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Old 01-26-2021, 06:12 PM #1
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My $400 DIY Roof Rack

After liking the look of the Prinsu roof rack but not wanting to spend close to $1,000 on a roof rack I decided to set out on making my own. I found this video on youtube that got me started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylPZkwRBA5o

After watching this and honestly copying a lot of his ideas I started with some sketches.

I then got some card stock and started mocking everything up to make sure it would all fit. Allowing the back hatch to open, see out the sunroof and flow with the body lines.
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Old 01-26-2021, 06:20 PM #2
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Once I felt comfortable with all the dimensions I spent about $250 at TNUTZ for the aluminum extrusions/hardware.

Another $90 from Grainger for the side panels and I had some stuff to start with.

While I was waiting I got some 3" angle iron from work. Due to the slope of the roof I did have a friend bend the angle iron in slightly with their press (not pictured). Then I bought some spacers from Ace Hardware, took off the old rack, cleaned the areas, and patched int the vinyl wraps.
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Once I got the aluminum sides I started drawing everything out on them.

Just like the original video I designed the rack to be split into two separate halves for easy assembly/storage if needed.
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Once everything was cut I started piecing everything together and verifying all my measurements were going to fit. Somewhere along the way I decided I wanted to integrate a light bar (an extra $50 for a cheap ebay light bar).
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Then using a little more card stock I started to build the front wind fairing. Part of the reason for this new roof rack was for it to be more aerodynamic and have less wind noise so my goal was to get it as flush with the front as possible. This took a few tries to make it look good and push as much air over the top as possible.
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Lastly after a quick sanding, a few coats of self etching metal spray, a few coats of semi-gloss black, and some time to dry and assemble. I had a finished roof rack.
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Looks great! I saw this video few weeks back and been thinking about making one as well. Just need to find the time lol.
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Very nice!
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I love this! Did you use 1/4" aluminum? What cutting tool did you use to create the front side rails?
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Great job! How much did you have to bend the mounting feet? Seems the only part that might be a bit hard without access to a press. Any chance you have a picture of the finished feet?
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That looks really good! and it looks better than some of the aftermarket racks that I've seen too. How long did it take you to build?
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Looks Great!
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What hardware did you go with for the taps from T-nutz? Going to make something similar as well. Tap size? length of extrusion?
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