Homemade Roof Cross Bars

Using a flat head screw driver assemble the roof rails to the top of the car by sxrewing the side rails and the cross bars together.

Homemade roof cross bars.

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You ll notice in the early pictures that four holes are drilled. Measuring and trial fitting. Using your u bolt mark where holes need to be drilled on the underside of your crossbar. If you have factory roof racks that run from front to back you can build your own steel crossmembers using one inch square tubing cut to size and secured to the factory racks using carriage bolts.

This will essentially create a glue lam beam that will form the bars. Gather enough planks to form a board that is a little thicker than your bars will be. I used 5 6 pieces about 1 2in thick to make a beam about 2 5in x 5 in. The template indicates pre drilled holes which can be used to drilled holes directly into the roof of the car.

My bars were wider at the rear of the car. Remember to measure both front and back. We will rip this into two crossbars later liberally glue the boards and clamp them together. Repeat for the other side and the second bar.