Roof-top Rack Do-It-Yourself Install

HellFish
HellFish Member Posts: 140
in Modifications & Upgrades

I have seen the Yakima rack on top of T@Gs and they seem to mount on two tracks that runs front-to-back near the "shoulders" of the T@G.

My question...How are the tracks fastened? Do the mounting screws go all the way through the roof and into the interior?

Alternatively, are the track fasteners screwed into metal cross members in the ceiling? This would be a more "elegant" solution I'd think, and what I would do. But, I don't know where the metal cross members are, and could easily miss them and not have as sturdy a mount as is required.

I got a quote for the rack/labor from the factory, but have not inquired as to whether installing it is a do-it-yourself job. Anybody have some experience with this? Is there a template available showing where the cross members are?

TIA.

2014 T@G

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  • mgreen2
    mgreen2 Member Posts: 193

    They give you a template so you’ll know how and where to attach. I asked a about it when I was at UCamp. Decided not to do it since my interest was to use for kayaks and decided it was better to put them on the tow vehicle

    2017 T@G Max

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  • HellFish
    HellFish Member Posts: 140

    Thanks---I'll call factory tomorrow and see what they have.

    2014 T@G

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  • josephkruger
    josephkruger Member Posts: 6
    I’m interested in installing a roof rack for kayaks on my 2019 Nucamp trailer 5 wide base model. What is the clearance under these racks? I wonder if my upgraded fan will be too high. 
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  • The_Rigger
    The_Rigger Member Posts: 202
    To answer the original question, the tracks are screwed into the aluminum framing inside the roof; nothing protrudes into the interior of the camper. You can get the measurement template from nūCamp, which will show you where to drill, but beware; some have found the measurements may be a little bit off. There are at least a couple of threads here in the forums that give better numbers for those measurements. 

    Dave in Michigan
    '21 T@G XL
    "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." ~ The Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)

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