CHEAP Prinsu style DIY roof rack for our land cruiser (TNUTZ)
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
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I built a Prinsu style roof rack for a fraction of the cost on our 100 series Land Cruiser.
If you have any questions we're happy to answer in the comments. The idea for this DIY roof rack came from Venture works on ih8mud, I've linked the original post and their instagram if you'd like to check them out.
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PARTS TO ORDER:
tnutz.com
EX-1530UL-BLACK - 1.5" x 3" BLACK Ultra-Light Smooth T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusion
Length (in):
44
Machining for one end.:
Ø13/16" Counterbore @ "F" & "G" $1.50
Machining for other end.:
Ø13/16" Counterbore @ "F" & "G" $1.50
(CB-015-A-BLACK) 15 Series BLACK 2 Hole Inside Corner Gusset
MOUNTING HARDWARE:
(2) M8 x 16mm Button Head Screws & (2) Standard T-Nuts $0.95
This is the order that I made, again. Make sure you measure twice on the length that you need, it'll save ya some headache!
The total (with shipping) came out to $179.73.
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Also, you could get just the mounting "feet" from Sherpa and make any size rack with the tnutz rails.
great idea - a crazy amount of savings in comparison to other options. thanks for sharing
You could, since you decided NOT to use the anchors you had machined holes for, just turn the gusseted angle parts 90⁰. Then mount them UNDER the rails. This adds rail dimension height. And get the end rail plastic covers to hide the exposed cut ends.
You did a fine job! This is the route I’m taking to put a awning and privacy shower up. I don’t plan on rtt.
Nice! Ours has held up well so far.
Nice job. Looks professional. I’m looking forward to seeing the awning in action, I need to get one for my canopy.
Thanks! Very happy with how it turned out. I’ll definitely do a review down the road after we’ve put some use on it
Looks dope man!! Hell I’m really thinking about it. Save soo much money!
Well done ! this is the route I will take. I ordered Prinsu for LC100 for my LX470 they told me they can't guaranty me that it will fit so I cancelled the order.
Interesting. I think this solution is cheaper for pretty much all of the same benefits, so I think it’s a good call!
This is great! low profile and modular!
How far apart are the channels on the top of the extrusion (where the bracket mount would sit)? This looks like a great way to solve a standard 100 series problem!
I’m not exactly sure! Check out the tnutz website, should give you an exact measurement. It is definitely a great solution though 🤙🏼
Nice work around. DIY. Goodwill bins on TV HWY in Hillsboro regularly have Yule and Yakima. Killer deals. I built entire rack for 20$. D😎🇺🇸PDX
Never even really thought to look at goodwill!
@@ScaleofTwo Goodwill bins on TV highway in Hillsboro. But be careful… you can become a hoarder real quick. Amazing deals. If you go over 20 lbs in your cart it’s half price. 99% of my camping survival gear is from the bins. D🤙PDX
@@ScaleofTwo ua-cam.com/video/qIBH25xRIFA/v-deo.html
@@hangtough503 Never knew the "over 20lbs it's half price" part. I spend enough time in the rest of the PDX thrift spots I don't need another excuse for visit the bins but here we go.
Did you cutout easy drop in slots on the rails to install bolts and if you did how did you notch them out?
No, 8020 comes slotted.
Nice.
Are the cross bars hitting the roof?
They are not! Probably about a half inch of clearance. The bars are very stiff, so no flex to worry about.
Nice, I was debating on getting a roof rack or doing something like this, any issues with the sunroof opening?
No issues from my few times opening it
How is the black anodizing holding up on those Tnutz extrusions? Anodizing out in the sun generally has a tendency to fade out in the sun. I am thinking about using some for a project and wondering how it's going to hold up.
So, the extrusions are holding up for us (so far). The hardware has completed rusted on the surface on all of the bolts. Very disappointed. Someone who used this solution for the roof rack sent a picture of the extrusions and the bars were still in good shape, but the little brackets had completely worn off the paint / anodize. I’d say the extrusions will probably hold up, the hardware you may want to go a different direction
@@ScaleofTwo Yeah I would get their stainless drop in T-nuts and bolts for an exterior application. Black zinc and shiny zinc just don't hold up. Thanks for the reply!
@@jayhat yep, definitely gonna need to replace those fairly soon. Cheers!
How long did it take them to ship?
Don’t remember, it wasn’t too long. Maybe about a week!
@@ScaleofTwo Thanks!
How’s the wind noise with your DIY roof rails?
Well, it’s fine. The only time it’s bad is if we’re driving into a stiff headwind. Otherwise, no noise at all. But in a headwind it’s pretty annoying 😅
You could always try and get an LFD universal wind fairing to bolt on to the front rail as well, which may remove the wind noise! I'm planning on doing some extrusion crossbars on my 4th gen 4runner, and using a fairing since theyre only around $50
Pics would have been nice?
Pics of what? I feel like I showed it in video, what pics are you looking to see?
ffs.... video starts around 5:00
Im in the middle of fabricating my own "prinsu style" rack fro my LX
Nice, are you going fully custom roof rack or just the route of adding bars to the OEM rack?
@@ScaleofTwo full custom i have a regular laid out for the side rails just have to cut the aluminum plate then i can go to town with the rest of the crossbars etc
Awesome!
@@ScaleofTwo trying to document as much as possible so I'll have a video of what I did
why not just order them tapped instead of spending all the extra money on brackets. The brackets are 10x the price of a tap
Could you explain a bit more? Do you mean have the crossbars tapped to attach to the roof rails? That seems like it would be difficult to actually bolt them to the roof rails, but maybe I’m missing something
@@ScaleofTwo FIrst off, I really appreciate this video as I'm looking for better rack for my GX470 and this was one of the options I was considering. To try and answer your question here, on the GX you can remove the factory rail "caps" at the rear of the truck to provide access to the channels the rails mount to. I'd assume the 100/LX was built similarly. I do regularly make inccorrect assumptions about what's possible so could be very wrong.
Great idea!
Your video pushed me to build a crossbar for bed of my track. Well, it happened pretty cheaply and looks very technological.
Thanks a lot!