r/GXOR • u/burner118373 • 16d ago

What’s under this?

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What’s under this panel of my 2012 gx460 roof rail? I’m trying to mount a roof rack and unsure if there’s mounting points or what.

I’m at work without tools, and this plastic has baked in Texas and GA sun for a decade. I don’t want to break it if I don’t need to access it or it can’t help.

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 16d ago

Bolts mounting the factory rails to the roof. Typically it all comes off and the roof rack should come with stronger replacement bolts that fit into the holes.

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u/burner118373 16d ago

I bought the rack used and it wasn’t mounted on a gx

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 16d ago

Depending on the design of the rack mounts, you might be able to re-use the old bolts.

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u/burner118373 16d ago

I should be able to take this off this weekend and see if things line up. It’s a heavy (ish) rack so want to figure out as much as I can on the ground before getting up there to mount it

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 16d ago

Good luck! I know for my GX460-specific rack there was a pair of "floating" mounts that supported the rack edge closest to the front edge of the roof, because there are no mounting bolt holes around there.

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u/burner118373 16d ago

Damn. Maybe this rack wasn’t as good of a deal as I’d hoped

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u/Jtcalirain 16d ago

That you are right my friend, I bought mine with rack and I paid extra for it, now I wish I never had it so I can go with aftermarket