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I discovered today that the 5th Gen T4R roof rails will fit a GX460, with one minor exception. The front holes and mounting gasket line up perfectly however only one rear hole of the rear mount lines up. It is perfectly sturdy and well attached with just 3 bolts. Picked these up for $20 on OfferUp to try out.
There are a few advantages to this set-up over the oem rails which are flush to the roof. The T4R rails are slotted which will allow use of 80/20 or some other rugged cross bars. Alternatively, it is far easier to fit Yakima or Thule crossbars than with the flush mount rails where Inno is the only viable option. Never mind the ****ty Yakima Railgrab in the one pic. That was just for test fitting.
My previous setup (last pic) was a set of Chinese eBay Prado 150 rails which were fine and had an additional center foot but which never fit quite right and took months to get the right center mount and cover from seller. They also lacked a center slot thereby limiting the crossbar options.
I bought this custom kit off the 4R forum that includes the necessary flange nuts and brackets that allows you to mount an awning or other stuff directly to that 4R rack. I'll post pics of it after Labor Day. I might sell it because I was told it would mount to the 460 rack. It didn't....Oh well.... they were raw steel so I put a coat of some combo black/primer rattle can paint on them. I might revisit seeing if I can find different hammer screws. They might still work.
I just bought an awning off of eBay. Will see if I can mount it to the oem bars. My brother made some mounting brackets ( thanks Acrad) so I can mount random stuffs on the bars so I’m going to try the awning on it.
I just bought an awning off of eBay. Will see if I can mount it to the oem bars. My brother made some mounting brackets ( thanks Acrad) so I can mount random stuffs on the bars so I’m going to try the awning on it.
Good to hear
I am still using these for my awning but was interested in the 4R versions because they would be more friendly to my garage door as they have a lower mount point.
I am still using these for my awning but was interested in the 4R versions because they would be more friendly to my garage door as they have a lower mount point.
Something to note, make sure you DO NOT use an impact drill when removing/installing the OEM rails. The shock can shake looks the inner nuts which are just clipped to a tab under the headliner. Hand tools only. #beentheredonethat
Looks good. I have the exp rails and like them a lot. At first I had them up front but they howled like crazy. I was about to return them, but them put them in the back and install the wind deflectors in front and it works great, no howling. I also prefer the look of them in the back. When they were up front it looked like a princess crown.
Rails up front.
Rails in the back
How have you like your frontrunner rack? Any considerable wind noise or MPG loss? Easy to install ? Also is the lightbar an add-on from frontrunner, and how did u run the cable?
08-15-18, 07:48 PM
