I just removed th roof rack on our 2000 lx470. I plan to use 80/20 for better cross bars. The feet and side rail bars are scratched and I plan to paint them black before re-installing. Not surprisingly the pads that the feet rest on are disintegrating (1st photo).
I want to get new (or good used) pads if not too expensive to replace. If they turn out to be too expensive then I might consider going a different rout and replace the feet and side rails all together. I tried partsourq with the part numbers and nothing came up. I also tried to find the diagram for my VIN and can’t seem to find the diagram for the roof rack to check to see what part number might be.
I had I noticed when removing everything is that there are two holes in back, three in the middle and four up front. The lx470 only had 2 feet on each side so the existing rack only uses 2 of the holes in the front and 2 in the back. I think the Landcruiser uses those middle holes as well. It would seem to me that if i am redoing things using more holes/attachment points would spread the load and even potentially increase the rated load from 150lbs.
Note that I am trying to keep costs down so don’t want to go the route of a whole new $1000+ rack. I have seen the gamviti towers but those are about $40-45 a piece is about $160 for 4. However if the OEM pads are close to the same price then it might be worth chipping in a bit more for future flexibility.
Any thoughts from the group on what I am considering? TIA!
I want to get new (or good used) pads if not too expensive to replace. If they turn out to be too expensive then I might consider going a different rout and replace the feet and side rails all together. I tried partsourq with the part numbers and nothing came up. I also tried to find the diagram for my VIN and can’t seem to find the diagram for the roof rack to check to see what part number might be.
I had I noticed when removing everything is that there are two holes in back, three in the middle and four up front. The lx470 only had 2 feet on each side so the existing rack only uses 2 of the holes in the front and 2 in the back. I think the Landcruiser uses those middle holes as well. It would seem to me that if i am redoing things using more holes/attachment points would spread the load and even potentially increase the rated load from 150lbs.
Note that I am trying to keep costs down so don’t want to go the route of a whole new $1000+ rack. I have seen the gamviti towers but those are about $40-45 a piece is about $160 for 4. However if the OEM pads are close to the same price then it might be worth chipping in a bit more for future flexibility.
Any thoughts from the group on what I am considering? TIA!
