Roof Basket - DIY how to seal

rsaunders80

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Atlanta, GA
I have a 2006 Xterra SE. I'm currently waiting on several parts for my build (skids, Lokka, etc) and am getting antsy, so I set out to try to clean and fix my roof basket to minimize the amount of funk and debris that can collect below it. My driveway is shaded by trees and the amount of crap this Xterra catches is terrible. Further, I suffer from the common condition of stuck/spinning rivnuts. So removing the basket and/or faring to clean isn't really feasible. After searching and trying to find something along the lines of a garage door seal, I decided to try a 3/4" ID heater hose from Autozone cut to length and wedged under the gap between the roof and the rear edge of the basket. This is $6.99 at autozone for a 6-foot length and is more than enough. It's out of the way and maleable enough to firmly wedge in-place, and should at least help minimize how much stuff can fall under the gap.

Hopefully this is useful and/or helpful. I've searched and not seen any other helpful threads that didn't go down the path of drilling out rivnuts.

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