I bought this same roof rack from a salvage yard today, but can't figure out how to attach it to my roof. Any help?
1094035
There are covers on the roof that flip up and the cross bars thread into the roof
1094036
You also need to pop the little hatches on the bottom of each cross bar to access the pins that screw into the access panels on your roof, assuming you have a Subaru that is in the years listed that this rack fits.
1094037
Inside the drip chanel moldings on the roof there should be four small access panels that lift up. That is where the bars mount to.
271676
I used a 20ft 3 pole mast, so I did not need to attach anything to the roof. Sorry I could not be of more assistance. I would guess you need some sort of a tripod secured to the roof. The channel master rotor attached to the tripod then use the super mast secured to the rotor and then secure the antenna to the top of the super mast pole. I think this might work.
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I couldn't find an easy way to do it...you just kind of squeeze and wiggle and the roof pops loose...it is not easy
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Very simple, quick installation. There are 4 covers that should already be on your roof where the rack needs to be mounted. There is a little slot on each of them to pop them off with a screwdriver - under those covers you will easily see how the mounts fit in and get secured. Took about 20 minutes to complete the job - the front and back are different sizes - make sure you pay attention to that and also build the rack before you just put in the mounts. The cross bars just slide in between the 2 mounts (I think there may have been a screw to secure, but possibly not). Hope this helped
2140271
I had the same problem, extra racks. They do not sell them. What I did was cut the lower parts of two wire hangers,so you have in your hand two rods the size of the original rack. Now if you want to make it more fancy in a mesh like form,fine. So you put the two rods in the slots and place your pan on top.
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all comments are correct. It is a tough little thing. So folding isn't part of that. The big boom comes off. Do a search for WeeHoo roof rack. There is a guy that recorded a video on how he made a roof rack work. I might do the same. mostly we have just rode it around our house. So I haven't worked on that yet.
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Hi Craig, please visit the Thule "buyer's guide" for the recommended fit and components needed to securely fit a roof rack system to your vehicle. Thanks!
729042
I have a mounting bracket on my roof rack. worked fine. not sure were you are planning on mounting the brackets?
2237365
I made a mount from flat steel so I could mount it to my spare tire carrier...otherwise you have to drill a hole in your vehicle somewhere and mount it directly to the vehicle. Hope that helps
2121634
When I bought it the roof racks were separate as well as the mounts. the attachments did come with it.
2217427
Roof rails are already on car. There are plastic screws in the rails in locations where you might want to mount cross bars. Simply remove the plastic screws in location you want the bar and place cross bar and secure with included hardware. It's pretty easy to do but you will need a ladder.
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You could try to zip tie it, tape it or use a hose clamp to mount it to the bars. It doesn't come with any mounting device.
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I don't know about particular cars, but this is what I did before I purchased these racks (which have so far been awesome): - Measure the width of the roof of your car. Do this in the two places you expect to place the individual cross bars. My car roof (Volvo V50) is slightly tapered near the rear; not sure if this is universally true though. - Correlate this rough measurement with the appropriate model of SportRacks. There is a size chart somewhere detailing how far the bars expand. Pick a size that will accommodate your car roof (if in doubt, overestimate the width of your roof so the bars aren't too small; they can always be cut). - The measurements you take don't need to be precise. If the size of your roof is in-between or on the cusp of two rack lengths, go with the larger option. As to the mounting mechanisms, they are very adjustable to fit a variety of doors. I messed with mine for about 15min before getting a stable fit and then mimicked that setting on the remaining three mounts. It wasn't difficult at all. So far, so good with these bars, and I've done a ton of highway driving here in Alaska with a roofbox mounted on them (against the advice of SportRack!).
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Can't remember how I mounted it but it wasn't complicated. The thing is still up and I mounted on an RV!! Good luck.
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Unclip the two clips that secure carrier in folded position. Unzip the top flap.Reach inside the carrier on the long sides you will find metal poles that come from top corners. There is a plastic sheath on one pole from each side. Retract it and then put the metal parts of the poles end to end and let the plastic sheath spring back into place to hold poles together to form top sides of roof frame. Repeat on the other side. The first time you do it you may have to muscle it a bit but then it is not as hard because the fabric accomidates better. I love this carrier and ordered one for for each of our three cats-so don't give up.
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Used a piece of electrical conduit.....cut it to the size I needed and fastened it to a wall on the roof.A good hardware store can help u on that!
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These are the crossbars that attach to the existing roof rails on the SV and SL models. After some quick research, it looks like the S model does not have these rails. If you don't have the rails that run lengthwise on the edge of the roof, these will not work for you. You may want to consider a roof rack system from Yakima or Thule.