LX 570 OEM roof crossbars - feel like I am taking crazy pills

[SC4TA]

OEM is cheap enough, just go that route. Ed Martin may still have some LC racks that have been removed. Don’t skimp and get a knockoff here...one of us may be driving behind you (probably tailgating) when whatever you’re carrying on the roof flies off!

I obviously don't want it flying off, but I don't know if OEM is really any better. I am using the OEM bolts, nuts, retainer clips, and cross bars; I just need the side rails which are aluminum. Are the knockoffs that much worse? The OEM rails are $800 for a set, whereas eBay has them for around $200.

I don't mind buying someone's OEM take off if they have it available.

Do the existing LX front/rear covers work with the longer LC side rails?

 

[CharlieS]

Personally, I wouldn't trust the aftermarket eBay rack parts from Asia. If I were you, I'd try to find someone who has upgraded to an aftermarket rack system that doesn't need the OEM parts.

 

[Tighe]

@Eric Sarjeant

 

[grinchy]

A couple differences:
On some years of LX570 (my gen 1 for example) the factory crossbars were shorter than the TLC crossbars. The factory LX570 rails are wider. The crossbars are of the same design, and the slides/clamps work fine, the bars themselves are shorter.
Aside from the 2016+ LX570 racks, it seems that the Gen 1 and Gen 2 LX570 racks are two pad, the TLC racks are three pad.

 

[t4r2lx570]

Those of you who've swapped the LX570 rack for an LC200 rack, did you silicone the holes before you inserted the bolts? How did you waterproof the bolts/holes?

 

[grinchy]

Those of you who've swapped the LX570 rack for an LC200 rack, did you silicone the holes before you inserted the bolts? How did you waterproof the bolts/holes?

Nope, no silicone in the factory install, so none used in mine.
No leaks for two years.
I used all oem bolts rubbers and parts

 

[NYC570]

If I remember correctly, the stock brackets have a little gasket on them. Sometimes part of the gasket comes off during removal but there's still enough left for a good seal.

 

[coleAK]

I siliconed mine. But then not sure that it mattered.