Westcott roof rack gap

phanmann

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I’m putting my roof rack together from Westcott. I noticed that there is a gap where the visor and rail attach. Does anyone else have this issue?
 

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I just checked mine and there is a paper-thin gap on the passenger side, about the same as yours, maybe a tiny bit less. I never noticed, you won't notice it with the rack mounted.
 
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The gap on mine is quite wide. Can probably fit 2-3 credit cards in between. I contacted Westcott and they said the cross bar behind the visor wasn’t cut properly where it is longer than the visor. Trying to find a solution with them
 

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Can you just move that crossbar to the middle of the rack where the gap won't be noticed? It's aluminum....you could always sand or grind it down a bit.
 
I have a gap exactly the thickness of a credit card
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If you have a grinding wheel or a belt sander or an orbital sander you can shave that long crossbar down in no time.
 
Westcott installed my Roof Rack. Here's a picture of my left front joint. The right is identical
 

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