Liked the features of the Prinsu rack better than any other, so decided to get on for my double cab Taco. Considered getting the sounddampening strip, but thought it might be kinda cheezy. Welllllll, GET THE STRIP!!! I drove it on the freeway and couldn't hear myself think it was so loud! Decided to get the strip and see if there was a significant difference in the sound. I cut it down so it only filled the narrow space between the roof and the front of the rack. I looked pretty ok, but the big test was a...test drive. World of difference! As quiet as it was without the rack. highly recommend the sound damening strip! You don't need to try to make it fit the conture of the end when it goes away from the roof to the sides of the rack.
Awesome video! I wonder why Prinsu doesn’t make their own aftermarket version of the black weatherstrip with holes precut? That would be legit because you could keep the originals in case you ever removed the rack for any reason you could just throw the OG weatherstrips back on
Taco Twonz revisiting this idea because I just ordered a prinsu from R4T and will be installing soon. Do you think this type of product is something you guys could make and sell yourself one day?
Yosiph Armendariz lol nah probably just some haters, always someone out there that continues to watch our videos but always has something negative to say
Another great and informative install! Appreciate these videos. I was thinking about having this one installed professionally, but this video made me change my mind. Will probably get the diamondback cover first but the prinsu rack is next on the list!
these is what i though im ganna do it, its good that you did it first and teach me more and i learning more from you bro. Good job, love this video more then the other video i saw before way better then them...
Great job! Getting ready to install mine right now. Only thing I dont understand is why you dremeled the thick piece out of the molding. Is there a reason you cant just drill a hole straight through?
Installed mine yesterday. I tried without cutting but ending up doing exactly what they did. There is thin metal support thingy running underneath prevents from drilling through. Tried to force the issue and almost ruined the molding.
Another great video. The kit should have supplied stainless steel bolts, lock washers and flat washers for the roof portion to prevent rust and rust stains....
Consider using a 19mm punch to make your holes in the trim pieces. Makes for a much cleaner penetration and lessens the potential for damage that a large drill bit can cause.
angel torres I love the way it looks! There is definitely some wind noise just like any rack but it's minimal when I moved the wind deflector to the lowest position.
hey thanks for the helpful video! quick question - how tough is that metal piece in the weather strip? I don't have a dremel and was hoping to get through it with another tool...
So are those cross bars basically just 80/20 extrusion bars? I wonder if you wanted extra bars, you couldn’t just get some black bars from 80/20 if it’s cheaper than going through prinsu for extras?
Does it make any noise when driving on highway from wind ? I didn’t see you use noise reducing edge trim on front ? Thanks looks nice man. Awesome job. We love your videos. Always watch them.
Mark Miguel no vibrations but there is still a little wind noise. It's going to be hard to escape the wind noise, especially when you have other things up there like totes and cargo
David Ortez12 hey! That is actually a sneak peak for the next video! I had to modify the grill to fit those lights. I will have that up in the next video!
For some stupid reason the doesn't work on the extra cab because Toyota doesn't have factory nutserts installed. If you have the access cab you'll need to do nutserts yourself
Thanks for the video. Gave you one like. Please hold te camera steady as much as you can. You panning too much. My head was spinning when watching your video. Sorry, I have to cut it short.
Not a fan of all the bolts. Seems like legit rack but with all those bolts it’s does make it look ugly. If it was welded together it would look way better. I’m sure that would make it more expensive though.
ordered mine but I have to wait 4 weeks for shipping 🤬 and my local 4x4 shop wanted 500 to install? I will leave them nameless because I still shop there! voodoobluetacolife19💙🌮