Just deleted my 80 Series OEM roof rack to install the Bowfin. If anyone else was wanting a simple solution for the delete see below, costs about $100 in hardware from McMaster Carr:
95608A125 Stainless Steel Ultra-Wide Flanged Button Head Screw, M5 x 0.8 mm Thread Size, 20 mm Long
Note: (16 required for full delete, 8 for delete of just corners, not the ribs in the middle)
99186A136 Weather-Resistant EPDM Rubber Sealing Washers for M10 Screw Size, 10.5 mm ID, 20 mm OD, Packs of 50
Used a $9.99 harbor freight heat gun to remove the metal top from the rubber ribs in the center. I then would peel the rubber taking as much of the black sticky 3M foam tape that adhered to the ribs with it in a single pull. Anything left I would hit with my eraser wheel attached to my drill. $10 Amazon eraser wheel worked fine and also did a good job to clean up the paint under the OEM feet in the corner. I’ll have to do something about the paint that’s bare down to metal in the near future.
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