I ordered my Gobi rack for my 2022 4Runner November 22, 2023 and it came in the first week in February, so about 10 weeks +/- and the new racks now come with a roll of protective film tape for the fairing. Love the rack so far........looks great.

All you do is apply 3M clear film on the roof before installing the deflector. Non issue really.

Great review! I ordered one back in June and just got confirmation it will ship in 2 weeks.

Definitely good to know. I ordered mine Feb 5th and got it on June 28th. 3M sells a 6 inch clear protective film on Walmarts website going to try that out.

I placed an order for mine back in late June/ early July and was given a 16 week waiting period but due to covid things took a bit longer. I'm happy to say that they're back on track and received an email stating that I should receive mine within 3-4 weeks

Thanks, nice video. I just ordered a Gobi rack for my 2 door Jeep Wrangler yesterday. I was told the current wait is 16-20 weeks. The wind deflector is adjustable, and I’ll be keeping mine up off the roof about a half inch, and watching it carefully to make sure it doesn’t make contact.

Note: yes anything which rest against paint will induce wear no matter the durometer. Add in abrasives like dirt and sand to accelerate -

Mine just came in can’t wait to put it up

Great Review thank you 👍

re: timing from order to delivery - I ordered mine mid-June 2020 and just received it today (December 29th, 2020). Seems to be averaging a ~6 month turnaround time. About to watch your other video showing how to install it to hopefully get it up and on this weekend if the weather holds out!

I had one on my 4Runner and they are great. The deflector was a major downer though, but it is what it is. Best thing it to tape it first which I wish I'd known. They do take a long time to get, but I think they are worth it. A little on the heavy side, but a sturdy rack for sure..

Love that rack. Very useful

What about not installing the air deflector? imo it might look better without a giant "GOBI" on the front

I guess lifting the air dam off the body would prevent that from happining

Hi. Love the video. Exactly what I was looking for as I research different racks for my 2017 JGC Limited. This one is on the short list along with Chief and Off-road Animal. I'm curious if you can help me better understand the limitations of the WK2 roof weight capacity? It seems with the OEM capacity is only 150 pounds, but does that mean the actual integrity of the roof or with the OEM roof rails/rack?, so does adding something like this GOBI make it substantially more or is the WK2 roof still the weakest link here? I'd like to be able to throw on cvt hard shell tent that is around 200 pounds but I'm just not sure if I'd be able to do that and I don't know enough in regards to the ins and outs of this specific roof situation to make a good judgement call. Would LOVE from insight from you if possible.

I ordered a Gobi rack September 2019 was told the same thing . 3-4 months wait time. Here it is august of 2021 and it was just finished . Paid them the money now waiting on themto ship it out , I probably won’t see it till mid October. I will say that Gobi did do several follow ups with emails about the delay times . And of corse we all know that 2020 was the year of the COVID!!! So with that being said it did add delays to there production. I wasn’t upset about the long wait time. Plus you don’t get billed till the rack is built. On another side note . I didn’t have the full amount when they called me and told me it was ready i asked for a month extension and they gladly excepted and were cool about it . So yes build times are a lot longer now .

I have the same Gobi rack on my 2015 4Runner and I had the same line of dirt on top of a fairly deep line of rust along with rust speckles from the line. The rubber seal on the deflector along with accumulated dirt will damage the paint and body. The protective rubber seal on the deflector is too hard and vibration and rubbing from driving will cause this damage, there was not a protective clear film on the roof where the deflector meets the paints [it was this way when I bought the 4runner]. I called Gobi twice and they weren’t much help and did not admit that this was a chronic problem. I asked for a protective film twice and never received one. Their office sounds like it’s run by teenagers without much product knowledge. The rack itself is well made and durable. When I removed it to take the car in to the body shop for repair, I had it painted and reinstalled without the deflector. It’s a little noisier but I won’t have any paint damage or rust again. So if you get one don’t install the deflector. I even tried to install the deflector without it contacting the roof but it was way too noisy and the wind vibration was terrible.

