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Yoter · 08-24-2003, 07:22 AM

fender washers work sweet. I will post pics later aswell. Be thankful you dont have the frikkin headliner that 2nd gens have. That sucks taking that out. I used:
5/16
bolts
washers
lock washers
nuts
fender washers
make sure you seal it so it doesnt leak, i hear the DUHS already but I didnt do it and just fabbed up some rubber composite strips that i drilled smaller that 5/16 so it would create a tight seal to the roof.

I think if i were to do it again i would do the following. hard mount the bolts with proper washers and sealant or whatever to the roof. That way you can unboltthe rack from the roof without moving the bolts in and out of the roof eventually tearing it up. If its hard mounted i think you can just slide that rack on to the bolts acting as studs. Just an idea though.

08-24-2003, 07:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Yoter Guest Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,048	fender washers work sweet. I will post pics later aswell. Be thankful you dont have the frikkin headliner that 2nd gens have. That sucks taking that out. I used: 5/16 bolts washers lock washers nuts fender washers make sure you seal it so it doesnt leak, i hear the DUHS already but I didnt do it and just fabbed up some rubber composite strips that i drilled smaller that 5/16 so it would create a tight seal to the roof. I think if i were to do it again i would do the following. hard mount the bolts with proper washers and sealant or whatever to the roof. That way you can unboltthe rack from the roof without moving the bolts in and out of the roof eventually tearing it up. If its hard mounted i think you can just slide that rack on to the bolts acting as studs. Just an idea though.