dodell said:
I would bet that you could have fabricated a bracket to mount the landing pads onto where the factory rails attach to the roof. if you pull the factory rails off there are studs coming up from the rain gutter. How sturdy are the landing pads on the front of the roof...I thought about doing this but the roof is pretty thin and flimsy for the most part...
I kind of agree on mounting in the factory rail Gutters,but typical me I was running out of time,so I just went to Rackattack and had them installed.
About the welded in nuts, I suspect that they are only where the factory rails would be attached.Not further forward where I wanted the extra length,for a long boat,and I did not want to start pulling trim without having an idea as how they were attached.
Where the Landing Pads are mounted the roof is quite sturdy,as there is a fold (Gutter) right beside,if you were to mount them in closer to the centre of the roof its gets pretty "flimsy"