I have read the (three or so) pages of posts on the crossbar issue. As an owner of both a 1996 and a 2002 Odyssey I can say I do not see much of an issue.
The cargo boxes that I have always used have starps and clips the attach to the "rain gaurd" (or top of the door for lack of a better description). I have not been able to find clips for the 2002 so I am thinking of just looping the straps around the main frame. In other words, I have always used the crossbars to hold the weight of the carrier but have never trusted it to handle side winds or lift pressure.
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1996 & 2002 Odyssey
The cargo boxes that I have always used have starps and clips the attach to the "rain gaurd" (or top of the door for lack of a better description). I have not been able to find clips for the 2002 so I am thinking of just looping the straps around the main frame. In other words, I have always used the crossbars to hold the weight of the carrier but have never trusted it to handle side winds or lift pressure.
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1996 & 2002 Odyssey