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Opinions on OEM roof rack or not?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by esses, Apr 18, 2017.

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  1. Mar 11, 2019 at 4:39 PM
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    Personally, I would never add a roof rack on my truck. Too many people I've met that have had water leakage issues because of their roof racks. Plus it looks hideous!
     
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  2. Mar 11, 2019 at 4:40 PM
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    I installed the OEM roofrack because I needed to carry a Yakima box and I didn't want to spend $1200 on the bitchen rack that I'll eventually buy. Paid about $300 for it, installed it in about a half-hour. I siliconed the hell out of the bolt holes and around the brackets. It's survived the crazy uncharacteristic rain we've been getting here in SoCal without a leak, and I've had it on for at least a year.

    If you can get it it and for $150 and install it yourself, then that's a rad deal and you should snap it up.
     
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  3. Mar 11, 2019 at 4:43 PM
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    Aesthetics are subjective, of course.

    But, yeah, life is full of trade-offs. If you live your life fearing the tiny chance of a minor, fixable leak, then yeah. Skip the roof rack.
     
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  4. Mar 12, 2019 at 6:05 PM
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    uhhhh....dog fur?
    just ordered one....I want to be able to carry occasional long things over the winter when I take the bed rack off and put on a bed cover...it will be lighlty used, but for the price i got it is worth it. every vehicle i have owned has had a roof rack (they were always yakima though....got to go OEM this time for the $$$$ deal though....
     
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  5. Mar 12, 2019 at 6:55 PM
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  6. Mar 13, 2019 at 4:14 PM
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    Anyone have the manual for the oem one handy and scan scan or small some pix of them? Or know of a website that has them up?
     
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