Roof racks

Hey guys I'm a yota owner from down in the 559 I got an 04 Tacoma I want to gear up with a. Roof rack there nothing on the top of my truck it's an extended cap but i don't know what type of rack to try putting on I don't wanna waste money

 

I put a compact Smittybilt Defender roof rack on my '04 Tacoma last month. It was pretty easy to install. As you know, we don't have any rails or factory mounting spots on the tops of our first gens so it has to be drilled to attach. The rack I got required drilling eight, 1/2" holes into the sheet metal of the roof. No need to drill all the way through, just far enough to go through the sheet metal (don't need to remove the headliner or do anything from inside the cab).

Place the well nuts into the 8 holes you drilled, mount the rack and attach it to the well nuts using the provided screws. The well nuts expand inside the holes when the screws are tightened and holds the rack in place.

 

Hey thank you so much man I appreciate this it so helpful this is a pretty small rack though did they have a little bit bigger option becuase I want to try and cover the whole roof or is it limited by the mounting brackets

 

No problem! And yeah they make the same rack in a full size version as well.

 

Prinsu! http://www.prinsudesignstudio.com/

 

Nice rack!

You 2nd gen guys get the factory rails to attach your racks to though, us 1st genners don't So we have to drill

 

Go big or go home

 

Oh I did, haha. It was terrifying drilling that first hole. I fucked one of them up too, fortunately you can't see the carnage from underneath the mounting bracket. Nothing like drilling huge holes into your truck to make you realize how attached to it you really are.

 

Snorkel holes will do that too...

 

I bet...want to go that route myself too one of these days. Also a (functional) hood scoop. So much cutting....

 

At some point, it would be easier to just build it up from scratch and not have include unnecessary sheet metal that was already taken off..

 

Thanks man I'll post pics when I get it all done