Remember to measure both front and back.
Homemade roof rack cross bars.
Diy roof rack cross bars step 1.
Repeat for the other side and the second bar.
A 10 piece cost me about 2 00.
25 diy roof cross bars step 1.
Measuring and trial fitting.
I used an old piece of aluminum beam from a tractor trailer to make cross rails for the roof rack on my 2003 honda odyssey.
This can be very dangerous hence should be controlled.
Lay the crossbars on your side rails and grab one of your u bolts.
My bars were wider at the rear of the car.
Ensure that the roof rack is in position and properly adjusted leaving good space at the centre.
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.
Drill where you marked.
Cut the bars to length.
To bolt it together i installed each bolt loosely and then tightened them up from.
Mount the bars to the rack.
The bars are cut from 3 4 electrical conduit.
You ll notice in the early pictures that four holes are drilled.