I have a 2004 sport design is300 and i need to get some racks for it cause the back seats wont go down! can anyone help me out? looking for yakima racks. im just not sure if i need all the clips and stuff and if you need to get dimensions from the car

 

Have you considered installing a hitch? That's a cleaner option than a rack.
I pull a mini trailer in the RX if we need to haul stuff. Originally bought it for the Prius we used to own, LOL.

 

well its for a surfboard so i do need racks!

 

LOL. You need a rack then.

 

You need qtowers, 48" cross bars, and 4 Q111 mounting clips (sold in packs of 2) and locks/keys if you wish and whatever board mount you choose to use.

Buy new or used, a retailer, ebay, craigslist or forums.

Gotta brag, I recently put together a set up for myself;
Qtowers + 58" bars + locks + 1 key + non-IS300 q-clips and feet pads + kayak saddles $80
Brand new Q111 clips 2 boxes with pads, sticker and instructions $25
Brand new BVG/Inno snowboard rack missing key $20
Used Thule cargo box missing key $05
Key from Inno direct $11
Key from Thule direct $07
= $148
Sold kayak saddles on eBay which netted me ~$104 after fees & shipping.

$148 -104 = $44 for my complete set up. Gotta love it!

I missed an earlier deal on a brand new complete system (qtowers, crossbars, locks and keys, fairing and qclips for a different car) for $160 when the seller sold it to someone else right before I got to his house. I was mad about that but this makes up for it.

 

****k lucky you!! im finding it so hard just to get some simple racks!! but thanks for the help!

 

does it matter what year i get for the Q towers?

 

what exactly are you asking? The Yakima Q towers have been the same design for a while, so you can easily pick up a set used. They don't change year to year. The Q clips are different for every model generation.

 

i would love to see pics of a rack on an IS i think it would look pretty good

 

ok well i just baught a new 44" yakima fairing, used yakima Q towers, used yakima 48" crossbars, and 4 yakima Q clips (Q111). all for 313.98. is that a decent deal? and i will post a picture once i get it put on!

 

Yeah, I love how mine looked after I attached a roof rack.

 

looks good! i just got my fairing today.. put a fairing on yours! i think it would look better

 

Not too bad. I am in the process of looking at one or a hitch like my solara I had. Roof rack are a rivers dream come true. One minute it's there and the next it's stolen -_-

 

what kind of key do i need to get for the lexus? theres a whole bunch of different types of keys and i cant figure out which kind i need to get