The plastic trim pieces on the roof of my 96 4Runner are faded and cracked, so I'm thinking of replacing them. I don't have the factory roof rack. I thought that instead of springing for new plastic that isn't useful, I'd replace them with a piece of C-channel aluminum. I'd cut the channel to the same length, bob and grind the ends, cross drill about 15 times to create tie-offs, paint black, and cover underside with thin rubber and then use the factory screws to attach it to the car again. Thoughts? I imagine this post is useless without pics. I'll scan a sketch later.