Factory roof rack seal is rotting.

So I have a factory roof rack on my double cab. I was washing my truck a few weeks ago and while I was spraying the roof down the seals started crumbling away. I've seen a few people have had their factory racks leak and I want to prevent this from happening. What would be the best way to replace the seals?

 

what I would do is unscrew the rack from your roof, find a flat rubber piece with same thickness, cut it in the same shape as the old ones then reinstall the rack

 

Silicone around the edges?

 

Clearly the easiest thing to do is sell me your roof rack and let me deal with any leakage problems

 

Front Right 63486-AD010
Front Left 63487-AD010
Rear Right 63488-AD010
Rear Left 63489-AD010

 

You my friend...rock!!!! I have been looking for these for a long while.

 

You might want to call the dealer and verify the part numbers. I was just looking at the diagram that I attached.

 

I will. I didn't know that the roof rack was a Toyota part. I feel stupid for thinking it was aftermarket/add on.

 

I'll call them tomorrow and ask. Since so few tacos came with racks I thought I wouldn't find a part number.

 

Well... a few months later and I've hit another wall. No one really knows what the part number I ordered looked like but it was 6 bucks so I bought one seal for the front left to see if it was the right part. It was a plastic piece that was too small and flat to fit. Now I need to figure out the best materials/procedure to make my own seals.

 

see if @gunny1005 can help track down the 'seals' - worth asking him to check the computer. Ya never know - might get lucky.

 

Well... no one could find the parts in their systems. Local dealer and the guys on here all said the part just isn't in the system. I have a sheet of butyl rubber and saw some FJ guys using roof flashing sealant on their bolts. So I need to go find some of that today. And maybe some bedliner for the rack, saw a few XJ guys do that on sun beat racks.

 

Were there different factory roof racks for 1st Gen Tacoma's?
Mine is way different.

 

I assume yours and mine are just two different factory designs. The original owner of mine bought it at the dealership new with the rack and I've seen people with your rack say the same thing. I hate how little information there is out there about them.

 

Holy shit. You have the exact roof rack as me. I've never seen another one before...

I spent hours trying to find info on this rack and totally disassembled it to find more info.

I have bad news if you're trying to find replacement parts for that rack.

I believe this isn't a oem Tacoma rack. It may be oem Toyota. But due to the SAE sert nuts with gasket-maker sealant and 1999 date code on the inside of the rack I believe this was a limited dealer option. And when I mean limited, I believe only one dealer installed this rack. My truck was purchased new from Piercey Toyota in Milpitas, CA.

 

I've seen one other like mine on here (plus yours now) but none on the roads here in Texas so this might be the case. I'm taking mine apart this afternoon, any tips or is it fairly east to put back together?

 

Fairly easy. The rack is thin plastic, so be easy on the inner inserts. 8 bolts. Be careful not to strip the head. Cross bars are an Allen wrench.

 

Well I'll get pictures soon but I repaired the rack (I hope) for the foreseeable future. I bed lined it and cut out some new seals, as well as sticking some roof flashing around each screw after seeing some FJ guys on another site doing the same.