Looking for tips on the following idea.
brother in law has just got a new ride with one of the ARB trade roof racks (I think that's right).
Looks like this anyway with the rails on the side but nothing front or rear.
Problem is on the 4x4 with the roof racks it's just creeping over the 2.1m height which is how tall carpacks in Melbourne are (or are supposed to be anyway)
Without the side rails it would be an easy 10cm clearance and no worries.
I know there are flat ones, issue is by the time he sells the current one at a loss, buys the new one, blah blah.... is it worth it... Or do we just grab an angle grinder and chop the rails off.
To give a bit of support on the sides I was thinking he could cut it down and leave 1" stubs of the vertical bar, then lay a 1" steel tube next to them and bind them to the rack.
Then just get some caps and solder them onto the top of the cut tubes to seal the rack.
It won't be super pretty but he can leave it on instead of taking it on and off for city and country. Not really worried about resale or anything like that later.
Anyone got a better idea than to start grinding?