i tried to make some gutter mount roof rack bars off a van work on my 94 xj and it didnt really work. when i tighten them down the L bracket that hooks on the bottom slides out and is starting to pull the trim of the gutter off. i had cut them to the correct length so they sit perfectly in the top of the gutter.

does anyone have any ideas for some cheap gutter mounts?

 

http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...ry_Code=XJMISC

JCR Offroad. Built specifically for your XJ and quite affordable. When I get ready to build my own roof rack I will be buying these. Real good price, and these guys do quality work and their customer service is top notch!

 

Thats wut i was going to suggest

 

man them things are friggin expensive!

 

make something like that look at them see how they make there and see wut u may have done wrong or wut u could change to work for u

 

Honestly making a set of those wouldn't be all that hard. If I had a way to bend steel plate I could probably make a set in under an hour

 

I kinda agree but disagree at the same time. Think about how much prototyping is involved, and the design time. then factor in the fact that the price of steel, then labor involved in cutting them out, and bending them. Did I mention he ties his money up till the parts sell. Price seems fair. Lets see you build and sell them for less, keeping in mind he has to pay employees and insurance.


Waiting to see some one do it for less

 

Actually, there is another place doing the same piece, looks damn close, and they charge the same price. $40 for all four is a damn good deal. Don't think of it as money spent, think of it as time your not using, time you can use to build the rest of your roof rack. Then when they show up, weld em on!

 

i already have the rack built. do i have to have the trim on the gutters to be able to run a gutter mount rack?

 

Trim on teh gutters?

 

i agree with the whole he has to make them and pay people but seriously its a bent piece of metal and if i could bend metal plating i would do it my self.

 

Try some roof rack shops..i got mine used for cheaappp. My whole roof rack with mounts, thule bars, sportrack basket and tire mount (aka u bolt) cost me 50 bucks.

 

they have a thread on it here.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/ro...er-trim-18124/

 

If you don't like the price of the brackets you can buy from JCR. You can copy his design on his own rack I guess. It seem really simple to copy. (Sorry. Not real sure why the light pic is there.)

 

113Cherokee - Gutter trim - Wow didnt even know we had that as an option! Pretty cool.

KnobTurner7 - You mentioned we could buy them from JCR? Is there a link?