Topic Sponsor
2004 - 2008 Ford F150 General discussion on the 2004 - 2008 Ford F150 truck.

Roof Rails Mod on FX4

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 10-22-2016, 09:44 AM
  #1  
Member
Thread Starter
 
MossyOakMan1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Default Roof Rails Mod on FX4


Went down to the local scrap yard today. Got these roof rails off of a 90s 2 door Chevy Blazer. They were still a little too long, so I cut them to fit and painted them gloss black. Going to be adding cross bars and a roof rack in the next week or so

Last edited by MossyOakMan1; 10-22-2016 at 09:48 AM.
Old 10-22-2016, 09:57 AM
  #2  
TOTM November 2019
iTrader: (2)
 
Summers22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 23,804
Received 11,600 Likes on 6,204 Posts

Default

Hmmm.......did you drop your headliner to attach? It's different for sure.
Old 10-22-2016, 10:51 AM
  #3  
Member
Thread Starter
 
MossyOakMan1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

nope, didn't have to
Old 10-22-2016, 11:13 AM
  #4  
TOTM November 2019
iTrader: (2)
 
Summers22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 23,804
Received 11,600 Likes on 6,204 Posts

Default

Then how did they attach? Please dont tell me you used screws as opposed to nuts and bolts.
Old 10-22-2016, 12:21 PM
  #5  
Member
Thread Starter
 
MossyOakMan1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

I actually used screws and silicone I should have bolted them on though, I didn't think about taking the headboard down.
Old 10-22-2016, 12:50 PM
  #6  
Senior Member
 
EBC-150's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Berkshire, NY
Posts: 520
Received 80 Likes on 73 Posts
Default

You could drill the screw holes out and install nutserts. It would be much stronger than screws alone. For added strength, coat the nutsert with a two part autobody panel adhesive before riveting it in.
Old 10-22-2016, 12:54 PM
  #7  
Member
Thread Starter
 
MossyOakMan1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

I'm going to definitely do that this week, thanks for the suggestions guys, I needed it haha
Old 10-26-2016, 08:18 AM
  #8  
Member
Thread Starter
 
MossyOakMan1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Default


I took your guys advice, and I was also able to get the cross bars installed . I'm loving it, going to start putting the kayaks to use
Old 10-26-2016, 10:24 AM
  #9  
SSDD
 
SCORGE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 17,605
Received 1,612 Likes on 1,125 Posts

Default

Neat. It looks kind of like a sport trac now




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:33 AM.