Roof Rack Rust Repair

The low profile thule edge system offers a sleek integrated design while the thule evo system maximizes the loading area and comes with a variety of load bar options.

Roof rack rust repair.

I had rust in the roof of my 1991 dodge ram. This is more of an encouragement than a how to. Remove the paint from the rusted area and the surrounding area approximately 50mm by machine or hand sanding with 24 36 grit sandpaper. To take the end caps off take a screwdriver wrapped in tape or some plastic trim removal tool and pry the very end or tip of the cap up.

Mine came up easily like this. This is a task that most homeowners can do themselves in just a few hours. Save hundreds of dollars if you have a spot that is not too noticeable and you don t. Step 1 remove the paint.

Constantly aiming at staying one step ahead and working closely together with the car industry thule introduces a new generation of roof rack systems. This is a quick summary of how i repaired it by replacing the roof. Thule edge and thule evo. 1 scrape the rusted metal around the hole with a wire.

Using a panel hammer ensure all loose sections of rust are removed. Just get the screwdriver blade inbetween the black plastic piece against the roof and the end cap on the furthest pointy end and pry up the cap will pop up. The next generation of roof racks.