First Edition Roof Rack Accessory

[Marinna]

I have been looking for accessories and mounts for my First Edition roof rack but it seems nobody is making one custom enough to fit it. There are a few issues I have right now with the generic accessory

1. The crossbar is not flat. It has a special profile.

2. The crossbar location can’t exactly be adjusted. In addition, it seems there are 5 anchor locations for the crossbars but there was only 4 crossbar provided.

3. If I want to mount lighter stuff on the side, for things like shovel, traction pads, the cut -out pattern seems to be too specific for any common mount to get bolted on it safely. (these cut-out might work pretty well if you want to mount additional camping light on it, but I am not sure what size is it designed for)

Right now I am looking for a nice Potomac mount on the roof rack. The best thing I can find is to use the factory rotopax mount with the part from Rhino-rack like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B617J76?tag=landcruiserforum-20

But this likely won’t secure the rotopax on the roof rack enough given that weird profile.

I wonder if there are somebody making a flat crossbar or even some sort of “bracket” that can turn the factory roof rack into a more accessory friendly design.

For a roof-rack priced at $1300, the quality of this work is really poor if you ask me.

 

[EOD Guy]

The front, rear caps and sides can be removed from the FE roof rack. The frame that remains has 90 degree angles that the existing cross bars are bolted to, one could redrill the mounting holes to any position they would like, remount the crossbars and put the caps and side frames back on.

 

[Marinna]

The front, rear caps and sides can be removed from the FE roof rack. The frame that remains has 90 degree angles that the existing cross bars are bolted to, one could redrill the mounting holes to any position they would like, remount the crossbars and put the caps and side frames back on.

Right now I am leaning towards either replace the crossbar to a flat and wider alternatives, or completely replace the roof rack. I kinda like the way it looks, but the lack of accessories support invalidate the original purpose of the roof rack.

 

[Ross LC250]

Is this rack the same as the FE rack ? I am also looking for accessories

 

[Roonie]

Is this rack the same as the FE rack ? I am also looking for accessories
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Yes that's the same one.

 

[njdevils89]

Is this rack the same as the FE rack ? I am also looking for accessories
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Yes

 

[chris_in_phx]

This is definitely disappointing there wasnt any forethought put into the rack. That would definitely bother me

 

[Ross LC250]

They are putting these on 4Runners also, so hopefully something soon

 

[Ross LC250]

Maybe this

https://a.co/d/bR8T6v2

 

[Ross LC250]

Another

https://a.co/d/f3pbi3n

 

[Ross LC250]

I think the rails are by one of the industries standard extrusions, we just need to figure out which parts will work with it. Maybe these Prinsu tie downs.

Billet Roof Rack Tie Down Kit For Victory 4x4, Prinsu, Cali Raised LED Roof Rack

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[Ross LC250]

I took measurements of the cross slat opening, see attachment.

 

[Marinna]

The bar on the roof rack is not flat and only have one slot per bar. That is my primary issue with it. It is definitely not a “standard” T-bar

 

[Ross LC250]

So these will fit

https://a.co/d/3AXf1LZ

 

[Ross LC250]

When I say standard, I’m talking about the industry of extrusions

 

[brianz]

I'm probably not being helpful, but I have an FE and on day 1 I got an aftermarket roof rack. It looks like I finally found a buyer, but it took me 6+ months to sell it! If you can get a good price for your roof rack then it could provide some more options via a more affordable upgrade. In my case I needed full length and the extra dynamic weight rating. The factory one does look I think the best though.

 

[Ross LC250]

This may work for mounting rotopax

https://www.victory4x4.com/mm5/installdocs/INSTALL_VRKACM.pdf

 

[45.BWhite]

I’m running RotoPax and Maxtrax along with Kammock Outpost on side.

Thule / Yakima Bolts work

https://a.co/d/gvxr3Kh

 

[derek]

I think the rails are by one of the industries standard extrusions, we just need to figure out which parts will work with it. Maybe these Prinsu tie downs.

Billet Roof Rack Tie Down Kit For Victory 4x4, Prinsu, Cali Raised LED Roof Rack

Shop at Cali Raised LED for the latest Replacement Nut Zerts For A Pillar LED Bar Brackets a strong, high-quality off-roading accessory for your vehicle.

caliraisedled.com

they were made by Yakima fyi

 

[Ross LC250]

Are you sure about that? I would think they would tap in to this market