Custom roof rack mounting questions

[hidesertwheelin]

I bought a roof rack for my LX470 from @reevesci. There were two different sytles of roof racks used on 100 series. I need to use the front most mounting holes, which on my LX is covered by the channel molding as I have the shorter factory roof rack that does not use these mounting holes. My question is should I just remove the channel moldings completely? Or should I remove it, cut that area out, and then re-install the molding?


My current roof rack

The @reevesci roof rack he installed on one of his customers vehicles.

 

[Emcd]

do you mean the black plastic rook channel? That's my LC with the rack, the mounts fit, but were tight with the mounts. if they are too tight, I would route them out with a dremel or some sort of rotary tool to barely make them fit. I wouldn't remove the plastic runners. if you like, I can send you pics of my mounts.

 

[hidesertwheelin]

do you mean the black plastic rook channel? That's my LC with the rack, the mounts fit, but were tight with the mounts. if they are too tight, I would route them out with a dremel or some sort of rotary tool to barely make them fit. I wouldn't remove the plastic runners. if you like, I can send you pics of my mounts.

Yes the black plastic roof channel. I have to remove it anyways because it covers the front mounting holes. I was just wondering if I should trim the channel molding to fit the new mounts and re-install it or just leave it off entirely. And yes, please send me pictures of what you have. Thanks.

 

[benc]

I would remove it completely, it's only purpose is astectics and dirt trap.

 

[AimCOtaco]

Agree, most installs just remove it completely.

 

[Bigherm22]

Having the same issue with the Gamiviti rack I'm putting on my LX470 right now. Don't mind leaving the trim out if it's just aesthetics. Should I worry about the windshield trim, where it met the roof trim, starting to flop around or has that not been a problem for anyone?

 

[duggy]

Removed it when I installed my LabRak.