[richbloom]

So I have a question has anyone added roof rails not cross bars but roof rails to their L or LE?

Some examples just wondering if it will work and give more options for cross bars.

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[Sporan]

The logitudinal rails are purely cosmentic. With or without rails, crossbars mount directly to threaded inserts in the roof. The only difference between the crossbars are the bases are either molded to conform to the rails or not. It may be that some aftermarket crossbar manufacturers make based for only one or the other configuration.

 

[2VZ-FE]

The logitudinal rails are purely cosmentic. With or without rails, crossbars mount directly to threaded inserts in the roof. The only difference between the crossbars are the bases are either molded to conform to the rails or not. It may be that some aftermarket crossbar manufacturers make based for only one or the other configuration.

L/LE don’t have threaded inserts like the XLE and high trims.

L/LE require positioning J-hook bolts into the brackets under the cover you removed

 

[Sporan]

True, they are a bit different. In the L and LE there is a bracket already mounted to holes in the roof and the crossbar bases hook onto that bracket. The higher level trims have use a threaded hole. In either case, unlike most vehicles that have roof rails, the crossbars are not attached to or supported by the rails, but rather by the roof and are fixed in position so can't be positioned further forward or rearward.