You just helped this "somebody" here more than you know. I actually thought those back rail parts were held down with bolts going through the roof into the interior! I need to mount a huge 240 watt solar panel atop my roof connected to the rails but have to remove the rear crossbar first. Thanks for posting this!!

@45eno

Жыл бұрын

Excellent glad it helped! 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for giving the specs on that socket. I was able to go to Home Depot and pick out a T30 and it fit perfect saving me lots of time and headache. You de man!!

super helpful. thanks for taking the time to video, detail, and upload. 🙏🏼

Just what I was looking for.

Thank you for your educational video, very helfull.

THANK you Sir!

Thank you very much!!

Thank you!

Thanks

helped me

It’s not clear so I’m going to ask. Do use the Yakima skybox is it required to remove the stock roof rack and install a new one?

@45eno

5 жыл бұрын

Martin Nyberg I am using Yakima round cross bars and factory rails and a skybox 21. You do NOT need to remove these stock cross bars because the Yakima round bars sit up higher at least the one I am using. I mainly wanted to clean up the look since I wouldn’t be actually using these stock cross bars anymore. If you think you might remove the aftermarket crossbars from time to time then maybe just leave the stock crossbars in there

@45eno

3 жыл бұрын

2yrs later I reread your question. You can use a Yakima Skybox with stock bars but there is less clearance up there so the clamps will make a lot more contact with your roof during installation/removal of the box. Much more likely to dent or scratch the roof. The aftermarket bars sit higher and makes it a much easier and no contact to the roof installation. I have stock crossbars on my 2011 Rav4 that I use this same Skybox on from time to time. It works just not quite as nice. I would recommend for people to start with a cargo box like Thule or Yakima and see how well it works with stock setup. Then decide if you want to invest in aftermarket crossbars.

Torx bits is the correct name T= Torx fyi

@45eno

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. These vids aren't pretty but hopefully they give an idea of what someone will be working with if they decide to slide these crossbars off the factory rails.

@livinglifemyway7349

5 жыл бұрын

Good info, I am a new sienna owner so all these type of vids are great!

yea great...to bad they aren't cross bars. They're rails! "Cross bars go across the top of the roof.

@45eno

5 жыл бұрын

I had already taken the crossbars off. I still had it taken apart so I figured I would do a quick video to help someone take their bars off. I still use the rails but with aftermarket Yakima round bars. This was simply to show what needs to be taken apart to slide the oem roof rack crossbars off.

@jaminoes_

5 жыл бұрын

@@45eno How can one take the front part of the rails?

@45eno

5 жыл бұрын

An Mo I would imagine it would be similar to what I did on the back of these rails.