Pros:
Looks good
Light weight
Easy to remove once installed
Cons:
A bit on the flimsy side (helps keep the weight down, I know)
Center hook does not catch properly using the pre-marked hole positions placed by Can-am
Hinges as designed put the pins in bending (supported only on one end) rather than shear (Supported on both ends) as they should have been
Seal does not make contact due to poor fitment
Large gaps again due to poor fitment
leaks both dust and water horribly
pricey
Installation:
The boxes them selves come with the lids installed up side down…This may have been done to prevent the seal from taking a compression set and leaking down the road (wouldn’t have mattered as the seal and rib do not line up properly to seal anyway).
The aluminum hook used to install on an XT model is an OK concept but it requires accurate installation to ensure enough engagement to the grabbing point on the rack. Because the pin marked hole locations (marked by Can-am) are not in the correct location (shame on me for assuming they had done this correctly) the hook does not have enough engagement and will not keep hold of the rack. This eventually leads to the box flopping around when hitting even the smallest of bumps. fixing this after the holes have been drilled into the box is nearly impossible without welding the holes in the aluminum hook and re-drilling them in a more suitable position that will help get more engagement. Again another problem…even if you do this, the marks by Can-am are off so much that there is not enough material on the hook to move the holes enough to properly fix the issue.
The LinQ attachments do work well.
During the first few miles and only a few small bumps into the ride the box on my machine was flopping around and had to be bungied in place for the rest of the ride.
It was a slightly dusty day, but I was trying to be hopeful on the sealing. ugh…not at all. it was as if I had the lids on both machines detached. Everything inside was a mess. No seal at all. We did not encounter any water, and glad we didn’t as everything inside would have be a muddy mess. Fortunately I had packed my pistol in a small pelican case just to be safe so it didn’t get packed with dirt.
In the pictures you can see the box is latched shut, but the seal is 1/4" away from making any contact with the rib that it should be sealing against. I put a flash light in the box and latched the lid to show that even with the box latched, there is still a huge gap.
I contacted my dealer and they are taking them back and returning my money ($416 that I paid for both).
I own several hard gun cases made by pelican and Boyt. I have decided to mount a Pelican Storm case to the outlander’s as I know for sure they do not leak air, dirt or water. They can be had for $150 each and are built like tanks. Mounting them is easy and I should have done this to begin with. also they have almost 14 gallons of volume vs the 12 of the can-am box.
I hope this helps someone else and prevents anyone else from making the same bad decision I did. Unless the Can-am 12 gallon LinQ cargo box goes thru some serious redevelopment, I would stay away from them.
