Remove Roof Rack Cross Bars On Rav4

This is the kind of cross bars i have.

Remove roof rack cross bars on rav4.

Not everyone wants to keep the roof rack attached especially if you won t be carrying additional weight on the roof. In reading other posts on the subject all i could get was info on removing the entire roof rack not just the cross bars. The rav4 like its competition features a prominent roof rack allowing for increased cargo versatility. If you go to youtube and search for this you ll see the kind of cross bars i have.

Can the cross bars be removed without messing with the rails. You can use the cross bars that come with your rav4 or even use aftermarket add ons. To clarify my question i just want to remove the cross bars not the roof rails because i may want to install the cross bars later. In this video i will show you how to install roof racks cross bars on 2019 toyota rav4 model.

This is part number. Removing the roof rack s crossbars can decrease wind noise particularly at highway speeds. This is my first post to this forum and they don t allow first posts to have links. The toyota model rav4 comes with a roof rack for carrying extra luggage.

The roof rack s crossbars create resistance increasing aerodynamic drag and wind noise. Pt27842192 160 lb loading capacity 80 lb.