I actually dont know and im not home to check right now but I want to say they are 42 inches,. It's weird if yours are too long if it came boxed up from the company unless the completely wrong rack was sent.
The front brackets that connect to the actual roof? Or the front brackets that connect to the wind visor? If you are not talking about the wind visor… the. Yes I removed the rubber molding. The confusing part for me was which way they went. Since I had no instructions I had to call for them to tell me which side connected to the bracket and which side connected to the roof
mine hasn't leaked yet. I am nervous about that though. I will say I used a lot of silicone...ALOT. but im noticing that because of the heat now, the silicone is turning brittle. Im not 100% sure if this is something I have to take off and reapply every so often. what do you have on the roof rack?