Going to pull the trigger on a Gobi rack....

[Humdingah]

Lots of wax and a cover...sun in Colorado is as bad, if not worse, than Arizona.

[guruerror]

Line-X

[LoJac963]

Originally Posted by guruerror

Line-X

I would prefer something not as permanent but maybe that is the route to go....leave it to the pros to tape everything off and spray it.

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by LoJac963

I would prefer something not as permanent but maybe that is the route to go....leave it to the pros to tape everything off and spray it.

Exactly...and you'll never have to worry about it again.

[LoJac963]

good points, I'll have to find someone local who does it and get a quote. I'm assuming I would take off the stock roof rails but leave all the top plastic so there isn't any fitment issues?

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by LoJac963

good points, I'll have to find someone local who does it and get a quote. I'm assuming I would take off the stock roof rails but leave all the top plastic so there isn't any fitment issues?

I'd have the shop give you feedback regarding the top plastic. The only other thing that I can think to consider is 'rain water drainage.' I've never looked really close at how, and from where, water drains from the roof...wouldn't want to block anything up with the Line-X. Perhaps this isn't an issue at all, but thought it was worth mentioning.

[twinmill28]

There's a guy in Utah, just north of Salt Lake selling a Ranger Gobi for $900 and willing to ship. He's got the posting on at least two forums that I know of.
Of course, you can also buy a brand new Stealth or Ranger off of Ebay for the same price ($900), but shipping is around $300, so it's the same as buying new any place else.
I think Ranger vs. Stealth comes down to how aggressive you want the truck to look. IMO---the Ranger looks better with bigger tires and big front bumper. Stealth works better on a stock or close to stock truck.
As for clearance for the garage, the Stealth will work with up to 37" tires/no lift for fitting in the garage. No way for the Ranger to fit in a normal garage. You can contact GOBI and get all kinds of different light mounts, including the rounds, for the GOBI's--so rounds will work on the Stealth.
I had a Stealth on my 3 and absolutely loved it---it paid for itself in the first month when we had it on a road trip and expanded our carrying capacity vastly. Of course, the 3 had limited room, so the rack was a great addition. On the 2, I've got bucketloads more interior room, so a rack isn't needed as badly. The greatest benefit we got out of the rack on the 3 was watching fireworks on fourth of July on the roof and looking at stars while parked on the mountain in Colorado. This is actually the reason we'll be getting a GOBI for the deuce in the future--makes a great deck to sit on.
Of course, the bonus is getting a look that alot of other deuces don't have and it looks freakin' awesome!