Pulled the roof rack off......

[Drgnblood]

So after washing the hoe i decided it was time to pull the roof rack off....pretty simple but i put the bolts back in afterwards....so my question is.....are there caps that i can get some where like autozone or something....it looks cool but i dont like staring at the bolts on there....Thanks yall

[Sepiroth]

I saw some caps on the stylin' trucks website a while back ago.

[Drgnblood]

ima check it out real quick like then....

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these are what i found....not a big fan of these on first look...

http://www.stylintrucks.com/handlers/dynamicimage.ashx?~YT0zOTgmYj0zNTAmYz0wJmQ9MCZlPTA uMjUmZj0wJmc9MCZoPVNwb3J0VHJ1Y2tcQmlsbGV0Um9vZlJhY 2tDYXBzX29wdC5qcGcmbj0xJmk9NzAmaj0xNTAmaz0xNzUmbD0 xJm09MTMmbz0w

[UWMlax15]

When I pulled mine off, I painted the stainless screw-mounts body color, black, and you can barely notice them. I'm afraid of putting a cap on because it might stick up too much and look obvious. What I have seen done though on an S-10 blazer is using the side molding from a cavalier. I didn't think it looked that great, but the guy could have just done a shitty job.

[3blackchevys]

Do you need to fill the gaps with anything? I remember hearing something with trailblazer's and how after taking the rack off, people had to fill gaps in.

[UWMlax15]

I just went through the winter with it covered in snow half the time, and didn't have any problems. I'm kinda hoping that Chevy has the common sense to seal the holes when the rack comes off with simple torque screws. Other forums that I've read people were freaked out, but when you actually take it off, it appears to be sealed really well.

[danimalmax]

check out this thread if you can:

http://tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=17275

[road1will]

Post up pics, im thinking about doing it

[Sepiroth]

check out this thread if you can:

http://tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=17275

Thread quote fail, lol

[UWMlax15]

I won't be able to get some pics until next week because I don't have the car with me at college. It takes a couple minutes to unscrew it if you want to just try it out.

[Drgnblood]

i just want something flat and smooth....there has to be a cap that threads in....that i can paint...it looks really good.....had a few compliments today but i can still see the top of the bolt just sitting there mocking me........

[danimalmax]

Thread quote fail, lol

link works for me?

[Nickleahy23]

just get some set screws and screw them in..the allen wrench head kind..screw them in flush, and paint the left over metal washer type deal body color with touch up paint..all you can do besides welding them up

[brndns_hoe]

that's what i did, the set screw with allenhead top, and they happened to be black too, so no painting necessary.... it's still noticeable, just not near as bad as the original screws...but mocking ya? i know the feeling lol

[Drgnblood]

just get some set screws and screw them in..the allen wrench head kind..screw them in flush, and paint the left over metal washer type deal body color with touch up paint..all you can do besides welding them up

can i pick those up at a autozone...i have the paint...got that at the stealership...no one else carried it

[brndns_hoe]

hmm...but i didn't pull the female part out, like some said in that link, so maybe i'll do that so it'll be more flush. do those just pop out, anyone know?

[Drgnblood]

hmm...but i didn't pull the female part out, like some said in that link, so maybe i'll do that so it'll be more flush. do those just pop out, anyone know?

i didnt pull out my female parts either (insert joke here) J/K.....let me know how that works...post some pics....as a matter of fact ima take a few photos while i have a little light left

[Drgnblood]

here is one....it was a little darker out then i thought...sorry for the quality

[Yuk_Nali_6.0]

Here's a couple pics of my ride with the rack off...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/summerc707/COREY/0252.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/summerc707/COREY/0213.jpg

[Nickleahy23]

did you leave the female parts on there? or how did u do it because u cant even see yours..

[Yuk_Nali_6.0]

Yeah they are still there...just didn't show up in the pics.

[yukonjacks]

I tried every which way possible, and what I have now is a bag of set screws, and assorted caps and plugs. No matter what it looks 1/2 ast. I guess its not bad if your 5'. So then finally I called a truce with the roof rack. I got some paint and painted them to mach the color of the Yukon (Pewter). If we ever get some decent weather in Pittsburgh I'll clean it up and download some pics. Believe it or not it will be 37deg in the AM.

[Nickleahy23]

I tried every which way possible, and what I have now is a bag of set screws, and assorted caps and plugs. No matter what it looks 1/2 ast. I guess its not bad if your 5'. So then finally I called a truce with the roof rack. I got some paint and painted them to mach the color of the Yukon (Pewter). If we ever get some decent weather in Pittsburgh I'll clean it up and download some pics. Believe it or not it will be 37deg in the AM.

im interested to see what it looks like because thats the point im at...i really want to find an escalade rack and put it on with the end caps painted body color..

