Diy Roof Cross Bars

How to make your own roof crossbars.

Diy roof cross bars.

The factory bars can cost upwards of 350 a set. Diy roof rails for any vehicle with side rails. Rtt will go on the diy bed rack. However i just need to get my cross bar measurements very precise to hold the side rails perfectly straight and it will be all right.

25 diy roof cross bars. The design is simple and e. Cars these days don t include the cross bars to go with your roof rack. How to make cross bars cheap for under 20.

My mission was to make cross bars from readily available parts you can find at any hardware store. There are 3 boats on top of my montero now and my crossbars are no match for the weight. My buick suv didn t come with any cross bars. Diy roof rack cross bars.

Roof rails are necessary for any car top accessory like cargo baskets ski racks or bike racks. I ve been looking at the 40 100 range bars on. The most i see myself putting on these racks is 100 pounds. This can be very dangerous hence should be controlled.

Diy roof rack cross bars. A trip to the hardware store and 10 00 later i came up with this setup which worked gr. I used an old piece of aluminum beam from a tractor trailer to make cross rails for the roof rack on my 2003 honda odyssey. Made these for my 2003 montero sport mitsubishi challanger.

I saw a set on ebay for about 120 00 but still i d have to figure out how to mount it to the roof rack i bought. 1 8 is plenty strong enough to carry a good amount of weight. Ensure that the roof rack is in position and properly adjusted leaving good space at the centre. Using a flat head screw driver assemble the roof rails to the top of the car by sxrewing the side rails and the cross bars together.

I saw a set on ebay for about 120 00 but still i d have to figure out how to mount it to the roof rack i bought. I d like to upgrade on the cheap side since i don t need the interchangeability of a high end system and the bars can stay permanently mounted to the rails. A trip to the hardware store and 10 00 later i came up with this setup which worked gr. My buick suv didn t come with any cross bars.

And they can be pricey.