Any mounting hardware needed for OEM top case?

munsterlander

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Quick question: I just got a 2014 S10. Does the OEM aluminum top case need any additional mounting hardware purchased to mount to the stock rear rack?
Thanks for any help.
 

krussell

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munsterlander said:
Quick question: I just got a 2014 S10. Does the OEM aluminum top case need any additional mounting hardware purchased to mount to the stock rear rack?
Thanks for any help.
For 2013 it did not.

FYI, the OEM cases are plastic, with aluminum panels on the outside. They are very robust, just not all aluminum like it may appear with a quick glance.
 

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munsterlander said:
Quick question: I just got a 2014 S10. Does the OEM aluminum top case need any additional mounting hardware purchased to mount to the stock rear rack?
Thanks for any help.
Just to amplify the previous poster's info, the mounting bracket for the top case is underneath the rear rack. Converting from rear rack mode to top case mount mode involves removing three bolts, removing the rack, and re-inserting two of them. I assume the 2014 is the same but don't know for sure.

- Mark
 

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Not sure if I did something wrong, but on my 2012 the 2 long bolts were too long, they bottomed out way before the started to tighten up. I had to buy a couple of shorter bolts to replace them.
 

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Skiabq said:
Not sure if I did something wrong, but on my 2012 the 2 long bolts were too long, they bottomed out way before the started to tighten up. I had to buy a couple of shorter bolts to replace them.
That is odd. Have taken the top box/rack swap tens of times with the same bolts.

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