An important decision can be choosing between steel aluminum and wood.
Making a roof rack.
Using a flat head screw driver assemble the roof rails to the top of the car by sxrewing the side rails and the cross bars together.
The next accessory i made for the roof rack was a kayak rack.
However steel and aluminum are more durable and stronger so they will last you a lot longer.
Wood can be the least expensive option to go if you re on a budget.
Avoid drilling too deep into the roof of the car.
There are a variety of kayak roof racks on the market everything from j cradles stackers and saddle racks.
You ll need to do some welding and metal cutting for a homemade roof rack as well.
If you have factory roof racks that run from front to back you can build your own steel crossmembers using one inch square tubing cut to size and secured to the factory racks using carriage bolts.