Homemade Roof Rack Cross Bars

Measuring and trial fitting.

Homemade roof rack cross bars.

Drill where you marked. 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. A 10 piece cost me about 2 00. My bars were wider at the rear of the car.

Mount the bars to the rack. Lay the crossbars on your side rails and grab one of your u bolts. Repeat for the other side and the second bar. Using your u bolt mark where holes need to be drilled on the underside of your crossbar.

To bolt it together i installed each bolt loosely and then tightened them up from. 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. Avoid drilling too deep into the roof of the car. This can be very dangerous hence should be controlled.

After deciding on a general design in my head i headed to the hardware store s plumbing. Diy roof rack cross bars step 1. Cut the bars to length. Remember to measure both front and back.

Ensure that the roof rack is in position and properly adjusted leaving good space at the centre.