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[maorodri82]

Hey there,
I bought a arb base rack and got it delivered yesterday . I started installation by removing the bolts which held the standard rails. I have a gx 550 p+ and came with no rack. Arb send these bolts with some blue materials (assuming is loctite). I noticed that the bolts were having resistance to screw all the way down and thought it was because of the loctite. I proceeded but I noticed the plastic sleeve and insert that would allow the bolt to screw in came loose and basically fell. See pictures. What’s a good approach to this installation? Rivets? Did any of you encounter this issue upon upgrading their roof rack?

 

[munkeeboi]

you are going to need to get into the headliner to fix that. I've uninstalled the rails a couple times already and haven't had that issue, although I was warned it could happen.

rivets would not be an advisable solution.

 

[maorodri82]

you are going to need to get into the headliner to fix that. I've uninstalled the rails a couple times already and haven't had that issue, although I was warned it could happen.

rivets would not be an advisable

 

[maorodri82]

That headliner looks like a complicated thing to do. Why rivets aren’t advisable? I saw this video and it looks even sturdier than what it is installed inside. I reached out to Lexus for advice but hadn’t heard yet from them.