Help!

[ChrisAU]

I am putting on my Esky roof rack and for the life of me I can't get the back caps to go on, any secrets?

 

[LuSe4]

I am putting on my Esky roof rack and for the life of me I can't get the back caps to go on, any secrets?

Yeah, it won't fit your body style. You should just sell it to me!

kidding! Sorry I have no help, I just really want one. Good luck with it.

 

[ChrisAU]

Well I ended up cutting down the "tabs" on the mounting surface towards the back, and then hit them enough times to get them wedged in the rubber piece, they seemed very snug (I couldn't pull them off with my hands), but just for comfort I dropped a couple drops of gorilla glue on the insides on both sides.

 

[felixgun]

Did you get an 00-06 or 07+?

 

[ChrisAU]

00-06. All the holes lined up perfectly just couldn't get the backs to snap on like the fronts did.

 

[Autbond]

Are the 07's not longer? That is probably why it won't fit, I don't know that for sure.

 

[felixgun]

They are the same length/size. The difference is the rubber piece that goes on the bottom of it is all one piece for the 07+. The 00-06 has 3 pieces that interconnect. Mine had to be adjusted accordingly to get the end caps to seat properly.

 

[ChrisAU]

No difference. Technically speaking, they are the exact same, and I would have had the same problem mounting those end caps on the underside of a boat or top of a water tower. The base and the end cap were what were fighting each other, and both were off the 00-06 Esky.

Ahh I see what Felix is saying, but my problem didn't arise when the rack was on the Esky. I am thinking the back of our roofs may be a little flatter? As in, the one piece rubbers for the 07+ racks are a hair longer. But since I had the old one, it pushed up on the gentle curve towards the rear just a little?

 

[Autbond]

I just ordered the G4 tails, how bright are the running lights on them in direct sunlight? Cause I am tinting them just like the others I had. When I saw your truck that one time the brake lights were plenty bright, just wondered about what they looked like with the brake not applied.

 

[THE YETI]

They are the same length/size. The difference is the rubber piece that goes on the bottom of it is all one piece for the 07+. The 00-06 has 3 pieces that interconnect. Mine had to be adjusted accordingly to get the end caps to seat properly.

hmmm... I pulled one off an 08 Denali XL and 08 Escalade ESV and they were 3 piece. Maybe that's just the longer models, dunno?