Gobi Rack Install Question - help needed...

[tcaudle2001]

I am installing my new Gobi Ranger rack on my '16 LR4.

My LR4 has the extended OEM roof rails that reach all the way to the A-pillars. The instruction manual appears to be entirely set up for an LR4 with the short roof rails...the ones that only stay to the rear of the "swoop" over the driver area.

My only guess is that the OEM extended roof rails need to be cut shorter, and I assume that you'd order a new end cap from Land Rover to cover up the front portion where you cut.

Assuming all of that is right, which it might not be, the question is... where to cut? All of the measurements in the manual in terms of where to place the t-nuts are based off of the shorter rails...measured from the front of the shorter rails. If they were measured from the back, I could measure in the other direction.

Anyway, if anyone with a Gobi rack has encountered this issue, it would be great to hear how you solved it. I have a note in to Gobi as well, but it's Saturday and my guess is that you guys will be faster.

Thanks in advance.

Trevor

 

[ryanjl]

Cutting your existing roof rails is not the solution. You need to buy the shorter roof rails and the trim piece to fill in the remainder of the track to the front.

 

[tcaudle2001]

Thanks for the reply. The front trim piece is present...so I think I am fine there. Pretty disappointing that the Gobi website/sales team didn't say anything about me needing to buy additional OEM parts to complete the install. The options on the site only ask whether "OEM rails" are present or not. It doesn't have any sort of option around which OEM rails are present. They also make you send them a photo of the actual rooftop at the time of purchase...which I did. So, all the more disappointing that this only becomes an issue on the day that I go to install it....

 

[mmbirtcher]

Waiting on my Gobi rack to be shipped next week. What was the end result of your install? Did you have to buy parts?