Need Rack Fabricated -Sacramento,Ca area

[jduffett]

Sorry for unearthing a thread so old, but it is pretty relevant to my current project. Not sure if Jboles or NorCalVanDwlr are still around, but...

NorCalVanDwlr, I have a high top that looks very similar to yours, so I'm wondering what your final roof rack solution was?

I have purchased the same Vantech rack as Jboles, but with my high top there is very little space in the gutter, and the feet don't fit. The feet have a bent lip where it fits into the gutter, and I'm contemplating whether my best solution is to trim that lip. I see plenty of other gutter mounts that basically just have the straight edge of a plate that fits down there, though they're typically vertical rather than the angle these Vantech mounts have. Anyone have experience with this?

 

[jduffett]

Looking at this thread, it appears as though the black part is not a seal, but trim over the fasteners, so it perhaps wouldn't be the end of the world to trim some of it away where necessary, or maybe I can even detach it and sneak the lip underneath.

 

[clicker44]

@jduffett -- Can you send more pictures of that trim piece? That is exactly what I need for my high top. Is it glued on? Thanks -

 

[jduffett]

@jduffett -- Can you send more pictures of that trim piece? That is exactly what I need for my high top. Is it glued on? Thanks -

I don't believe it is glued. I think it just fits over the metal profile underneath, and is screwed down at the join. I think I've found the replacement: https://www.rvandvansurplus.com/Hightop-Insert-Trim_p_238.html
I've emailed them to see whether this is pretty universal fit, or if they have dimensions, but I haven't heard back yet.

 

[jduffett]

Follow-up... @clicker44 I think the item in the link I posted is NOT correct. I think it is this: Black Vinyl Cap Molding - 1" w/ no leg