Eco rack installation

The original washers are much stronger and also have a rubber ring allowing a better seal. Once your four brackets are installed, you can place the side rails on the weatherstripping. After lining up the rails with the holes in the brackets, insert the bolts but do not tighten them down. Now that the rails are all put in place, you can begin installing the front wind fairing this is when an extra set of hands may be helpful. It was extremely difficult lining up the fairing while trying to tighten it down.

Next, you want to install the rear piece of the rack which is essentially the same process as the front, only much easier. After installing the front and rear section, then you can tighten the side rails to the mounting brackets. Tightening these eight bolts can be difficult since the front two brackets make it tough to get your wrench into place. The back two brackets are much easier than the front since you have more space to work. Even when you have decided which holes to mount them to, do not tighten them all the way since you may want to adjust them with the little room allowed.

I am an off-road enthusiast who shares my journey with my 4Runner build. I also host Toyota off-road truck events. I bought this rack a few years ago when it first came out.

Stylish for sure. At the very least you want an extra couple of coats of Rustoleum. It will eventually stain your paint job. The brackets that hold it on your roof allow water through the ceiling. I had to use quite a bit of clear caulking to fix this.

I also bought the hood rack. Same issues. The crossbars look even less useful than before. The front fairing is tiny and looks kind of dumb. Your article you put together was awesome! I read that a few months ago and it was super informative. More shots of the rack!

Closeups and angles! Really great looking rack but I want to see mooooorrre detail! Who is EcoTechne? Remove Factory Roof Rails The first step is to remove the factory roof rails.

Step 2. Install Roof Rack To be able to install the rails, you must first install the four brackets supplied. Step 3. Install Crossbars Lastly, you can install the crossbars. This was pretty quick and easy since there are only 3. Jake O'Donnell I am an off-road enthusiast who shares my journey with my 4Runner build. SKU black , silver Fit Fits 26", c and 29" wheel sizes and most standard pannier bags.

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