get 4 short screws, 4 long screws, 4 nuts for small T-slots, 4 nuts for large T-slots, 8 washers and 1 allen key. Required a few more extra washers to make the short screws work with a Thule Probar Evo. The roof rack required the large nuts. Would buy again.



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Work well, on the older Downloader carriers. The new ones have a slightly different profile which cause the bolts to be about 1/8" to 3/16" too long when going to an Overhaul HD top bar. Solution is to get a few washers and insert, in my case 3 was the ticket. Otherwise the bolt bottoms out in the bottom of the slot prior to engaging T nut. On my older downloader, it's a perfect fit, maybe half a mm clearance below the bolt to the bottom of the slot when fully tight.



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Always quick excellent service



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Exactly what I needed, shipped super fast, and arrived in plenty of time. Thanks!



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