Intresting, i wouldnt mind deleting my rack. Ive already removed the cross beams

I'm surprised the OEM delete kit doesn't come with any mastic patches. When I removed my rack for the first time the mastic got messed up so I ended up buying new mastic tape when I put it back on.

I have had the roof rack delete working for about 6 months. Somewhere along the line I have lost the weather stripping that runs along the top of the roof. Automatic carwashes are not our friend...
Anyone have the part number for the replacement strips? Many thanks

Disregard, found the part number... This is an issue though without the rack to put pressure on the strip, it may fly off on the wash...

Has anyone removed the plastic covers from the Delete kit? is there a right way to remove them? I did the Delete about two years ago and now I'm getting a leak, I did not use the silicone, so now I will remove the caps and redo the bolts with the tape and silicone. Any advice is appreciated

Thanks Matt

I'm rack free as well for now. I really like the smoothie look. When I bought mine used, it had a TMT rack on it that I removed due to rust (sold). I went and sized the bolts at the hardware store and bought some shorter ones. Siliconed them up and reinstalled. Sadly the previous owner removed the long black gutter covers completely so I can't hide my bolts.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone else have an issue with the plastic covers from the kit not lining up well with the weather stripping?

Curious here to, did the install, all arrows out, but the covers are all not inline with black weather strip on the roof. Does yallz line up perfectly?


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Same issue here lol, I have a small gap on the outside edge on all 4 covers


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I just did this on my PRO. Followed some great You Tube videos and BINGO, one of those stupid torx heads stripped. 7 of 8 came just fine. For such a high-end vehicle, Toyota felt the need to use cheap metal torx bolts. So, now, I drilled the stripped head off and tried everything from torching the bolt itself to heat up the absurd amount of Loctite Toyota uses, to vice grips which even the needle nose type are too large to get in the space to remove the remaining threaded bolt stem, and even so, neither item, even with tape or rubber band wrapped around the stem for extra grip, is secure enough to get it out. I am now looking to this forum for how to remove the headliner without damaging it and twisting the entire gasket it is screwed into as a leverage to get it out from the bottom. If anyone has any info on headliner removal related to these PRO racks, please help. This hopefully gives you some help. If I could have ordered my PRO new, I would have requested it without the darn rack. UGh!!!

I want to either remove and paint or replace with a black factory rack, the rack on my 2012 SR5, or remove it completely and replace with a Gobi.

Anyway, your truck looks great and I also want to get rid of all the chrome.

Joe

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I'll be ordering the parts to do mine tomorrow.

I ordered the Toyota OEM rack delete kit off of Amazon, but I’ve since added antennas and decided to keep my side rails on.

It may as well get used and not sit around in my garage, so if one of the members here is interested, shoot me a PM.

Anyone know if the same Parts will work for a 2023 Pro?

They haven’t changed the rack or the vehicle, so should be no issue.