PRINSU RACK Install 2020 Toyota Tacoma 

Thank you. Yea we tried doing that but underestimated the strength of the steel strip. I would exposed and cut the strip with tin snips.

That definitely would have worked better than what we did.

Thank you very much!!

Thank you and I Absolutely agree.

Yup. I severed the metal spine @ either side of each set of mounting points, then took a box cutter to remove the spine & rubber which seats in the rain channel leaving just the top rubber that sits flush with the roof. I put blue tape on the roof next to the channel at each mounting point and matched each bolt hole on center in the channel and marked it on the blue tape. I reinstalled the trim into the channel and then transferred my marks from the blue tape onto the trim, and then used a 19mm hole punch for the 5 holes. I punched the holes out from the top side of the trim to avoid any kind of ‘blowout’ on the visible side of the trim. Each hole lined up dead solid perfect over the roof bolt holes and the spacers fit beautifully snug into the 19mm holes I punched. End result was a super tight tolerance install that looks OEM precise. The only snag I ran into was that the rear driver side roof bolt hole was about 1/4” shallower than all other bolt holes and the supplied hex bolt bottomed out before it could be snugged down flush onto the rack. A quick trip to Home Depot for a slightly shorter M6 hex bolt fixed that. Start to finish in about 2 hours. My only concern with the rack and supplied mounting hardware is that the front Prinsu mounting points sit uncomfortably close to the roof, probably 2-3mm. Prinsu really should supply some spacers that are 2-3mm taller for the front mounting points. I may toss a washer or two on top of the front spacers to give me a tiny bit more clearance just to ease my mind.

Bobby Franco thank you very much and a good piece of info indeed.

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Nice. I tried doing the holes first but the metal strip inside wouldn’t go and slipped to the side. So I just cut it. Honestly I don’t even think about it since it’s covered by the mounting plate. Luckily.

No thank you for watching.

You are probably right but I still think the metal strip in the center would have messed it up. Honestly I haven’t had any issues with it to date. Plus it’s under the plate and you can’t see the cuts. Honestly haven’t thought about it once since the install. Thx for watching.

Adventure Built very true, i guess as long as there’s silicone

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

pdx.trailerguy very nice man. The Prinsu rack are very nice. Unfortunately there has been some really nice racks that have come out recently. Oh well prize money well spent. I ended up doing a Yakima rack over the camper shell and just installed my Yakima awning to that. So nice. It’s my first one. And I also recently got a road shower. We are going to be road shower twinsies!!! I’ll keep an eye out for your IG posts.

What are the new racks you are talking about

Thank you very much!!!!

I would say no. You might get a whistle on the roof without the weatherstrip but I have so much wind noise, I would hear it anyway 😂😂😂

It came with the rack so I don’t have that exact item. Sorry.

You are 100% correct. But better!!!!

No the rack bolts into the factory mounting bolts. Plus all the pointing points are sealed up with silicone. I’ve had it up there over a year with no issues.

Thank you very much. They really don’t howl but it does produce wind noise. It’s not terrible. I have a rifle case with recover gear and a shovel and those just add to the noise. Washing I just go under the bars the best I can. Haven’t waxed it yet but when I do I’ll take the bars out. I might just pull the entire rack.

Hey Mike. I’m not quite sure which part you are referring to. Can you put the time stamp of video and I’ll take a look so we are on the same page. Thanks man.

Thank you very much!!!

If you can assemble an ikea anything you can install a prinsu rack!!! Go gettem tiger...

Yea they are definitely noisy but that is the price you pay to have storage on the roof. Outside of a Thule Box which are still loud, not sure if there is anything better.

Thanks man. I have been looking into that and there are not any good options out yet. For me it’s the camera and the sensors behind the front emblem. Honestly I might just keep the stock grill. It’s beefy looking.

My son got a Pro grill for his 2019 Taco and I don’t think that he has had any problems with his

Yes a little bit but the silicone keeps the threads protected.

@@AdventureBuilt the stagnant water in the channel is what scares me a little bit (in the long run) and probably the only thing that's holding me back from purchasing the rack. I appreciate your quick response, cheers

I like them both. I like the side profile of the Prinsu and the light bar cover of the Cali Raised.

Thank you. 👍🏻

It was a long time ago but it should take 2 people maybe 3-4 hours to get it installed. It took us longer because of video. It usually doubles the time for us.

Brian M. The overall height will add 3.5” to your truck. And 3.5” is a big deal neighbor.

Hey man. So using the Yakima bars on my shell means that they sit a couple inches taller than my prinsu rack. I’m pretty sure you can put a prinsu rack on your camper shell and it will be flush all the way across. Best of luck.

Carmine W yea it’s pretty awesome. Not yet but regearing is gonna happen soon.

pow no noticeable drop in mpg but have some wind noise. Might more noticeable because I have a sunroof. Hope this helps.

I would have to assume no it won’t fit just looking at the pictures. Only one way to really find out. Good luck.

I absolutely do run a roof top tent. Check out some of the more recent videos. Thanks for watching.

Thank you very much. So I placed the shark fin between the bars because it barely clears and didn’t want a bar bending into it. There is some flex to the aluminum cross bars.

Thank you. They are the Toyo MT 35x12.5r17.

There is a quite a bit more wind noise but my 35” mud terrains drown it all out. Haha.

I basically took 2.5” long carriage bolts and ground down the sides and face of the bolt until it fit into the prinsu track. Then I put the bolts threw the holes on all 4 corners and hold it down with big washers and wing nuts. Has never come loose.

I look some small carriage bolts, ground down the head to fit in the track secured the trax with large washers and wing nuts. They are very secure but a slow process to take of and on.

Adventure Built thanks for the tip. So unfortunately all these racks and bed rails required additional mounts/brackets.

You nailed on the head my friend. A completely agree.