Hello, looking to utilize the OEM rails on my 120 with a DIY setup.
Forgive the incorrect names, I'm a novice, but I made a flat metal piece (7.5cm x 2.5cm x .5) with two threaded holes that I will slide into the inside channel on the existing rails. I will slide two in each rail, one for the forward bars and one for the rear bars so four in total. I will then have an angle (7.5cm x 3.0 cm, 3.0 cm) with a bar (99.5 cm x 1.9cm) welded to it with with two holes to pass bolts through. The bolts will pull the flat metal inside of the channel and the angle together to sandwich with the overlap of the channel. Then horizontal bars will be welded onto two angles to form each horizontal cross bars.
What I think I've discovered is that you can't access the channel with out separating the OEM rails from the OEM feet attaching them to the roof. I feel like I have searched everywhere and can't find one video/post of someone separating the rails from the feet.
So I need to take off the feet attaching them to the roof, then separate them from the rails so I can pass the (2) flat metal piece(s) into the channel. I will then reattach the feet to the rails and then to the roof. Then I will bolt my DIY angle and cross bars to one flat metal piece in each OEM rail, and repeat that for the 2 cross bars.
The rails are attached to the feet with TOR headed screws. I believe the size is T30. Are they threaded normally? They are turning quite difficultly and I don't want to cause any damage.
And is my theory correct, that I need to separate the bars from the feet to pass anything into the inside channel? I had everything painted then oven baked but I'm thinking I will also spray WD40 on everything as I'm in Peru with massively corrosive salty ocean air.
Any advice would be well welcomed. I will try and foto everything so there will be a record.
Thanks for all help.
Forgive the incorrect names, I'm a novice, but I made a flat metal piece (7.5cm x 2.5cm x .5) with two threaded holes that I will slide into the inside channel on the existing rails. I will slide two in each rail, one for the forward bars and one for the rear bars so four in total. I will then have an angle (7.5cm x 3.0 cm, 3.0 cm) with a bar (99.5 cm x 1.9cm) welded to it with with two holes to pass bolts through. The bolts will pull the flat metal inside of the channel and the angle together to sandwich with the overlap of the channel. Then horizontal bars will be welded onto two angles to form each horizontal cross bars.
What I think I've discovered is that you can't access the channel with out separating the OEM rails from the OEM feet attaching them to the roof. I feel like I have searched everywhere and can't find one video/post of someone separating the rails from the feet.
So I need to take off the feet attaching them to the roof, then separate them from the rails so I can pass the (2) flat metal piece(s) into the channel. I will then reattach the feet to the rails and then to the roof. Then I will bolt my DIY angle and cross bars to one flat metal piece in each OEM rail, and repeat that for the 2 cross bars.
The rails are attached to the feet with TOR headed screws. I believe the size is T30. Are they threaded normally? They are turning quite difficultly and I don't want to cause any damage.
And is my theory correct, that I need to separate the bars from the feet to pass anything into the inside channel? I had everything painted then oven baked but I'm thinking I will also spray WD40 on everything as I'm in Peru with massively corrosive salty ocean air.
Any advice would be well welcomed. I will try and foto everything so there will be a record.
Thanks for all help.
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