stilljester
12-27-2006, 10:01 PM
This project took me about a bit more then a 1 hour so it makes for a great lazy Saturday project. Thank you to Hopefully this will help someone else out this is what you’ll need:
Thule 430 Tracker Feet
TK2 Foot Pack
Set of Thule Bars
Qty 8 – 6mm x 20mm Cap Screws
Note: You could use a TK1 foot pack and avoid having to sand them down flat or having to cut up the flats that I did. You’ll still need to modify the flat face to avoid interference from the factory rails. However after watching these on eBay for several weeks the Tracker 430 Feet with TK1 foot packs are averaging $90 to $120 where a Tracker 430 kit with TK2 feet are only $40-$60. So I went with the TK2’s Truthfully I think you could use any of the TK foot packs. Thanks to 530iTouring for helping figure out the differences.
You’ll need a belt sander – nothing fancy but a nice belt sander will make your life much easier. I used a 120 grit Aluminum Oxide belt.
http://images20.fotki.com/v373/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic1-vi.jpg
Before Sanding
http://images14.fotki.com/v363/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic8-vi.jpg
The feet are a 30% glass fill so the 120 grit cuts them nicely
http://images14.fotki.com/v363/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic2-vi.jpg
Take the foot and orientate its back flat against the sander so that the foot is perpendicular to the belt
http://images14.fotki.com/v363/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic3-vi.jpg
Thule 430 Tracker Feet
TK2 Foot Pack
Set of Thule Bars
Qty 8 – 6mm x 20mm Cap Screws
Note: You could use a TK1 foot pack and avoid having to sand them down flat or having to cut up the flats that I did. You’ll still need to modify the flat face to avoid interference from the factory rails. However after watching these on eBay for several weeks the Tracker 430 Feet with TK1 foot packs are averaging $90 to $120 where a Tracker 430 kit with TK2 feet are only $40-$60. So I went with the TK2’s Truthfully I think you could use any of the TK foot packs. Thanks to 530iTouring for helping figure out the differences.
You’ll need a belt sander – nothing fancy but a nice belt sander will make your life much easier. I used a 120 grit Aluminum Oxide belt.
http://images20.fotki.com/v373/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic1-vi.jpg
Before Sanding
http://images14.fotki.com/v363/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic8-vi.jpg
The feet are a 30% glass fill so the 120 grit cuts them nicely
http://images14.fotki.com/v363/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic2-vi.jpg
Take the foot and orientate its back flat against the sander so that the foot is perpendicular to the belt
http://images14.fotki.com/v363/photos/9/925706/4428706/pic3-vi.jpg