Apex Pickup Truck Headache Rack 53-71" Adjustable Window Guard

Very happy with how it looks! Great build quality and cost. It did not fit my 2001 Toyota Tacoma easily but with some welding and fab work we modified the bracket. It can easily support my weight. I installed the top bar upside down to line up with my cab more and give extra height to the sides. Otherwise the rack looks a little tall for my truck.

I have had this for about a year now. I cut the angled braces off so that i could mount a tool box to this truck. It made it a year before the welds broke after that. I welded it back together better and it holds up great. I have lights mounted on this, welded plates for rotating beacons, and it is a really good cheap headache rack. Metal is a little cheap but 4 out of 5 for sure,

Easy to install. Looks great. Didn't meet the high bar so cut it down and used the plugs in the high bar section to plug my cut points. Looks factory and allows the brake light and ligtbar full visibily. Love it.

Works and is a of decent design and quality materials. I did have a problem during assembly. There three center horizontal tubes. The side piece would not line up with the center piece. Two pipes would align but the third would be off by an 1/8". I ground the metal so there was a slit cut into the tube that goes on the inside, and then pounded it in a bit. I prefer a welded rack for strength, but this is adjustable to I can put on different trucks.

This thing is so versatile and fits almost any truck bed. It was really easy to install and has held up well so far.

I was looking for a rack that allowed me to rest wood (or longer things) over the top of the cab that would also protect the back window if something was thrown into the bed (like wood or debris from construction work). This was the only one that came close to doing all the things I needed. While its construction was ok, it required me to drill into the bed to secure it down. This was an almost impossible task because you cannot easily reach under the bed deck to secure it down and this is why I scored it lower.

This is a great light/medium duty rack. It is sturdy, well built and solid once installed and tightened up. I live in Oregon, so this rack was installed in the rain, and the rain has been fairly consistent for the past month. That being said, I see a little of the rust issue that other reviews comment about. The rust areas are small, and I will shoot a little spray paint on the areas once things dry up and I can clean the trouble spots. I have gotten a lot of positive comments about the rack and it works great. I left the extension in my garage and bought 1 1/2" plastic inserts for the open tube ends to keep the rain from rusting the rack from the inside out. If you have a full-size truck, you will have a gap in the expanded metal at the center, but there will be 3 sections of tubing that span the gap so your cab is still protected from large items shifting.

Its a light duty adjustable rack like it says an if that's what you want then it fits the bill. Does for me. I've mounted it on a 2005 F250. The mounting plates are narrow for the bed rails and I used clips as well as tie downs into the existing factory hole in the bed rail since I didn't want to drill. Provided holes in the rack were not in a convenient spot and would require drilling into the double wall portion of the bed rail. Paint and weld quality is as others have described - just OK. Provided hardware will rust if not painted. You may want to upgrade to stainless. This rack works fine for a couple of Kayaks or a few random boards from the lumber yard. Too narrow for 4 x 8 sheets. Do not expect this to protect the window from a couple of 50 gallon drums or a heavy load that get loose. You may get lucky but that's not what this is. If you want a custom fit, quality and heavy use it will cost you more. If you have lower expectations this may well work for you.