Roof Rack Cross Rails (Homemade DIY)

I used an old piece of aluminum beam from a tractor trailer to make cross rails for the roof rack on my 2003 Honda Odyssey.
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[@nonamechannel8110]

I made some out of 7/8 strut, worked well and is highly customizable.

[@14hometeam]

Me too!

[@HerrisYutuiProduction]

Thanks for the idea.. it would help a lot..❤

[@ccthomas]

"Find you some scraps, and make something." I love this attitude.

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you very much and thank you for watching

[@higginslake1]

fantastic! thank you

[@RonasRoadshow]

awesome! well done.

[@TheFurrminator]

Rona's Roadshow thank you and thank you for watching

[@oko4000]

Good idea!

[@northerntranquility1614]

Terrific idea I'm not paying dealer for side bars .Great made out of aluminum no rust no chips.Thanks Dale

[@bluegill2030]

Awesome!!!! Been looking for a idea for my Jeep Compass so I can transport my kayaks, thanks for posting this

[@evazkee7246]

KZbin DIY is getting companies to lower there damn prices on shit. Smart idea and super simple. Nice

[@TheFurrminator]

E vazkee thank you, I appreciate that and thank you for watching

[@ReasonablySkeptic]

I believe it's your accent that TRULY GAVE ME CONFIDENCE IN YOUR EXPERTISE. For those outside the USA who only know a southern accent from HollyWood movies you may be used to hearing that accent whenever someone DUMB is talking (Horrible hollywood elitist stereotypes). *BUT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE US* we know that accent is that of a working man, AKA THE GUY WHO KNOWS HOW TO BUILD AND FIX STUFF! Thanks for the video.

[@thomastidewater]

Cool! Although it would have been nice to see how you mount your car carrier to your roof rack, but cool none the less!

[@tonyrome068]

Great idea. I can see where angle iron would do the same!

[@XBKLYN]

Very cool design....the dealer cross bars are outrageously expensive and the stuff on amazon is cheap garbage.....I love the amazon reviews that say things like "boy, were we surprised to see our kayaks on the interstate behind us!" Anyway, you've inspired me....thank you!

[@thomasdixonjr9940]

That’s awesome! IF you were willing to make 3 of those to fit a Nissan Rouge (2016), how much would you charge me w/ shipping? In Maryland.

[@shakedelazari4413]

Hi!Very nice job! How much weight can you put on it? dose it makes whistle sound when going more than 60MPH? super cool!

[@sherwinserran2008]

Wow impressive mind. You just proven necessity is the mother of invention. Thanks for sharing this idea.

[@vitaminmc6086]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@piusvincentkihiyo499]

How much weight can that carry

[@pricestinkers2481]

Do you know what type of side rails these are? I’ve got a system that can be used already on that style and would save me a bunch of money but I can’t find side rail. I see now I have to put the c channel in the top of mine to be able to put the one cross members in but then they are aero and I have round bars.

[@MakeItMazzeo]

Wow this is great! I'm probably going to do this soon I can't find any good cross bars. Thanks!

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you, I agree, I couldn't find any cross bars that I liked and that seemed strong enough for a reasonable price. Thank you for watching.

[@josephcervone1483]

Great idea!, good looking too and pretty basic.

[@rajaryanigdncxhadk4090]

amazing work sir :D , great inspiration for us

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you, I appreciate that.

[@rachidkiwi5798]

You did very well

[@rachidkiwi5798]

You are just a super genius man

[@TheFurrminator]

I appreciate that, I just didn’t have extra money for cross rails at the time so I had to get creative. Not sure about the genius part though, thank you for watching

[@rvierra7235]

More time than money....the story of my life.

[@bluemen8807]

I love your videos especially your camping trailer is there any way you could do another video on your trailer such as a video where you take it camping or just a update on it?!

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you so much. I actually pulled the trailer out Monday to clean it up a little and set it up to make a few videos, this video happened to be one that was recorded Monday, notice the trailer parked behind the van. Before I did anything I had to pull it around the block just for the heck of it, lol. I have received several requests for a video of the trailer set up just as it is when camping, I am planning on taking a long weekend just for that and I'll set up everything that we use and make a video for the channel. I'm not sure when I will do that due to our busy schedule but I hope to fit it in soon. I made a couple videos Monday so be on the lookout for those as well as a 2000 subscribers give away. Thank you for the comments and thank you for watching.

[@AlanAcosta-to8nr]

Thank you 🙏

[@fokanerantsieng4642]

Thanks for the video. Do you get wind noise and if yes how do you eliminate it. Thanks

[@TheFurrminator]

If there is wind noise from the cross rails, it is most likely hidden by the wind noise from the cargo carrier that we use. I only use the cross rails while using the cargo carrier.

[@rafaymago1]

Honda will dislike this video. Good job man will do this for my 04 pilot.

[@Kris-82]

awesome idea man!

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you, I appreciate that, they work great.

[@MrSridharMurthy]

Thank you for the tips ! Now i know how to fix my broken carrier crossbar !

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you, glad the video was helpful. Thank you for watching

[@brettaylor2661]

good idea. im going to call my uncle and see if he has some aluminum channel

[@cian-lukechristoff7771]

Cool! Gonna try make some

[@originalmamagrizzly2478]

Cool!!👍👍👍

[@comesthru]

Excellent idea.

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@Peac249]

awesome.. i appreciate your genius invention

[@DigitalFMJ]

Genius!!!

[@ghut-wz2sr]

Thank you Sir

[@NeilKudro]

very creative. I am trying to build one on my 4x4 Suburban. A roof rack that I could actually access and sit on for hunting. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[@brmelectric]

Nice job.

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you

[@off-roadrcaddict4572]

Been looking for a start base for an offroad rack. That will b a great start, thanks.

[@TheFurrminator]

You're welcome, glad you found this video helpful. Thank you for watching.

[@rongamblin2107]

Jeff this is very nice to say the least ! Thanks good sir. Ron in California !

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you Ron, I appreciate that. Thank you for watching

[@clmis]

Thanks for the good video, very good idea,

[@TheFurrminator]

You’re welcome, glad to hear when my videos are helpful. Thank you for watching

[@lucas3926]

nice!

[@allanmichealsmith]

excellent , planning on doing this my self tomorrow thanks for sharing :)

[@TheFurrminator]

mike smith thank you and thank you for watching

[@jackan4141]

where can I buy these hardwares? Home Depot or Lowes? or any other stores?

[@TheFurrminator]

The bolts, washers and wing nuts were bought at Lowes but Home Depot has them as well.

[@jackan4141]

+Jeff Furr thank you. What about the cross bar? Did you make it or buy it?

[@jackan4141]

+Jeff Furr what about the L style holder?

[@TheFurrminator]

+Jack An I made the cross bar and the and the attachment, I only purchased the bolts, washers and wing nuts.

[@jackan4141]

+Jeff Furr I see, I thought I can buy it somewhere.

[@matstettli6989]

amazing going to make one for my car and the good thing is that i can place em as far on the front as possible that you cant do with other more Expensive ones :) thanks for the amazing Tip Simple But Perfect!

[@TheFurrminator]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. Good luck with your project, thanks for watching

[@Julian-do7bv]

good idea and you can't beat cheap or free lol

[@wacokid2532]

nice job ! love to see human ingenuity !

[@bklynwam]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing it.

[@mchlbk]

Safety first! Roof rails shouldn't be a diy job.