Diy Roof Cross Bars

Cars these days don t include the cross bars to go with your roof rack.

Diy roof cross bars.

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. Rtt will go on the diy bed rack. Avoid drilling too deep into the roof of the car. How to make cross bars cheap for under 20.

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. How to make your own roof crossbars. Roof rails are necessary for any car top accessory like cargo baskets ski racks or bike racks. A trip to the hardware store and 10 00 later i came up with this setup which worked gr.

Made these for my 2003 montero sport mitsubishi challanger. Please comment like and subscribe so i can continue. Ensure that the roof rack is in position and properly adjusted leaving good space at the centre. There are 3 boats on top of my montero now and my crossbars are no match for the weight.

I ve been looking at the 40 100 range bars on. The factory bars can cost upwards of 350 a set. My mission was to make cross bars from readily available parts you can find at any hardware store. Diy roof rails for any vehicle with side rails.

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 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. This can be very dangerous hence should be controlled.

1 8 is plenty strong enough to carry a good amount of weight. A pair of rails from the main. 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. My buick suv didn t come with any cross bars.

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. The most i see myself putting on these racks is 100 pounds. The design is simple and e. Diy roof rack cross bars.

And they can be pricey.