1 hour/$20 black roof rack

[Deuxdiesel]

I decided to go back to the OEM rack for now, but I couldn't stand the silver rack that came with the premium package. I completely disassembled the rails and roughed them up with 150 grit, and sanded down the caps with 400 grit just enough to knock the shine off them. I used Hurculiner spray for the rails ($14) and Krylon for the caps ($6). They are a little rougher texture than OEM black rails, but they came out great.

 

[patkelly4370]

Looks great!
I blacked mine too. My entire 4runner was blocked out except for the silver rack.
Matte vinyl wrap on the rails and bought black end caps.

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[Drizzie]

DO you need to reseal these at all at the roof when removing or just bolt them back on? I've got some vinyl wrap I purchased for this project but have been putting it off until I can get an answer on sealing or not.

 

[Deuxdiesel]

After I took the OEM rails off a month or so ago, I tried using the Rhino Rack Backbone system, which I could never get to seal very well. Before putting these back on I cleaned up the brackets and roof ditch and then used some butyl tape from McMaster-Carr. It was $10 for a big roll of it, and I only used about 8" of it. It is definitely worth the time to do it correctly- you don't want leaks.