Permanent rack installation: WHERE TO DRILL 8 holes?

[sl33p3rs]

the rack looks great, you can even take them out if you don't need them there.

[hydrocynus]

If you look at the picture where the vehicle is depicted from the side, you see that the roof is really curved.
Unless you mount the track well at the back, there is some bending to do and I am not setup for it.

If you do a search on that board, someone did this though.
Finally, that is a lot of drilling involved... I already had trouble with only 8 holes! Grin.

Now, I can go kayaking again.

Cheers.

[CBX]

I had drilled very close to the front beam, such that I had to insert the little mounting widget thing in a transverse orientation then rotate it 90 degrees, to clear the beam.

My landing pads are spread further apart than yours, resulting in a 43" spread between the bars.

I need to work on some pictures, and specific measurements.

[reako]

Originally Posted by hydrocynus

Now, I can go kayaking again.

Cheers.

Nice work dude, looks great! Lovin' that Tidewater Blue... Next time you head out with your kayak, snap a pic for us with it on top!

[CBX]

Here is one I shot last night in the garage;

[benmunger]

Originally Posted by hydrocynus

which landing pad is this?

which landing pads come with a rubber gaskets?

[Black3sr]

Just a thought here. Maybe a glass place that installs sunroofs would be able to help locate the roof beams.

[benmunger]

Originally Posted by Black3sr

Just a thought here. Maybe a glass place that installs sunroofs would be able to help locate the roof beams.

maybe use a stud finder...

[CBX]

Originally Posted by benmunger

which landing pad is this?

which landing pads come with a rubber gaskets?

That is probably Landing Pad #7, which comes with fasteners for sheet metal.

The #6 has the same top part and gasket, but includes hardware for a through-bolt installation where you can access the back, such as a camper shell.

I used #7 on my Fit, and #6 on my cabover camper.