roof rack rail cover

[vt_maverick]

Daly - I may have one at home for you. I'll look when I get back tomorrow night and let you know.

[pointup]

I have 3 left over when i purchased a set cut out to cover the rail set. Do you still need them?

[VX KAT]

More recently, say the past year, a set of four originals have been selling for around $75 - $85.

Some words of wisdom learned the hard way.....
When I was installing the custom ones from Mav, I snapped off one of the little bar tabs on my front driver's side, like Breezy said, the plastic is very brittle.

I thought the other 3 tabs would hold it in place......then for the longest time I'd hear this weird rattle noise coming from outside the truck on the driver's side. I never could figure out what it was....until.....Dave and I were driving somewhere in separate trucks and HE noticed that %$#@ cap bobbling around when he was next to me. Because the tower goes through them they can't fall off, but if all 4 tabs aren't holding it, the wind will pop it up and the bobbling will begin.

This went on for probably 6-8 months before we figured it out. In that time, the bottom edge of the side of the cap with the missing tab was completely destroyed, all abraded, chipped up and rough. It was on the inner side so I never SAW anything wrong....since I'm not as tall as VXorado or H3_VX

I used earthquake putty (museum putty) to hold it down and that worked fine for highway and trails.....but I wanted an unbroken one!

So I bought another set from a forum member....and Mav offered to cut me another front driver's cap.
So that was like a $90 screw up!

That reminds me....."Ron" wanted to borrow the new set to make molds from.....Ron (Rudy).....you still out there? Still have my rail caps?

[JHarris1385]

I have a set I would rather NOT sell but for the new low price of $295 I would let them go.

[DaveMcKenz]

I bought some 5" x 7" aluminum roof flashing at Home depot. 10 pieces for $3. I'm pretty sure I can bend it up and paint it, in about 2 hours, all for less than $10. The original plastic pieces are nothing that special.

[vt_maverick]

More recently, say the past year, a set of four originals have been selling for around $75 - $85.

Yup, IIRC I sold my last set of custom covers for $85 on eBay. Maybe there's just more VX's hitting the junkyards these days so there are more covers out there? Seems to hold true for the cross bars as well, at one point they were extremely hard to come by but now they seem to pop up here every few weeks (usually by Sue).

That reminds me, I have a spare set of cross bars with the original weather stripping, cover flaps, and hardware if anyone is interested. Very very good shape considering the condition of the vehicle I pulled them from.

[VX KAT]

I bought some 5" x 7" aluminum roof flashing at Home depot. 10 pieces for $3. I'm pretty sure I can bend it up and paint it, in about 2 hours, all for less than $10. The original plastic pieces are nothing that special.

Hmmm.....
Can I hire you to make me some aluminum tread plate door sill protectors for me by chance? I've bought a 2'x2' sheet of thin alum tread plate (.032" thick)....but I think it's likely beyond my skill level....

[DaveMcKenz]

Hmmm.....
Can I hire you to make me some aluminum tread plate door sill protectors for me by chance? I've bought a 2'x2' sheet of thin alum tread plate (.032" thick)....but I think it's likely beyond my skill level....

Let me see your design, I'll take a look and see if I can do anything for you, or help you to DIY it. Your money would be no good here.
Dave

[ron]

That reminds me....."Ron" wanted to borrow the new set to make molds from.....Ron (Rudy).....you still out there? Still have my rail caps?

Hey Kat...

Still here. I'm actually in the process of getting your set scanned (digitized) so I can either make molds from the CAD files or make prototypes from a 3d printer. Either way I'll keep you posted on results when I get it done. Rudy

[VX KAT]

Hey Kat...

Still here. I'm actually in the process of getting your set scanned (digitized) so I can either make molds from the CAD files or make prototypes from a 3d printer. Either way I'll keep you posted on results when I get it done. Rudy

- sounds good!

[Monstertrucker]

I have a spare set of cross bars with the original weather stripping, cover flaps, and hardware if anyone is interested. Very very good shape considering the condition of the vehicle I pulled them from.

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[JAMAS]

I have a set I would rather NOT sell but for the new low price of $295 I would let them go.

you funny.

[DaveMcKenz]

Well I finished my aluminum flashing rail covers, painted and installed them. I sealed them with black silicone caulk around the edges and mounted with 3M high strength mounting tape. I would grade the project a "B". The sheen level is not perfect and neither is the profile. It took me 2 hours to build/paint and one hour to install. If I spent twice as much time, I could have got it nearly perfect. Maybe someday I'll redo it, but for now it is OK.
Dave

[tom4bren]

pix or it didn't happen.

[DaveMcKenz]