You really only see two DIY roof racks on YouTube. After building this Unistrut rack I can see why it's the most popular and may even be the best. It was easy to make, cheap compared to Yakima or Thule, and in my opinion more versatile. In this video I mostly focus on cross bars for my 2014 Honda CRV but this would easily extend into whatever kind of SUV roof rack you’d like to make.

This video was not sponsored (not that I’m opposed to that. Ahemm…) I purchased most of this at Menards or Home Depot. But if you’d like to support me you can buy some of it through the amazon affiliate links below. The ones that aren’t amazon links are just there so you know what I used.

Shout out to @TSparky and the tons of other YouTube roof rack makers for the ideas in this video.

Materials
Unistrut Fittings https://amzn.to/3BgB68d
13/16” Unistrut https://bit.ly/3wYh4wS
¼” Spring Nuts https://bit.ly/3KPTGXY
¼ 20 Bolts https://amzn.to/3CWFgDl
M6 Couplings https://amzn.to/3cMXQ6e
M6 Bolts https://amzn.to/3cVY7Uq
(The length you need will depend on how tall you rails and pvc are)
Flat Washers https://amzn.to/3wVG6N6
Split Washers https://amzn.to/3TMPc8s
PVC Spacers https://amzn.to/3Qd11Sw
Truck Bed Liner https://amzn.to/3qbGuDe

Tools
Metal Cutting Circular Saw Blade https://amzn.to/3wUHFL2
Circular Saw https://amzn.to/3RFlzEa
Miter Saw https://amzn.to/3TMO8Bu
Hand Hack Saw https://amzn.to/3xm3T9d
Ratchet and Wrench Set https://amzn.to/3ASwMuh
Ratchet Screwdriver https://amzn.to/3TOy1mX

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