Diy Sprinter Roof Rack

An important decision can be choosing between steel aluminum and wood.

Diy sprinter roof rack. I made a dozen roof rail brackets from 1 stainless bar stock and 1 4 20 machine screws tapped and welded. Rhino rack rts523 sprinter van roof tracks for 144 sprinters the kit includes two 113 1 4 extruded aluminum tracks black plastic end caps and all the mounting hardware. Some are almost wide enough for a sprinter roof. However steel and aluminum are more durable and stronger so they will last you a lot longer.

In this episode we decided build our own roof rack and deck for your sprinter for around 200. All new for the mercedes sprinter high roof is the aluminess modular roof rack. Aluminess introduces new modular roof rack. You can buy fairings by companies like inno and thule that are designed to clamp to roof rack rails.

If you re looking for ways to add some extra storage to your car these 10 easy diy roof rack ideas are the way to go. It s a simple and cheap way to make a solid roof rack. Doing so may cause a depression in your roof. All hardware is 304 stainless s.

Our racks are designed to be the ultimate diy van friendly system. Also hinged one side of the panel mounts for easier servicing in the future. Best of all it ships for free. Panels can be removed or reconfigured to work in multiple configurations to fit your needs.

Do not over tighten bolts. 170 vans come with 6 mounting brackets 5 crossbars and all hardware needed to install the rack to your van. Wood can be the least expensive option to go if you re on a budget. Saved by carol ann mulkey.

We ve already mentioned using leftover aluminum siding trim to make brackets for our ceiling coving. We were checking out an aluminess rack but were stoked on th. Our rails will ultimately be used to attach a roof rack to the van and support solar an awning etc. They run just about the full length of the van roof and are pre drilled in the factory hole locations plus two holes at the rear for rivets.

Sold as set of 3 and include all hardware. This new roof rack was designed to work around the most common vent sizes and locations. Here is a roof rack i build from a ladder and some roof rails i didn t use. Only works with thule awning for rack mount.

We were about to buy one when we decided to try a diy alternative instead. Just add more roof rails. Below is a how to article on installing the factory roof rails so you can mount any number of items to your roof. Brackets attach to the oem roof rails.

144 vans come with 6 mounting brackets 4 crossbars and all hardware needed to install the rack to your van. Thule awning brackets for high roof sprinter 2007 present.