Yes, you have to remove everything to pop the top.  I place the racks
about 5 feet apart over the pop top within the indentation on the side.
The rack mounts must be positioned on the rod a little wider than the
rain rail so they splay out slightly when attached.  This avoids the
possibility of the attachment mechanism gouging the top.

I have not looked at the Yakima line recently, so I am no sure what you
mean by leaving the bases on.  My set up is all one piece, bolted
together, so it has to be removed from the rain rail.

It would probably work to have one rack over the luggage rack that you
do not need to remove, but it would need to be very far forward to be in
the indentation in the luggage rack.  It really is not a problem to
remove the racks, it takes about a minute, and you can do it standing on
the ground.

I could send a picture this weekend if you want to see what I did.
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Stuart MacMillan
Manager, Case Program
800-909-8244 ext 208

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