REMOVING STOCK ROOF RAILS..... AND INSTALL A BASKET

BEN JEEPIN · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:23 pm

Has anyone removed a stock roof rails and attached a roof basket ?
how do you do it ? does anyone have any ideas for me or even better diagrams or plans ?

many thanks !

Ben

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:35 pm

http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/Liberty_gecko_accessories.htm

jeremesh · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:19 am

removing the existing bars is not hard. The key to making it easy is to have your new basket match up with the existing holes. Now the hard part that I found on that is matching the multiple angles (front to back and left to right of the roof. My basket isnt as elegant as TJKJs but with my limited tools and experience, I'm happy with it.

Jeep is mostly hidden by my hammock but you can see the rack over the top of it.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:23 am

There's several options out there

Your first obstacle for removing the stock rails is realizing the bolts that hold them on are hidden inside a "clamshell" sort of area, need a wide thin screw driver, pry tool, or paint scraper to pry the two halves apart to access the bolts

if you need/want something temporary.. get a long piece of 2x2 aluminum hollow square bar, cut it in half and U-bolt it on.. won't give you a basket but it'll give you rails to support a load off your roof

Pote · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:53 pm

See Mudd...you were making me second guess myself! :goink:

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tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:09 pm

Pote wrote:

See Mudd...you were making me second guess myself! :goink:

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=47811

About what, don't understand?
Theres RLs roof rack and some others

Pote · **Posted:** Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:51 pm

touche'

REMOVING STOCK ROOF RAILS..... AND INSTALL A BASKET

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