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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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Any of you guys or gals have a pic of your pepper with a cargo box on top? I wanted to get a look at color choices I have; black, silver or titanium preferably a Yakima Sky box. Thanks!
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 01:50 PM
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There are some in the Post Photos of JUST your P!g thread.

You can see part of mine (Yakima Skybox 16) on the last (19th) page, but most of the focus is of my kid at the wheel. There is another shot of a white 958 farther down on the same page with a smaller box on top.

I went with the basic SkyBox rather than the "Pro" with the glossy finish. I liked the glossy look better, but since leaving it on the roof kills the MPG its not like it's up there as a fashion statement.

In my ~2k trip back and forth to FL with it I found it made a significant impact to the dynamics of the P!g, but nothing too horrible and even the increased wind noise wasn't too bad (until you open the sunroof!).

If you are talking about putting a box on a 958, you need the factory roof rails (cross bars don't matter). If you just use the after market clamps from Yakima/Thule the box will take up almost half the weight those clamps can hold. The factory rails allow up to 220lbs which gives you about 170lbs over your typical box weight.
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 02:17 PM
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There are some in the Post Photos of JUST your P!g thread.

You can see part of mine (Yakima Skybox 16) on the last (19th) page, but most of the focus is of my kid at the wheel. There is another shot of a white 958 farther down on the same page with a smaller box on top.

I went with the basic SkyBox rather than the "Pro" with the glossy finish. I liked the glossy look better, but since leaving it on the roof kills the MPG its not like it's up there as a fashion statement.

In my ~2k trip back and forth to FL with it I found it made a significant impact to the dynamics of the P!g, but nothing too horrible and even the increased wind noise wasn't too bad (until you open the sunroof!).

If you are talking about putting a box on a 958, you need the factory roof rails (cross bars don't matter). If you just use the after market clamps from Yakima/Thule the box will take up almost half the weight those clamps can hold. The factory rails allow up to 220lbs which gives you about 170lbs over your typical box weight.
Appreciate the quick feedback! I plan to fit the skybox on factory ski racks that came with the Pcar...
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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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Sky box is great for roadtrips and no issues at 100 mph.


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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 04:06 PM
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Hey dgetz - did you ever get a skybox mounted on the factory ski racks?
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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Old Sep 3, 2013 | 04:00 PM
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2006 Cayenne S Titanium with a Thule Boxter from RackAttack.
I took it up to 90mph loaded/unloaded and felt secure.
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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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I ordered up an Inno Shadow 14 in silver. Should have it in about a week. Will post a photo once I get it.
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