Is Inno Shaper 80 Roof Cargo Basket Compatible with Rola Roof Rack on 2012 Kia Soul

Question:

Hi... I purchased a Rola Rack from you guys last fall, to use on my 2012 Kia Soul for the purpose of mounting a basket to haul my spare tire on top of the car when camping in summer, to free up cargo space inside the car. I am now shopping for a cargo basket for the rack. The weight capacity of the Rola Rack is 110 pounds. The spare tire and jack are 40 pounds. At 58 pounds, the Rola medium rack leaves me 12 pounds left for cargo when the spare is on the rack. So, the Rola basket is not feasible. I am looking at the Inno Shaper 80 basket as an alternate. At 15 pounds, the basket will give me 55 pounds of additional carrying capacity instead of the 12 that the Rola basket would offer. Additionally, the basket is only 32.5inch wide, which leaves me about 9 inches on one side of the rack to strap something long, like a bike rack or skis. Plus, I can easily get the basket on the car by myself and it will take up less room to store. So - is the Inno Rack mounting system compatible with my Rola Rack? Thanks very much

asked by: Shannon G

Expert Reply:

The T-Slot hardware from the Inno Shaper 80 Roof Cargo Basket # INXA568 is compatible with the T-Slots on your Rola Sport Series Roof Rack with GTX Mounting for your 2012 Kia Soul so you are good to go!

Just keep in mind that Rola has discontinued this specific roof rack, so if you ever lose or damage a part of the Rola roof rack, or simply find yourself in need of a new roof rack for your 2012 Kia Soul, I highly recommend the Rhino-Rack roof rack, part # RRVA126B-2 (Vortex Aero Crossbars), # RRRLKVA (2500 Series Legs ), and # DK237 (Custom DK Fit Kit). The top channels on these crossbars are fully compatible with the Inno basket hardware as well.

expert reply by: Jon G