Roof rack leak?

[frohbego]

Last night we had allot of rain. I also washed the 4runner this morning. I noticed some wet spots on the fabric along the entire drivers side where the plastic meets roof inside.

No idea where its coming from. I did open up the sunroof and the inside space was bone dry. So i do not think the sunroof drains are the problem. The only other place would be the roof rack.*

The roof rack bolts are all super tight. Is it possible that it would still leak water?*

It just docent seem like it would be possible to get that much water thru the roof rack to make the interior fabric that wet.

Any advise?

 

[Tonka]

Water will get in anywhere. I have found that even the smallest gap can let In what seems to be a lot of water. Try undoing the bolts and applying silicone sealant?

 

[robert]

I'd recommend the same thing. From my experience I'd use just enough silicon sealant to fill the area as needed. If you gob it on it will leak. My brother told me about this when he was working in a bike shop and installed Yakima tracks on vehicles. So far I haven't had any leaks in my camper shell from the rack (I've got a small one where the wires go through for the brake light that I need to fix).

 

[CruiserArtist]

leak

Just make sure you use automotive silicone, it's made to withstand vibrations.