How to Remove the Roof Racks on a Toyota RAV4
- 1). Locate the four plastic caps of the roof rack bars. There are two bars and each one has two ends, making four total plastic caps. Remove the caps by inserting a thin, flat-head screwdriver into the base edges of each rack end, where you see separation between the cap and the rubber seal base. Slide the screwdriver all the way around the cap and gently pry the cap up to loosen it.
- 2). Use a 12 mm socket wrench to remove the two bolts exposed after the cap has been removed. Repeat this process for all four caps, resulting in a total of eight removed bolts.
- 3). Pull the roof rack bars from the RAV4 roof and set aside. At this point you have the option of replacing the roof rack with an aftermarket option.
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