To have leftovers, silly.

As said in the first post, I like how it looks and it gives me a forward mounting point for roof lights that a 3/4 or 1/2 rack wouldn't, allowing me to keep the lights lower.

@W8kbrder Thanks for this write-up! I'll be using this as a supplemental reference when I install my Gobi ladder this weekend...by myself...

Got my ladder installed tonight during DR testing...in lieu of a second person to hold the ladder in position, I drafted a set of Snap-On wheel chocks. They were the right weight to pull the ladder down to where it needed to be. I also propped a small sturdy cardboard box behind the lift gate so I'd have enough room to sneak my hands in to tighten the set screws.



Hope this helps someone who doesn't have a set of extra hands around.

looks good!

I recently ordered one, to carry 21 foot long surf skis (a type of very narrow, fast and light kayak.) The adjustable cross bars will allow me to have my kayak saddles 7 feet or so apart, for better support on the boats. Gobi is making the Stealth rack that I ordered the same height all the way around, no rise up front, so my boats will be level on the rack. Will post pics when it arrives. No doubt I will refer to instructions on this thread when I do the install.

Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to post up this top shelf write up. I have wanted a GOBI rack even before I bought a 4Runner and one day (once I sell all of my non-essential organs on the black market) I would like to own one. Reading this thread and looking at the install was a good way to cultivate even more envy for yours, but I'm a patient man.

Looks awesome!

@Lugboot Where are the "after" pics? I need closure!

I had this exact same thought about the Gobi--requesting it be the same height all around. Glad you proved it's possible! Looking forward to seeing it when you get it.

@Rotorgeek here's the installed shot...

Tagged for future reference.

Posting here since I'm still new enough and lurk so much that my thread count is too low to meet the quota for posting new threads. That said, I think this deserves its own thread. Maybe a mod will upgrade it?

I ordered a Gobi Stealth rack through Trail Duty on September 28, 2015. From research here I knew it would take a while to get the rack, so I was patient.

One month turned into two months turned into 11 weeks and I called Trail Duty on Thursday afternoon last week to ask for an update. The rep seemed surprised I hadn't gotten my rack yet and said he would need to call Gobi and that it often took a little while to hear back from them, but that he'd call me back later that afternoon with an update. No call back on Thursday.

I called Trail Duty again on Friday. Same story. They'll have to call Gobi. Sometimes it takes a few hours. Was *assured* that I would get a call back that day. No call back on Friday. Or Saturday. Didn't expect one on Sunday.

I waited until after lunch today, then attempted another call to Trail Duty. Voicemail. Told their machine that given the situation I would prefer to get a refund. Left a call back number.

Waited a few minutes and decided to try Gobi directly. A rep answered the phone on the second ring. Took my name and order number. Said she'd have to look around, but would call me back. I chuckled, figuring more of the same, but gave her my number. Did *not* expect to hear back from them.

She called me within five minutes. She apologized. Said that Gobi had lost my order, but *hey presto* a group of racks was going to be shipped out this afternoon and that *good news!* my rack was among them.

I chuckled again. I don't have a heap of street smarts, but I have doubts that my lost order was found in time for their most recent production run. Most likely they were taking a rack that somebody else was waiting on and planning to send it to me rather than to the person who ordered it. Kudos on them for trying to help me out, but not at the expense of someone else's order.

Might have been dumb of me, but I decided to cancel the order. The Gobi rep said she'd need to check and see if Gobi could do that or if I'd need to work with Trail Duty.

While I was waiting for her to call me back, I called Trail Duty and got through. Explained that I had tired of waiting on them to call me, that I'd gotten in touch with Gobi, and asked if I could cancel my order and get a full refund.

Trail Duty's rep apologized. Said that Gobi had never called them back on Friday. He also said that I could and *would* get a full refund. He said he'd need to get in touch with Gobi to confirm, though. I asked him to call me back to verify. He said he would. That was about a half an hour ago, so my guess is that I won't hear back from Trail Duty.

Gobi rang back about a minute later. Their rep informed me that I'd have to work with Trail Duty since Gobi only handles production. I told her that she should be hearing from Trail Duty about my order. She apologized and said that she and Gobi hoped that I'd order from them again. Third chuckle for the day from me - I'm not inclined to beg someone to take $1,500 of my money after they messed up their first opportunity to get it.

Not much to rant about here (I'm not good at ranting anyway). It appears that Gobi tried to help me out and it looks like Trail Duty is going to do the right thing, so no really rancid customer service issues beyond Gobi losing my order and Trail Duty's failure to call back Friday after promising to. I know Gobi's reputation runs the full spectrum on the board here, so there's more ammunition for those who don't like / do like Gobi.

That said, and given the price of these racks, if I were a business owner selling Gobi I think I'd work on a tracking system that flagged unfilled orders so I'd at least have an idea if problems were developing.

Perhaps worst of all, I'm left without a roof rack. Will *not* be ordering another Gobi for obvious reasons. So I'll go back into research mode and see if I can find a rack that will do what I wanted the Gobi to do. Sucks, because I really wanted to get a Gobi and my garage crew is coming in for Christmas break from their colleges. With no rack for them to help me install, they'll have nothing to do but use up most of my wireless bandwidth, eat my food, and sleep in every day.

hopefully, this means that my rack is coming shortly...

When did you place your order?


**Update. Got an email from Trail Duty a few minutes ago. They have to issue a check since orders older than 60 days cannot be refunded directly to the credit card.**

10/28.. but it was ordered as a part of the Group buy.

I myself had issues with Gobi service and do not agree 100% with their business practices but they do make a quality product. I don't understand why you would turn down an offer to get a rack shipped to you that was already made quicker then you will be able to find your 2nd choice rack made/shipped?

I agree it could be "cutting in line" but that's up to Gobi to decide and there are numerous possibilities that could mean you get your rack on time and someone else doesn't get screwed.

I guess what I am saying is, I like my Gobi and if its the rack you want I would take them up on the offer and maybe try to get a free accessory out of the hassle.