Really random... but I am going to try and move a door from my gf's parents house in Burnsville to her place in Uptown/Kenwood... (it's going to be part of a "creative" desk-esque piece of furniture..). I have a roof rack, and have had a few ideas of how to strap it down, but I was just curious if anyone else has done similar things with success... As of now, I was thinking put in a few screws around the edges for places to tie/secure the door down... but I would love to avoid being "that guy" with any extra safety risks/dropping a door in the middle of 35W.... Any ideas welcome and appreciated
Putting down something between the roof rack and the door that will help add surface friction. There are a few options, but those sticky rubber mats that you put in shelving comes to mind. I use them for my snowboard equipment tub in the back of my hatch in the winter. It keeps the bin from sliding around. I believe the rolls are less than $5 at target. Wrapping something like that around your roof rack rails will add a bit of friction. Otherwise, I would be worried about the smooth surface of the door and the smooth surface of the roof rack. I would also tighten in down from all sides. Front to back / Drivers to passenger's side. the screws are an interesting idea, but won't that mess up the door? I am not sure what the thickness of your door is... but tie downs.... like the ones I used for my Quad and Dirt Bike have hooks on the end of them. You could always see if you could just hook the sides of the door.... I am not sure how well this would work, I would have to try it out. I do have a set of tie downs if you need to borrow them. Otherwise, the hooks/screws in the door isn't a bad idea. I would still run a strap across (driver's to passenger's side) the body of the door for a fail safe.
