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Old 04-28-2021, 12:11 PM #1
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Cheap roof rack end caps.

I had the front 2 end caps break over 6 months ago. They were just brittle and broke when anything touched them. I was going to buy OEM parts but the back left broke when I was washing the roof. 2 OEM end caps were hard enough to swallow so when the third broke it justified trying $39 dollar third party non-oem / aftermarket parts even it they failed.

So far so good. A lot of advice is given here for removing old ones so they don't break but I don't think anything would work once they become as brittle as mine. I purchased the "itrims" brand from amazon. They have smaller tabs on one side than OEM. They look just like the originals but felt a little thinner. I had to put the smaller side into the slots first then position them and pop them down with my palm. I pushed and pulled pretty dang hard after installation and they didn't budge. I did a trip to Orlando and spent some time at 65mph and nothing rattled or flew off. Now keep in mind this is Florida, so no extreme cold to test them with. As far as I can tell they are well worth $39 and unless something changes they should last a while.

The biggest problem during the install was the black rubber/plastic seal under the rack foot is deteriorating. Any time I touched it especially with anything wet black was smeared everywhere including on me.
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All 4 OEM sport edition caps cost $38 from the dealer near me.

Sport Edition Roof Rack Rail Covers
PT278-89060-LC and PT278-89060-RC

Why go after market?
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Because that is not the one for my 2004 sport. Yours at my parts place is $16

Mine are $71 rear and $89 front (each).

Yours Front Rear Cover Le PT278-89060-LC | OEM Parts

Mine 2003-2009 Toyota 4Runner Front Cover 63491-35011 | OEM Parts
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Holy Moly!!!!!! Crazy that yours cost so much more. I had no idea the different trims had such a huge price difference!!!

Just checked my dealer and $98 for that one part number!
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So how does $39 dollars for 4 sound now ????
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You can also run a bead of silicon under them, before attaching, to glue them in
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I just ordered the itrims also. I broke the front one installing my awning. The plus for me was I wanted black anyway to continue killing anything silver.
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You can also run a bead of silicon under them, before attaching, to glue them in
I filled the tabs and slots where the tabs go with silicon to glue them in, and ran a short bead on each side. I was worried that water might collect if I put a bead all the way around the bottom.

Also, they came black and shinny, so I hit them with a random orbit to scuff the surface before painting.

P.S. 1D4 titanium metallic is getting hard to come buy. All my local parts stores had no 1D4 (duplicolor BTY 1615) and could not order any more.
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