# 1996 Toyota RAV4 - Roof rack

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [April 29, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563 "2020-04-29T16:27:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![AkmanFrancois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@AkmanFrancois](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AkmanFrancois)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563/1 "2020-04-29T16:27:38Z")

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i need to install a roof rack

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563/2 "2020-04-29T18:39:11Z")

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Well, alright, alright, alright.  
Or if you prefer Nike: Just do it!

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563/3 "2020-04-30T01:12:10Z")

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> [@AkmanFrancois](#):
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> i need to install a roof rack

Permission granted . 😉

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563/4 "2020-05-01T00:12:16Z")

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I used Yakima for my similarly-sized vehicle. [Here’s how it went.](https://www.torquenews.com/1083/why-yakima-kayak-racks-are-great-match-subaru-forester) FYI, I have no relationship with Yakima and have never received a free product from them. (I’m a Car Talk admin)

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**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563/5 "2020-05-01T01:22:54Z")

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Yakima and Thule both do not appear to have off the shelf racks for this application. I found several through e-trailer but i’m not familiar with any of the brands.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-rav4-roof-rack/163563/6 "2020-05-01T10:44:16Z")

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They usually come with some sort of directions. Shouldn’t be a problem.