rageandlove
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OP here. Nope. I spent a year trying various things and eventually gave up and sold it (they get a reasonable price) and bought a Sherpa rack, which is incredibly functional. Only regret is I didn't do it 18 months earlier.
2019 and 2020 TRD Pro Rack - Any Way To Make Useful?
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OP here. Nope. I spent a year trying various things and eventually gave up and sold it (they get a reasonable price) and bought a Sherpa rack, which is incredibly functional. Only regret is I didn't do it 18 months earlier.
daytonaviolet
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There’s this one guy on the forum who made his rack longer. Looks more functional.
That looks great! makes a dumb rack at least useful. The weird rack is another reason the Pro will never be on my shopping list lol. Also looks better than the Gobi with the front bump up.
There’s this one guy on the forum who made his rack longer. Looks more functional.
AgentKooper
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Nice, those Sherpas look great, and the company is just down the road from me, so that would make things easier. I found a ski box I can fit up there, and that's good enough for me in the short term. But if I decide to switch it out, Sherpa is my first choice for sure. I wish they made a half or 3/4 rack for the 5th gen.
AgentKooper
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That looks great - nice work. At a minimum that's what Toyota should have done if they were committed to the FJ style. But that's beyond my capability and I don't want to drill.
mistervague
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I may be in the minority here but I find the Pro roof rack to be fine for most things. I regularly put skis, kayaks (step stool required!), or a cargo box up there. I have strapped Rotopax (on pads) and luggage too.
I do wish it wasn't quite so tall, and it would be nice to have more of a floor. Aaaand it does look odd. Those are not things I would spend much money to fix, personally, but I can see why others may have different functional needs or aesthetic taste and would want something better.
I do wish it wasn't quite so tall, and it would be nice to have more of a floor. Aaaand it does look odd. Those are not things I would spend much money to fix, personally, but I can see why others may have different functional needs or aesthetic taste and would want something better.
RichinRidgewood
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As you can see here those huge roof racks are great for decorating with Christmas lights and spreading Christmas cheer
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AgentKooper
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Yeah, I definitely don't hate it. It does what I need it to do at this point too, though I had to work harder than should have been necessary to find the right ski box and fit it up there (small problem in the grand scheme of things). I actually think the rack looks fine too. It's just the one thing on the vehicle that doesn't feel perfect, and sometimes I get a little frustrated thinking about how, with a little more design thought, it could have been a lot better. I'm in no big hurry to replace it, though, if ever.
How do I find @little_tower? I need to order this top rail delete kit so that I can fit a fly rod vault on the rack.
DEF4Runner
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Spensane
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There’s this one guy on the forum who made his rack longer. Looks more functional.
Did he do a write up? I might be interested in trying this.
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I may be in the minority here. However I actually like my trd pro rack. I use Yakima bar adapters on the crossbars and have my maxtrax and a 4 gallon rotopax fuel container on top. Built a diy high lift mount for the side using drag racing ballast clamps and hardware from ace that couldn’t be better. I’m not interested in a RTT or carrying significant weight up top so this work perfectly for me. No drilling and with the Yakima I’m using the stock maxtrax and rotopax mounts. I couldn’t be happier. Pics if you want.
Yes, pics would be great.
HOTBRASS365
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Not my post, but I will confirm that the 23H mighty mount fits the crossbars perfectly. I am using them on my pro rack.
ANybody with a link to a thread on all the work needed for this? It looks great!
DO you have part numbers for the Yakima bar adapters?
Sgranelli11
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I sold mine for $500. You can get aluminum cross bars from victory 4x4 for non pro rails instead of buying a super expensive rack.
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