Raynman1989 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 just wondering if anyone knows which roof racks fit an l series with the rubber/chrome trim along the gutter? It seems like it would be in the way or gutter mount roof racks? Would I need to remove the trim? I know i can use the roof racks that mount in a rail fitted to the roof but they're too hard to find or expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGL Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Raynman1989 said: just wondering if anyone knows which roof racks fit an l series with the rubber/chrome trim along the gutter? It seems like it would be in the way or gutter mount roof racks? Would I need to remove the trim? I know i can use the roof racks that mount in a rail fitted to the roof but they're too hard to find or expensive. I just used standard height racks that are high enough to fit over the touring roof. Had to redrill the outer brackets slightly to make them long enough to fit over the trim but works fine. Have had 5 sets of skis and two kayaks up there at various times. I have them mounted fairly far forward, reason being so that I can still open the boot with skis or kayak on the roof. Also means the front rack sits over the low part of the roof. Pretty sure my racks are 150 mm high on the sides, and the mounts are just standard gutter design. The brand is "wildcat" - it's a 1.3 m wide new old stock 1980s roof rack for gutter mount I bought off a guy who used to own a Supercheap Auto and was clearing leftover parts out of his garage. Edited May 5, 2020 by KiwiGL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raynman1989 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 6:25 PM, KiwiGL said: I just used standard height racks that are high enough to fit over the touring roof. Had to redrill the outer brackets slightly to make them long enough to fit over the trim but works fine. Have had 5 sets of skis and two kayaks up there at various times. I have them mounted fairly far forward, reason being so that I can still open the boot with skis or kayak on the roof. Also means the front rack sits over the low part of the roof. Pretty sure my racks are 150 mm high on the sides, and the mounts are just standard gutter design. The brand is "wildcat" - it's a 1.3 m wide new old stock 1980s roof rack for gutter mount I bought off a guy who used to own a Supercheap Auto and was clearing leftover parts out of his garage. So you reckon standard gutter mounts will work? Not worried about height as I'm fitting them over the low part of the roof for a possible tyre and spotlight mount. Any chance to have a close up pic of yours mounted to the gutter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 They use normal gutter clamps, I've used Yakima 1A mounts in the past with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raynman1989 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 5 hours ago, carfreak85 said: They use normal gutter clamps, I've used Yakima 1A mounts in the past with no problem. With the rubber trim on the gutter? From what I can tell standard metal clamp gutter mounts would clamp onto the trim not the gutter, weather damaging it and/or having a weak mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 That is the style of mount that will fit rain gutters, unless you're willing to remove the trim I don't know how else you would mount a roof rack without attaching it directly to the sheet metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I mounted Yakima 1A mounts on my EA82s (and XT6s) with the trim installed a couple times, had to pull the trim out a bit to get the rack mount behind it, and then the clamp went down over the top of it. I didn't love it, so I pulled the trim off on some of them (XT6s for sure). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I run without the trim pieces on my L. Works a treat, I don’t miss the trim pieces but I still have them. Cheers Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiGL Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) Edited May 10, 2020 by KiwiGL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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