[tybardy]

just get some set screws and screw them in..the allen wrench head kind..screw them in flush, and paint the left over metal washer type deal body color with touch up paint..all you can do besides welding them up

this is exactly what i was going to say... and did actually...

go get some set screws, i also did a small dalup of silicone and then painted w/ touchup paint.

[YNOT]

i like the sounds of this mod.

[road1will]

Here's a couple pics of my ride with the rack off...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/summerc707/COREY/0252.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/summerc707/COREY/0213.jpg

wow that looks clean...would look awesome dropped.

[tast101]

Here's a couple pics of my ride with the rack off...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/summerc707/COREY/0252.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/summerc707/COREY/0213.jpg

Looks ok to me, I think I'd rather see a Esky rack then it be bare.

[Drgnblood]

does any one have pics up with a esky rack....i saw the ebay pic of it but it doesnt do it justice imo

[tast101]

does any one have pics up with a esky rack....i saw the ebay pic of it but it doesnt do it justice imo

http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/01tahoess/48.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/zhoe/IMG_0952.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/957/3041/2391520241_large.jpg

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The burban and the top tahoe have the Esky running boards too.

[Drgnblood]

i think they look good on the hoes but not the burb imo

[klutch7]

Where can you buy set screws? home depot and lowes didnt have them.. autozone? where at?

[tybardy]

Where can you buy set screws? home depot and lowes didnt have them.. autozone? where at?

got mine at a local hardware shop, you will be better off there.... do you ahve an ace hardware where you live? They are for sure going to have em

[klutch7]

got mine at a local hardware shop, you will be better off there.... do you ahve an ace hardware where you live? They are for sure going to have em

thanks man. ill check. also, what type of silicone did u guys use? i went to home depot and there are like 8 types...help!

[tybardy]

thanks man. ill check. also, what type of silicone did u guys use? i went to home depot and there are like 8 types...help!

just get a small bottle of the affordable stuff... i picked up 100% clear silicone in the squeeze tube, you really cant go wrong with any of them, just stear clear of the "silcone glue" as it is a bit more hearty and may be hard to get those set screws out if you should ever want that roof rack back on for whatever reason

[MOBmentality]

Looks ok to me, I think I'd rather see a Esky rack then it be bare.

i agree with you when it has a zero or mild drop.. but not slammed.. when its dropped hard not having racks looks more natural and makes the truck look even lower.. there was another bagged one with eskys at the last show (that we won) and even with the same amount of wheel tucked his truck looked way taller.

[PavementPounder]

that burb looks retarded. I was all for the 'lade racks but not so much anymore. even on the z71 it really doesn't look right. I would like to see jk's with no racks

[Nickleahy23]

heres a few of mine..i still need to get the set screws
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o204/nickleahy23/CIMG8041.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o204/nickleahy23/CIMG8034.jpg

[danimalmax]

I think mob would do a chop top if he could LOL

[MOBmentality]

I think mob would do a chop top if he could LOL

i was going to do a chop to the windows and replace the whole top with a new frame and do the top in the lexan that you run a current through and it turns black.....

but i bought a new 1000rr instead.. it gets out of the shop friiiiiidddddaaayyyy

expect pics.

[Drgnblood]

Soooooo...i got the set screws today.....simple enough...but how do i get the female end out....needle nose pliers??. i dont want to f up the paint.....female ends looks to be made of a metal material, but maybe my eyesight is poor...also i picked up the medium weight thread lock....let me know as i will be doing this today or tommorow.....thanks

[Nickleahy23]

the set screws go into the female part..once you pull the female part, you just have a hole in your roof and thats no good unless your welding the holes up..

[Drgnblood]

the set screws go into the female part..once you pull the female part, you just have a hole in your roof and thats no good unless your welding the holes up..

when i was looking at it...the threads are down below the female piece...so i thought that those would just pop out...im gonna take a look here in a few...

[UWMlax15]

Don't remove the stainless female piece, those are sealed in to prevent leakage. Does anybody have any idea how much just having a body shop smooth the whole thing out would cost?

[Drgnblood]

Don't remove the stainless female piece, those are sealed in to prevent leakage. Does anybody have any idea how much just having a body shop smooth the whole thing out would cost?

yeah i dont want to f that up

[UWMlax15]

What you can do is shave it down. Either someone on here was talking about it or I saw a picture or something, but you can get it pretty low then paint what's left body color.

[Drgnblood]

What you can do is shave it down. Either someone on here was talking about it or I saw a picture or something, but you can get it pretty low then paint what's left body color.

what do i shave it down with??