The brackets are painted but come with some stick on rubber pads. Not fancy but they work. No paint wear so far. The supplier I ordered from is showing out of stock now but Ebay has lots of sellers listing the same brackets. They are pretty generic.
Here is a photo of the installation. Pretty low profile. Misses the antenna nicely. Fairly minor wind noise (I've added a kayak rack which does up the noise). But the rack fits really nicely and only takes a minute or two to remove or replace once you've set it up. I recommend writing front and...
If you want a really reasonable option (non-locking) I bought this off Ebay ($65) and it fits very well.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254369960945
Comes with three different sized clamps. I took the smallest ones and straightened them out a bit (clamped in a vise and bent by hand). It fits...
I just filled up my hybrid for the first time (560 miles) and put in 14.78 gallons. The gauge said I had an eighth of a tank left and I didn't overfill as per instructions. Somethings odd.
For Canadian owners I found this bed mat at a Canadian Tire Store for under $100 (often goes on sale for $80). It's 4' by 6' so there is enough for the bed and the inside of the tailgate. I bought some longer screws that replace the existing ones to hold it on the tailgate. It's made in Canada...
Hybrid in blue. Mine was a week in Vancouver as well then just showed up at the dealer yesterday. I'm told it is the first one (hybrid) on the island but who really knows.
New poster. I'm in Victoria and am picking up my XL (plain XL - only option is hitch) this afternoon. I ordered it June 10th. Yes, I am a patient person.