I don’t see anything wrong with your approach of looping around the crossbars instead of the j hooks - of course, you should test this before transporting your boat accordingly! I personally wouldn’t recommend putting the hood strap on the side of the hood as it could be a weaker area, but, again, I don’t see anything inherently wrong with it as long as you don’t tighten the straps down too much

⁠​⁠@@completepeteI’m afraid the J rack isn’t sturdy enough. You made a good point on the side of the hood is a weak point compared to the front where the latch is.

The only notable difference is in the way your phone connects to the adapter, either over WiFi, or over Bluetooth. Bluetooth has been a stronger, more reliable connection in my experience, but for what will hopefully be limited usage, I’d pick the one that is least expensive! Based on some brief research, I’d agree that you should be able to connect without the gateway cables In your model year!

@@completepete does that mean one would always have to be connected to wifi for the lights to be able to stay on and not flicker? In other words, do the settings that are applied through the device you’ve shown here, do those settings stay permanent while the device is connected? Do I always need to be connected to WiFi for it to operate?

The device itself emits a wireless network for your phone to connect to when in use - it doesn’t connect to your home’s WiFi, or any other WiFi you might connect to throughout the course of your day. Once you make the setting changes and they are written to the vehicle’s computer, there is no need for the device to remain connected, or for it to ever be connected again in the future unless you’re using it to do something different

@@completepete thank you so much I really appreciate the help and the detailed explanation, I finished ordering one of these for myself earlier today. Thank you.

Thanks for watching! I typically recommend 1.5” straps to give better surface contact. You would also be fine with 1” should you wish to get their rubber coated buckle version to protect your paint!

This setup used Yakima Aerobars, the width should be generally proportionate to the width of your vehicle, but having them be slightly longer is certainly ok.

@@completepete thanks, I have a 2015 scion XV and want to get good roof racks for my SUV and now I have a sit in 10 foot kayak. My friend has a THULE on her Ford SUV. And I also hear good things about the one you recommend and one other

Glad to hear your project was a success! Hope you have a great season out on the water..

I could stand on the railings if I had any kind of balance.. think you will be fine!

Thank you for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

Hi Joseph! They adaptation options won’t be exactly the same between the Patriot and other supported models, but as far as I can tell from the demo settings in the JScan app, LED/HID light settings like those described in this video appear to be present!

Haha, I was thinking the same thing. It's nice to have a rack if you're an avid kayaker cause then you can find unique places to put your boat in where renting isn't possible.

If you prefer easy now I hope it's hard later👍it's that kindof mentality that never gets your @$$ off the couch to even squeeze yourself into one so don't try if it's too hard for you. Let others enjoy👍

I’ve always been interested in scuba diving, but have never taken the plunge! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and may take up magnet fishing!

@@completepete I completed the reel and am excited to try it out. I bought a stainless steel bolt at Ace without realizing it wouldn't be very magnetic. I might see about how it would be to magnetize the bolt, or maybe I'll buy a magnet and attach it inside the reel. The rope coiled up nicely on the reel and is no longer a mess. By the way, I used to scuba dive sometimes from a kayak (I think it was an Ocean Kayak Scupper Pro TW (Tank Well) that I bought from Bass Pro). Your video reminded me of that.

Thanks for watching and glad your reel came out as expected. Hope you have a great summer and good luck with your treasure hunting!

Thanks for watching RCWing! To my knowledge, there is not a trusted, publicly available application for Chevy that serves the same purpose as JScan for CDJR or ForScan for Ford. To help troubleshoot this further, could you provide some additional details including: (1) Does your vehicle have halogen or HID bulbs from the factory, (2) How long are the low beams running before they turn off/turn back on sporadically, (3) when the low beams turn back on (one, or both), is there a certain period of time until they will turn back on, and (4) What method is LasFit asking you to use to install their adapters? I would imagine that CANBUS/AntiFlicker adapters are needed in your situation, but I'd like to work through some of the questions I posed above to help identify any other solutions.

​@@completepete lasfit sent me two canbus' to install. However, the way they want me to install them is by cutting the dust cap and using a crap ton of electrical tape to secure everything. I'm an aircraft electrician by trade and the fix they wanted me to try is not something I would do on an aircraft.

​@@completepeteI apologize for the late response but I never saw a notification saying anyone responded to my comment. I appreciate you sending a message.

​​@@completepeteyes, my truck came with halogen light bulbs. It's usually with the first 60 seconds of driving they will either both turn off and both come on, one turn off and come back on, or one turn off and not come back on. If both or one dosen't come back on I just flip the light switch from auto to on and it usually fixes the issue.

Did your purchase include LasFit’s dust covers with the integrated fan, or are they suggesting you cut into the stock rubber dust cover? I’d be curious to see, through a temporary install, if the canbus adapters solve the issue - you could probably design a more efficient/clean way to add them into the loop than what the company is suggesting if that seems to solve your problem, or, perhaps another manufacturer makes bulbs with integrated canbus. If I were troubleshooting, I’d remove the dust cover and hook up one of the canbus adapters (fastened with zip ties or tape temporarily) and assess the result. Does your truck have daytime running lights? Often, DRLs run at a lower intensity which can produce odd interactions with aftermarket LED bulbs. Does the problem occur if you turn the lighting dial to “on” before the bulbs turn off the first time? I’m wondering if the “auto” feature is somehow playing a role.

Glad you’ll be able to put this to good use! Thanks so much for watching and happy paddling.

Thank you Jorge. Hope the video was helpful!

Thank you Jim, much appreciated…

Thanks for watching! If you want to send me a few pictures of your rack via email to [[email protected]], I’d be happy to provide some suggestions for adapting to your use case! Good luck!

Thanks for the kind words Vinny! Glad you enjoyed the video and happy paddling.

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Thanks for watching! A number of folks have found that CanBus Anti-Flicker modules are helpful to prevent this issue, however, if the bulbs are of good quality, the method described in this video to change the configuration of your vehicle’s computer may be successful. In your case, I would purchase a good anti-flicker module and see if installing that in-line with your bulbs stops the problem. If that doesn’t work, move on to the method I describe in this video. Largely, everything you need can be obtained from Amazon and returned if you find it doesn’t work, with the exception of the JScan license which you can’t get a refund for.

@@completepetethank you I appreciate it. I’ll try it out

Hi Keith - thanks for watching! I’d say they aren’t inherently designed to be used in this manner, but no significant modification was necessary. I used these hooks from Amazon [ a.co/d/27NR4JV ] and simply used a hammer to remove the existing (4) bolts that held the body of the hooks together. I didn’t attach the accompanying clamps, and instead marked the wood cross members for drilling using the now-empty carriage bolt holes. I picked up some longer bolts that were the same profile as the original set, and used them to bolt the hooks to the wood.

I’m glad to hear that this helped you! Thanks for watching, and good luck with future electrical projects!

The JScan application supports the 2005 Grand Cherokee, however, without having tested this on a 2005 model myself, I can’t guarantee it will work. If you purchase the components described in the video from Amazon, you can always return them if you find that it doesn’t work.

I think I’d install a metal extension box on the current box. www.lowes.com/pd/RACO-Steel-New-Work-Old-Work-Box-Extender-Electrical-Box/3127061. Lowes has a 1 1/2” deep version that might work. An electrical supply house may have shallower versions of the extension box. Hard to tell without photo.. by all means send some pictures to [email protected] and I’m happy to weigh in. Pete