[Erick]

I was curious about the cross bars on that are on the Xterra stock and their strength.
1. Are they solid or hollow?
2. If I were to clamp down on them using a sheet of metal on top and on bottom, and bolts on each side to hold something up there would I be risking anything or is it a solid move?

 

[syndicate]

I weigh 165 and have stood directly on one of them, even bounced a little, no problem at all. I figured I'd rather find out sooner than later if I'm going to have to trim my roof weight on excursions.
Oh, and they're hollow.