Hey everyone,

I'm planning on ordering these maggie chrome roof rails for my box.

http://roofracks4less.com/maggie-rack.html

I was wondering if anyone around here would use 3M tape to hold them down?

I don't really like the idea of drilling screws in my roof to hold them down, but if it's the only way so be it.

Let me know what you all think

Knight

 

Wow--I would not trust any adhesive with that kind of application...........

 

I guess it might work fine if you don't plan on putting ANYTHING on them, just for looks.
If you plan on using them, BOLT them in!!!!!!

 

LOL.

 

ill 3rd the bolt them down if you plan to use them...otherwise, it shouldnt be that bad.

 

^^ what he said..

the strongest 3M double-sided tape holds 5 lbs/sq. in or so....

i don't think you'll be doing anything less than that.. and with the amount of surface area those will be held in..

yeah.. ..

mount them properly.

 

Won't putting a couple of handles on the top make it look too much like a large piece of roll-around luggage?

J/K

I'm another one to say bolt 'em down. I've seen too many random bits fly off cars and endanger others...

 

Wow... yea, do it right.

 

id go with bolt.....last thing you want is it coming off your car bouncing off the road and logding itself in the window of a car behind you......my tail light guard i had on my car were heavy, i 3M taped them on, and saftey wired them as a backup incase they were to fall...saftey is the #1 rule

 

no

 

Only if I planned to have anything I had strapped onto them to become Unidentified Flying Objects!

 

I would hate to get sued for causing a 20 car pile up because your stuff came flying off from just taping the roof rack on.

 

Headliner off + bolt on to be sure, then you can use them if needed. You will get some jerk pulling on it because of the low vehicle height. LOL

 

It does not sound safe to me

 

I'd bolt them on to be safe...I wouldn't trust tape.

 

LOL why not just tape the luggage to the roof while your at it and save money..maybe velcro?

 

Has there been anyone recommending using the tape yet? Didn't think so.

Use bolts.

If you install it yourself, make sure to seal up (paint) those unfinished edges you create when you drill those holes, otherwise, you might as well have used tape once the rust gets to that bare metal.

 

I wouldnt put that on my box, but if for some reason i did.... Sure i would use double sided tape to hold it on.... WHILE I BOLTED IT IN!

Dude unless you want everyone to see your dirty(or clean) laundry, bolt it in