How To Make A Roof Rack Fairing

Jan 15 2015 does your roof rack sound like a wind tunnel while driving down the highway.

How to make a roof rack fairing.

To make the fairing fit consistently close to the roof i needed to scribe the pattern to fit. After much scribing trial and error i was able to get the pattern to within a quarter inch or less of the roof the whole way across. Don t have the dough to buy a wind deflector fairing. Then use that to trace it on your plexiglass.

Theoretically you can make 3 fairings out of it. Aluminum stock you can find in the hardware isle. Does your roof rack sound like a wind tunnel while driving down the highway. Don t have the dough to buy a wind deflector fairing.

After that i rounded off the corners and called the pattern good. It s just a 3ft piece of flat aluminum. Cut it down into strips about 6 long and bend to your needs. I have started my diy roof rack fairing after seeing that fairings cost 80 for a piece of plastic.

Table saw or dremel belt sander or dremel torch to heat up metal brackets vise pillars 2 pairs masking tape only if using a. I know i can make one for cheaper tools list.