Replacement rubber strips for OEM cross members / roof rack

[VX KAT]

http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=C...ex-us.com&ba=1

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...e4H7f4oibQ4lbg

http://www.minorrubber.com/

http://www.acmerubber.com/hchannel.htm

http://www.invplus.com/home.htm

Look for "H" moulding

HOLY BEJESUZ! Your search engine must be way better than mine! Only ACME came up of yours...maybe I should try that googley woogly search engine you use! And I thought this company had a lot of offerings:https://dealer.steelerubber.com/Ecom...Extrusion.aspx


I can see what I'll be doing this week. Thanks Dubster! (and thanks R2D2..I'll check out that company as well) I'm on it!

[Ldub]

HOLY BEJESUZ! Your search engine must be way better than mine! Only ACME came up of yours...maybe I should try that googley woogly search engine you use! And I thought this company had a lot of offerings:https://dealer.steelerubber.com/Ecom...Extrusion.aspx


I can see what I'll be doing this week. Thanks Dubster! (and thanks R2D2..I'll check out that company as well) I'm on it!

Probably as much a difference in search nomenclature vs search engine functionality.

I'm guessing you could search BIG circles around me if we were both searching for anything having to do with medical terminology...

[VX KAT]

I tried every one of the sources Dub listed, and came up empty.

Noticed the seller of an OEM VX roof rack currently on ebay mentioned that his rack was missing a rubber strip, but that they were easily replaced. So I asked him where....he suggested I try "etrailer.com" for replacement rubber strips.

Thule has a couple different ones that are really similar looking.

Check this out! We may have a winner...I'm waiting on some dimensions.

[tjh]

maybe one of these

http://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-...853354406.html

http://www.mcmaster.com/#bulb-seal-w...ipping/=dka9t5

and maybe something here.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/weatherstri...3813j1s17.jcwx

[VX KAT]

I ordered 2 different Thule replacement rubber strips....we'll see if they fit...or can be made to fit....

[VX KAT]

I ordered 2 different Thule replacement rubber strips....we'll see if they fit...or can be made to fit....

Here's the rubber strip I got from Thule. (I actually got 3 different ones, but they're all the same size)
They looked soooooo close and would work if I could get the 2 feet to stay in the track, .

The "feet" on the Thule strips are just a little further apart and prevents them from staying in the track, and they cause the strip to just pop out.

• What about heating them up/softening them and then get them in track??

• What about cutting part of one "foot" to reduce the width a little, but still enough to keep it in the track?

Looking for suggestions and ideas on how to get these to work....


The OEM is in the channel, Thule on top.




TRYING TO PUSH THULE INTO TRACK....JUST TOO SNUG....





THULE ON BOTTOM, OEM SITTING ON TOP

[Cobrajet]

My only suggestion would not be easy. Trim the edges of the feet to match the contour of the rail. If there was some way to create a fixture to pass the strip through to trim each side evenly (like a router attachment) you could get a nice snug fit. The other option is to trim the rail for the wider strip.

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