Open the rear hatch and then slide them rearwards...Thats what I did!
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Open the rear hatch and then slide them rearwards...Thats what I did!
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Wiggle them side to side as you pull up.. once you do a couple you'll get the feel for how they pop up. If you decide to not reinstall it, then use a screwdriver to pop the plastic clip things off.. they're just on with double-sided tape.
I have an '06 LX OEM rack if anybody is interested. PM me if interested still, Green color.
So this means that with a 4-footed rack, there are actually 4 pairs of mounting points? ie. I could potentially have 4 rhino rack cross bars? Can i assume that this then holds true for all NA spec 100's?
When you remove the cover between the two feet of the 4-footed rack, can this cover be used to cover the front feet of the 4-footed rack? I am planning on getting the bajarack utility rack and i believe they have a 3-footed mounting system. I would have to use the rear most, front most and middle mounting holes and i would like to cover the holes that were previously utilized by the front foot of my 4-foot rack with this cover. Possible?
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Yes, probably yes but not sure, and yes pretty sure. Here's a pic with 4 per side, not Baja though:
Unless I misunderstand, no it's one big long cover, with multiple rectangular openings cut into it. On some trucks there are 2, others 3, but I haven't seen any 4's... you can't piece meal the cover pieces between the towers though, as it's all one unit- sheet metal on the bottom, some type of thin plastic on top.
So glad that I found this post. I would have never guessed by looking at the rack "feet" that the tops simply popped off. I wanted to slide out my factory cross bars and install my Yakima rack which was pretty easy to do once I unbolted the front section of the factory rack. Thanks for the diagram Hoser. Do you by chance remember where you were able to find it?
Breaking the small tabs that keep these from blowing off must be a right of passage. Anyone have a passenger side rear cover from a six footed OEM rack laying around? PM me.
First post on the forum, have been following along for awhile and been slowly performing maintenance and mods to our 2000 LC. Well, in pulling off the roof rack and getting to the last mount (center drivers side) I find both bolt cavities are filled with water and both bolt heads have corroded away. Aaaaaack! Anyone experience this and found a semi nondestructive method in getting these bolts out? Many thanks!
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I want to remove the center rails on my 98. If I saws all them in half will they slide out without removing the rails?
NO. They need to slide out of the rails. R&R is a 30 minute deal. it's not hard.
Ok cool. Thanks.
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The rubbery-plastic-ish bottom foot on the roof racks... is it the same on the LX to the LC? Also, anyone have the Toy PN's for this? I need the 4 corners if it's the same and in black.
Painted my LX feet and they look great in terms of color but in general the parts are old and decrepit.
The rubbery-plastic-ish bottom foot on the roof racks... is it the same on the LX to the LC? Also, anyone have the Toy PN's for this? I need the 4 corners if it's the same and in black.
Painted my LX feet and they look great in terms of color but in general the parts are old and decrepit.
Really? No one?
The rack parts are not in the toyota eco system that I can find. Port install item.
New to the site, again, but anyone ever mounted an '03 LC OEM roof rack to a '99 LX470? Got a sweet deal on a 6' rack with 3 mounts per side, but laid out a side just to see and realized no holes for front mounts. Saw Brock working on similar scenario. Any progress?
I know this thread is on the older side, but it appears some are still following it until recently.
I just bought a 2001 LX470, and am in need of a cross bar. Understanding they come in pairs of two, and that it seems a lot of people have removed them in the past I'd take two - no problem.
Please let me know if you have some you're looking to part with, and the cost.
I just bought a 2001 LX470, and am in need of a cross bar. Understanding they come in pairs of two, and that it seems a lot of people have removed them in the past I'd take two - no problem.
Please let me know if you have some you're looking to part with, and the cost.
