How To Make A Cheap Roof Racks

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.

How to make a cheap roof racks.

It s a simple and cheap way to make a solid roof rack. Just add more roof rails. This is a simple diy roof rack for my compact car that i designed for transporting my kayak for a cost of under thirty dollars. Here is a roof rack i build from a ladder and some roof rails i didn t use.

Measured and cut the pipe at each end then glued 1 x1 x3 4 tees about 8 from each end. If you have factory roof racks that run from front to back you can build your own steel. Make use of the factory specified template. Can t tell you how many opp s that i missed where i wasn t in the truck or jeep to haul it home.

I measured and cut 1 cross bars with 1 x1 elbows glued to the ends and installed about 8 of pipe insulation only in the center. Also be sure to see the minor. I ve always wanted a roof rack for my land cruiser but the commercially available options didn t fit my needs so i made a custom one come see how. Steel has always been a popular diy roof rack option as it is easy to acquire and relatively inexpensive.