DIY SUV Roof Rack Cross Bars 

I don't know why but I sat through this whole vid and found it really relaxing (and informative) to watch. Cheers!

Nice job, dude. It’s nice to see that I’m not the only one that still makes stuff.

You just saved me from drilling holes in my side rails. Im using the same kinda bar. Cheers!

awesome job men , try track bed liner spray instead paint

F-ing genius... i have been looking at all of the junk aftermarket ones. This looks great.

Great job man ! Bet you got a great manicure filing down those short pieces on the sander.

:) OMG! Genius! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing! Will go get some square tubing :) ALL the BEST ! ! ! !

I did this. I used paint. I cut out thick rubber strips to cushion between the square channel and the aluminum roof rails. It is solid. Thank you! Great idea.

I have been trying to come up with ideas and I love this! I might try just using a u-bolt instead. Thank you for the ideas!

Hell yes !, totally doable. My guess, probably stronger than what you could purchase pre made.

Absolutely brilliant mate great job

That is a great idea and not hard to do. Thanks for sharing

Great idea and i drive the same exact car. Thanks for the video

One thing you can always give a try instead of paint is trying to spray on flexseal I did that on the top of a tough box that I have that I used to keep in the back of my truck and I would load plenty of stuff on top of it that stuff has lasted for years never got scraped off didn’t crack in the sun and was even fine in the winters and I’m in Colorado so we have drastic weather and the surface won’t be so rough that it all scrape up your canoe

A simple practical idea to solve a problem.

Put some bike inner tube over the cross bars. It will save the finish on both the cross bars and the trim on your canoe.

You could probably beef up the strength by nesting the next size down perforated tubing into the 1" tubing

Great video, I will do this on my car!

thx. I will do it soon. great ideea

Best idea

Thanks for this idea! I might make a version out of aluminum that would be quite similar as strut is wicked expensive where I am!

you can put the house holder-rubber on the edge of bar...it's nice

Beauty!

I can only imagine the wind noise thru all those holes on the express way, at least the deer will stay clear hahah.. Good idea thou, I would have used a solid piece and drilled holes only where I need to.

Awesome Job!!!!!!!❤❤❤

Great video

Thank you for this video you just saved me a ton of money

Maybe use enamel spray paint or plastic dip. I’m definitely going to do this rack thanks for sharing

Damage to the vehicle roof rails from the clamps? Could probably use some neoprene gaskets. But otherwise very practical and on the budget.

get a 2 pack of silicone cooking mats from amazon and cut some strips and wrap the roof rack if your worried about damage from the diy cross bars, wont get any scratches that way, use a smooth finish spray on bed liner to paint everything for a much tougher and long lasting finish

Genius!!!

Try etching type primer , or vinyl dipping.

I might do this for my subaru crosstrek. Right now I have a Thule roof rack and honestly, it's too heavy. This is a much lighter (and cheaper) solution.

Nice job. What do think the weight capacity is? I had to listen to the video muted so if you said it I didn't hear it. I'm looking to DIY beefier load bars for my old Land Cruiser instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a Yakima/Thule setup since I'll only use it about 10 days per year.

Nice

Very good! How is the wind noise?

How did the bars hold up against rust? Did you have to repaint them eventually?

Maybe use truck bed liner instead of paint! Should hold up better!

Put the bars thro pool noodles would work great.

SUPER

Maybe some rhino liner or bed liner coating.

Will it work , for a kayak j mount?

Did you try spray on bed liner?

What’s the most weight wise you’ve had on it

Does anyone know if u bolts would work as well?

Try spraying with spray in bed liner. that should hold up to a little more abuse.

I need to do something like this for my Jeep Patriot to carry my Kayak. I am debating square vs round tubing. What is your opinion?

how about wrapping the channel with HD grade electrical water tape?

Take it back down to metal and go to Home Depot and pick up some clean metal primer spray that on the whole thing first and then do your black and no rust will come

Where do you buy the tubing? Does Home Depot carry it? Also, how much for two lengths?

Rough it up with sandpaper first???

Nice pipe size pls

primer and sand

Doesn't this hum and whistle over 40mph

What's the weight capacity?

Made mine from unistrut

Go Hawkeyes