Why NO Low profile "Badlands" roof crossbars

[Dude]

And the antennae is a non issue - I've used my BS's without the antennae's and everything worked fine as far as the radio, SXM, Spotify, Pandora, and NAV.

The Shark Fin Antenna, located on the roof of the vehicle, is used for AM/FM/HD and unscrewing the “stick” portion (see arrow) will impact low signal strength stations

SiriusXM Antenna (if equipped) is integrated into the Shark Fin Antenna, unscrewing the “stick” portion has no impact

Nav/GPS: separate antenna unaffected by the Shark Fin Antenna

FordPass Modem (Telematics): separate antenna unaffected by the Shark Fin Antenna

AT&T Hotspot Modem Antenna if equipped: separate antenna unaffected by the Shark Fin Antenna

Spotify, Pandora, Apple Radio, etc are streaming and unaffected by the Shark Fin Antenna

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[Summit]

Thanks for the antennae info.

I hope with that and this latest post about the lower profile OMAC Crossbars that this will be an option for those looking for this type of application.

 

[Banjor]

Rhino Rack says theirs works on BL

https://www.rhinorack.com/en-us/products/roof-racks/cross-bar-roof-racks/vortex/vortex-stealthbar-black-2-bar-roof-rack_jc-01499

I had these on a Subaru Forester. They are great and the lowest profile I was able to find at the time. They are so low profile that I had to flip the mounting brackets for my roof rack so that the bolts pointed up and only the loop of the U shaped bolts was on the underside. I then glued plastic caps onto the exposed part of the bolt and wrapped them in rubber tape to protect my cargo. Worked great.

They definitely wouldn’t work with a moonroof, but I highly recommend them if you have compatible accessories.

 

[Ramseyi]

I have searched extensively and for some reason no one seems to offer the low profile slick crossbars offered for most other trim level Bronco Sports.
I know the rails are different sizes but I may buy the slick low profile and figure out why. I don't have a sunroof and prefer ultra low profile cross bars.

If it is the shape of the ends I wondering if they can be modified. Length of rails, bolts....
Just odd that there are no low profile for Badlands.
I know I'm not alone on this issue.......

I have searched extensively and for some reason no one seems to offer the low profile slick crossbars offered for most other trim level Bronco Sports.
I know the rails are different sizes but I may buy the slick low profile and figure out why. I don't have a sunroof and prefer ultra low profile cross bars.

If it is the shape of the ends I wondering if they can be modified. Length of rails, bolts....
Just odd that there are no low profile for Badlands.
I know I'm not alone on this issue.......

Hi, I dont know if you consider this ultra low porfile crossbars, I attached picture.

 

[The_Jimmer]

Thanks for the reply. I will be using mine for my Kayaks and so once on - I'm good.

After watching the video of these; I can't imagine not being able to modify to work.
I have a pretty extensive shop of tools for metal, plastics & wood, and have just about anything it takes to make or modify something.

https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Carrier-Snowboard-Skiboard-Badlands/dp/B093C6LWMH/ref=sr_1_6?content-id=amzn1.sym.a9278e62-f0c8-4cfe-8f4d-dc5f3916d682:amzn1.sym.a9278e62-f0c8-4cfe-8f4d-dc5f3916d682&keywords=bronco+sport&pd_rd_r=ec532b94-174d-422a-8f18-3f82cd6f0f1e&pd_rd_w=VluDj&pd_rd_wg=EbzXl&pf_rd_p=a9278e62-f0c8-4cfe-8f4d-dc5f3916d682&pf_rd_r=1Y4W7FKBYR1KS826J6C7&qid=1706137640&sr=8-6

You like what you like and the Low profile looks very slick to me. It is all about my Kayaks.

Check that clip out - from what I see in the included clip, it looks like I could modify the seated ends to make it fit snug and secure.

Just curious. Did you get these low profile bars and did they fit without issue?

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