Looks like deflector is plastic? Could trim it more narrow so it doesn't touch roof. Or mount higher with redrilling if necessary. Did the rack require drilling into roof? For your paint looks like you just need a clearcoat coat or two. Plenty of youtube videos on how to diffusily mask off that strip (folded paper) and apply either a 1 part rattle can clear or a better 2 part with an hvlp gun from Harbor freight. 1 part may peal. I would practice beforehand on something until you can blend clearcoat effectively. Like spray a base and clear on some metel or something.

Great little review. How do you like the Trailhawk since you have had it? I'm in the market for a new Off road SUV to replace my 2003 Montero in the next few months and I am looking at LR LR4, LR Discovery, Toyota Tacoma TRD off Road or the wild card is a Tacoma TRD off road. I've now have been doing some research and found out a little more about the Jeep GC Trailhawk and wanted to get some feedback from those who have owend them.

That rub on the roof could completely buffed out I would bet. Good review.

As of July 23, 2020, "GOBI Rack Production lead times are 12-16 weeks minimum from the time you complete your order." You can see that in the red "Request Order Status Update" link on their home page. The fact they have such a prominent link to handle order status is a bit concerning, oh well :) How do you like the "rise" on the front? Are you planning to mount lights? I understand there is a "no rise" option that's not advertised, where it's flat all around. May be a good option for some use cases.

I feel like he spent way too much time discussing possible paint rub under the air dam, that in most cases, will probably never be removed after install. For those who are still considering purchasing this type of rack, Gobi sent a clear protective tape type strip with our rack to I stall under the rubber pad to prevent rub spots in the paint. Not sure when this guy ordered his rack, maybe they weren’t providing the clear tape strip at the time, we purchased ours in 2020. As far as the lead time, we purchased in May and got it in August. They said 12-15 weeks it was around 16 in the middle of the COVID pandemic. It’s well made and worth the wait.

I put two layers of helicopter tape under the deflector and it has survived so far. Mine is spitting rust water out of everywhere. Gobi service stinks which made my purchase a bad choice.The fit wasn't all that great either. I'm still waiting on my tire mount and straps that I ordered in FEB. Once that ships, it'll be the last thing I buy from Gobi.

I spoke with Gobi and they will make a cutout to accommodate a full panoramic moonroof now.

One question is it easy to clean the top body of jeep with GOBI rack? it might be very narrow to use a brush

I just confirmed my order with GOBI today (July 23 2020) and my wait time is 12-16 weeks.

Seems like it would happen with any wind deflector

I notice that the brackets that the deflector bolts to are slotted. Could you raise the entire deflector up 1cm so that the bottom edge doesn't touch the bodywork? Are the brackets strong enough to stop it flapping back and forth if you did this?

There are adjustment slots there. Just lift the deflector 1/4 inch and you don't have the problem. Looks like you put the deflector right down on the paint. DON'T DO THAT!

What I'm going to do on mine is add some of the 3m clear film

Did it damage the back where the Gobi rack rests against the car?

That will definitely buff out.

they gotta fix the kink in that wind fairing . Big buzz kill

That lead time seems absurd. Is there just one guy in a garage somewhere?

It's like being in jail with that over your sunroof

I would be very pissed looks like a nice rack but they should do something about that somebody be paying to fix my roof

Wish you would have addressed attachment to roof. It appears that factory roof rails have been removed and a proprietary rail installed- is that the case? [ok - just found your install video at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJhhnLSiuZ-1aXU.html] One reason I ask is that I keep seeing roof rack manufacturers touting huge weight capacities such as 300/600 lbs. However, if the factory rails are the point of attachment, the Jeep manual says you are limited to 150 lbs - including cross rails, basket or box and cargo - making it unsuitable for roof top tents, standing on the rack (I cringed when I saw you do that in the other video), etc. The larger rack limits (which represent their own failure limits) become irrelevant. Now, I’ve seen OffRoad Animal say they substitute new stronger attachment points for their rack to attain higher practical capacities than the 150 Jeep limit = what about Gobi? BTW, Chief says “FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY DO NOT EXCEED MANUFACTURERS ROOF WEIGHT LIMITS. Our load ratings represent the maximum mechanical forces our roof rack system can withstand before failure. ”

Bad camera angles