Sport edition roof rack question

[sonjason]

I’ve searched, but can’t find the answer. Is there some unusual way to install the end caps on the sport edition roof rack? They just have 2 holes that need to align to the rail that is bolted to the 4Runner but I cannot get them to stay in place.

Of all things with doing a rack swap I didn’t anticipate this to be my issue. [emoji2357]




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[Bluesky 07]

A pic would help a lot. What year 4R? Are you talking about the tubular sport rack? Happy to try to answer but need more info.

 

[sonjason]

Pardon my haste. It’s the sport edition rack end caps. Pics below, though it’s dark so the one pic on the 4Runner isn’t great. They should just snap in best I can tell, but I’m not doing something right apparently.

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[Johns06yota]

I’ve searched, but can’t find the answer. Is there some unusual way to install the end caps on the sport edition roof rack? They just have 2 holes that need to align to the rail that is bolted to the 4Runner but I cannot get them to stay in place.

Of all things with doing a rack swap I didn’t anticipate this to be my issue. [emoji2357]




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I had to remove the black gaskets on the bolts. When I took them out I found that my sport roof rack I bought already had gaskets in the bolt holes so in a sense it was double stacking them causing the end cap not to fit

 

[sonjason]

I had to remove the black gaskets on the bolts. When I took them out I found that my sport roof rack I bought already had gaskets in the bolt holes so in a sense it was double stacking them causing the end cap not to fit

Hmmm, that is good info. These bolts/gaskets came with my stock SR5 rack but I figured it would make sense to use them again on the sport rack. Guess not. I will try without tomorrow.

Thanks for the tip!


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