Sprinter Roof Rail Installation

Allow a full day for install.

Sprinter roof rail installation.

Sprinter van swivel seat adapters 255 00 269 95 select options single roof rail rack mounts for sprinter van free shipping. You could be laid up in the hospital with a big hole in the roof of your van. To start you will need your ladder and head to the roof of your van. We carry factory original mercedes benz roof rail kits because they are far superior to any aftermarket rails available and they re reasonably priced.

You don t want time constraints when doing this. We think this tutorial is helpful for other van builds as well like a ford transit or dodge promaster. Put a sheet of plywood down before standing or crawling around on your roof. For those that have a fiamma f65 awning we also have a mounting plate that extends out from underneath the awning allowing you to securely mount to the roof rail.

You line up the holds of each and drop a bolt in the hole. The factory sheet metal dents very easily even the raised support ribs. Installing the roof rail. Now the bolt stud is sticking into the inside of the van.

Plus we give you a helpful installation tool free. It is expected that these roof rails will be though bolted you put the nut on from the inside of the van but the point of a rivet nut is the ability to instal the nut from the outside of the van. Below is a step by step guide on how to install roof rails on your mercedes sprinter van. Our rails will ultimately be used to attach a roof rack to the van and support solar an awning etc.

So play it safe and use a good ladder. Mercedes sprinter roof racks aluminess. Below is a how to article on installing the factory roof rails so you can mount any number of items to your roof. Roof rails are a handy addition to any sprinter but not all vans were ordered with the rails factory installed.

After that you can pierce the mastic tape with a sharp screw of some sort in order to more easily push the bolts through.