Custom Roof Rack Build (with pictures)

I would tell you, but I had an incredibly bad experience with them and dont want to give them any credit what-so-ever. It was a local company that quoted me for them, then after they shipped them to me, told me their quote was wrong and that I had to pay the difference (an arguement then ensued). Then when it arrived at my house they called me again and told me I was responsible for the $210 shipping and import charges that I never signed off on or agreed to.

The original price they sent me in their quote was less than half of what the real price was after you factor in proper item prices, shipping and import fees.

Go with TNutz or try and get them from Fastenal if you have an account.

 

that's super clean! wish i had those skills

 

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That is a killer rack

 

I'm impressed with your work and look forward to any more information you choose to share.

 

can you make me one too? but i want the back same with the prinsu rack.. lol

 

These would unfortunately be cost prohibitive to produce in single racks. All of the material/labor involved with sourcing the aluminum and having it cut adds up quick. Maybe down the line if more people get in touch with me, I could make 5-6 for the community. But as of right now, making one at a time wont work.

 

sign me up on the waiting list then.. =) would it be more expensive that the actual prinsu rack if you make 5 sets?

 

Based on my own costs for making mine, no. Would be a little cheaper or around the same price. The most expensive part is honestly the T-Slot bars. So you could potentially save some money by ordering the T-Slot bars off of TNutz.com yourself, and just buying the frame/windguards seperately.

I got hammered having T-Slot bars shipped to canada. After the import fees and everything, I was paying like $40 per bar. US residents could get them a lot cheaper since its all shipping within the country.

You do have to factor in the added cost of the LED light bars on the side. I designed the rack to work with this very specific 7" flush-mount lightbar on ebay/Amazon. It would be around $50-60 to buy 6 of them, so add that onto the price of the rack

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/2X-7inch-18...204052?hash=item466c640194:g:z7oAAOSw44BYmDYB

 

nice job. would love to get some of the specs from your build for the one I'm about to do as well. how did you do the radius to match the roofline curve on the front end of the roof.

 

Trial and error, I basically took a long piece of cardboard and traced the roof lines onto it, then put all the measurements into AutoCad and went from there. I made two or three of them before I got all the proportions right, wasnt easy haha.

 

Dude..... that rack is sick. If only you could make and sell for less than $800

 

@tundraconvert PrinSu design makes them for $675. I need to do some measuring and get the details figured out. I have access to a water jet and a brake so it will help for the cost of this overall.

 

I could, there just wouldnt be enough demand for them here as guys have plenty of other options for roof racks

 

Did you decide on sharing the cad file? I’m going through the same process now.

 

Negative, did not share the cad file.

 

Very nice rack setup!

 

Hey, did you ever decide if you wanted to sell these as kits or anything?

 

OP, what did you use for feet to mount the rack? I really like what you did!

 

Nicely done...

 

Unfortunately its cost prohibitive now. The price of aluminum went up a lot, and I cant see anybody wanting to pay $800-900 USD for a full rack system like this, when there are other options on the market like prinsu that do the a similar thing for cheaper.

The feet were designed into the frame on the rack, and bent to spec using a large hydraulic metal bending brake to bend them at a 90 degree angle to fit the contours of the roof.