Hi there -- just purchased an '11 LX and trying to figure out exactly what the roof gutter molding should look like on a stock vehicle. Mine seems to have gaps every so often, and I can't seem to decipher the parts catalog diagrams to figure out if that's normal or if my LX is missing some pieces. Thank you in advance!
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bloc
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There should be no gaps. Just rubber, roof rack feet, or the plastic cover shown above, from the top of the windshield all the way back to the spoiler. If the cover above is missing there will be a metal bracket remaining. If it's not that, it's one of the rubber/metal strips.
Note that your LX has a different roof rack than a LC, and some of the trim pieces are different as a result.
Note that your LX has a different roof rack than a LC, and some of the trim pieces are different as a result.
These things love to come off. I was missing both of the middle rubber pieces when I bought my LC. It was about $150 to replace both sides.
I’d also note that these rubber pieces don’t really do anything, they just keep leaves and other debris out of the roof rack channels. Not something that requires immediate attention and many people drive with the channels exposed for a while without knowing they’ve lost the rubber. But good to fix to prevent buildup of corrosive material.
I’d also note that these rubber pieces don’t really do anything, they just keep leaves and other debris out of the roof rack channels. Not something that requires immediate attention and many people drive with the channels exposed for a while without knowing they’ve lost the rubber. But good to fix to prevent buildup of corrosive material.
I will note that you can buy part # 7559635030 for $3.61 USD each at en.impex-jp.com or for $5.02 USD on partsouq.com or $4.75 on partsnext.com ... There are a number of other dealers that sell them for $10 to $15 in the US as well.
I lost a few of mine on the interstate during my first few weeks of LC ownership. I ended up buying several during the next part sale and keeping them on hand. I’ve found the adhesive E6000 on the up-facing ends is helpful in keeping them on my rig vs flying through the air and landing God knows where. HTh
bloc
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Some of them don’t. Seven years and 125k miles here with none missing, without the glue some people resort to.
Between the sun and organic matter where I live there’s no way I’d go without, given the potential for corrosion at the body seam.
IMO it’s about install method and avoiding close-range spray with a power washer.
Between the sun and organic matter where I live there’s no way I’d go without, given the potential for corrosion at the body seam.
IMO it’s about install method and avoiding close-range spray with a power washer.
Anyone have the parts diagrams/number listing for all of them?
bloc
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LC and LX, after the windshield trim, rubber parts front to back
a. 75551-60110
b. 75551-60110 (same)
c. 75555-60020
d. 75555-60020 (same)
e. 75554-60040
Each roof will also have one plastic 75596-35030 per side.. the location (between a&b or b&c) depends on whether it's a LC with the longer rack or LX with the shorter one.
a. 75551-60110
b. 75551-60110 (same)
c. 75555-60020
d. 75555-60020 (same)
e. 75554-60040
Each roof will also have one plastic 75596-35030 per side.. the location (between a&b or b&c) depends on whether it's a LC with the longer rack or LX with the shorter one.
I agree. It isn’t like they are water tight. My bet is they only function to ever so slightly reduce wind noise.
Maybe. But I think they're also there to minimize organic (eventually caustic) material buildup in an area where body seams meet.
After losing no less than 3 of these d@mn things on interstate travel being placed just with tension, I definitely am among those who needed adhesive for them to stay put. Thankfully, I've only lost one since using the glue. Is it a stupid problem? yes! But it's still a problem.
I’m pretty sure these were engineered purely as a way to microscopically reduce drag and improve gas mileage, like the ridges on the inside of our mirrors and on the outside edges of the tail lights. I don’t think Toyota was worried about protecting paint or corrosion.
If this is their purpose, they don't work well. Every time I remove one of these, it's full of mud, dirt and leaves underneath. Where they're missing, the channel is comparably clean.
Interesting data point. I'm assuming you wash your cars and don't "let the rain handle it?"
I don't park under trees enough to get any remarkable buildup of detritus in the channels with these weather strips in position. Though TBF my Toyota is comparatively younger than most here.
EDIT: I was curious, so I checked briefly with a search. FWIW, the most convincing answer I got was that it acts as a drip edge directing water away from the sides of the car and channeling it towards the back instead of the sides of the car. Other not so plausible stuff was that it would prevent leaks at the body seams (I don't find this likely given how easy it is to move our pieces, etc), minimizing wind noise, etc.
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Yes, before I had a rack on it I used to remove them when I was washing the lx. That's how I found out that they trap a lot of stuff. Similar to the side plastics on the tail. Those things also trap a lot of stuff.
