Homemade Roof Cross Bars

We will rip this into two crossbars later liberally glue the boards and clamp them together.

Homemade roof cross bars.

Remember to measure both front and back. Ensure that the roof rack is in position and properly adjusted leaving good space at the centre. My bars were wider at the rear of the car. I used 5 6 pieces about 1 2in thick to make a beam about 2 5in x 5 in.

If you have factory roof racks that run from front to back you can build your own steel crossmembers using one inch square tubing cut to size and secured to the factory racks using carriage bolts. After deciding on a general design in my head i headed to the hardware store s plumbing. This will essentially create a glue lam beam that will form the bars. 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.

25 diy roof cross bars step 1. Gather enough planks to form a board that is a little thicker than your bars will be. Measuring and trial fitting. Repeat for the other side and the second bar.

Drill where you marked. You ll notice in the early pictures that four holes are drilled. Lay the crossbars on your side rails and grab one of your u bolts. Lift your spirits with funny jokes trending memes entertaining gifs inspiring stories viral videos and so much more.