How Hard is it to add a luggage rack to my 2005 Astro Van

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JT Kessler
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How Hard is it to add a luggage rack to my 2005 Astro Van

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I want to haul Kayaks with my asto van on top, but I dont have the racks, I live in Houston so I think I can find them at a junk yard fairly easy. Is it hard to do, how are they attached? with sheet metal screws or are they bolted on?
I figure i can use the holds to drill the holes i need but can anyone tell me how much of a pain in the ass it is going to be and will it leak and will it hold up to hauling kayaks?
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Re: How Hard is it to add a luggage rack to my 2005 Astro V

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Ive used Yakima racks for both my Astro's. My '94 had a stock luggage rack with yakima lowriders attached to that. It worked well for a tandem kayak and full length cargo box, side by side. My '95 didnt have a luggage rack. So I installed yakima trackrails directly to the roof,which is lower profile and the better of the 2 options. In my opinion your better off going with the tracks over the luggage rack.
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Re: How Hard is it to add a luggage rack to my 2005 Astro V

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I've had a few leaky stock roof racks...
Find a better way IMHO.
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