Rocky Road Outfitters Rock Sliders
With the running boards removed the sills and rocker panels are vulnerable to damage from high centering. Rocky Road Outfitters in Heber, Utah, make a stout pair of rock sliders for the Montero.
Roof Rack
I've considered alternate roof racks but for the time being want to put the serious money into suspension and recovery. The stock rack has served its purpose fine with a Thule system that holds the RTT and awning, but I want a tray in between the stanchions to hold other recovery and camping gear. To this end I removed the headliner. It's pretty straightforward, removing all the hardware of grab handles, interior lighting modules, sun visors, etc. The only hang up is in removing the sun visor clips with tabs that tend to break easily. Remove the weather stripping on all doors. The A-pillar covers snap out being careful to keep retention clips in place, and second row seatbelt mounts on the B-pillars need to come off to remove the covers. The rear covers that surround the wing windows between the C and D-pillars snap out, again being careful to keep the retainers in place. With the headliner free, the last step is to remove the electrical connection from the sunroof j
