Roof Rack Mounts

[98XJSport]

Im looking to soon fab up my own roof rack, but im stuck on one detail, how to mount it to my roof without drilling through the roof itself. Do aftermarket ski rack mounts work? I have factory roof racks if that matters. Any suggestions?

 

[St3mpy]

Use raingutter mounts from Yakima or Thule.

 

[jbahr]

Use raingutter mounts from Yakima or Thule.

Or save yourself a little money and get these...
http://www.prolineracks.com/spec-cartop-carriers.html

 

[St3mpy]

Sounds like a plan. Glad I havn't bought the yakimas yet.

 

[aplatz]

Looks like a Thule knock off, but does it let you put locks on it? Just a thought...Might be important! Plus if you get Yakima or Thule, you can add locks later and still use one key.

 

[Bowzer]

I'm pretty sure there's 3-5 factory holes for the factory rack. Take the rack off and see what you can work with, let me know-I'm on the same project. I need a place to my full-size spare... I like the roof idea a lot- I'm not too concerned about top-clearance. The spare takes up a lot of cargo room.

 

[Kejtar]

Im looking to soon fab up my own roof rack, but im stuck on one detail, how to mount it to my roof without drilling through the roof itself. Do aftermarket ski rack mounts work? I have factory roof racks if that matters. Any suggestions?

Why not drill? Drill out stock nutzerts, use bigger nutzerts and then attach to it. If you do things right it will be just as water proof if not more than originally.

 

[VegasAnthony]

Why not drill? Drill out stock nutzerts, use bigger nutzerts and then attach to it. If you do things right it will be just as water proof if not more than originally.

im not sure what this means
got any pics or a little more detail
nutzerts on the roof?
would this entail removing the headliner?

 

[Kejtar]

im not sure what this means
got any pics or a little more detail
nutzerts on the roof?
would this entail removing the headliner?

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2000&highlight=nutzerts