How To Remove Thule Roof Rack Bars

The votex roof rack is made by thule specifically for volkswagen.

How to remove thule roof rack bars.

Theirs thule 300 roof rack at the junkyard on an e30 with a fairing. There should be a 4 digit number stamped on the locks. Then try using the locking key. Press your finger against the lock cylinder to keep it in place and use your other hand to pull out the master key.

Once you ve done this a time or two most roof racks will only take about 5 15 minutes to remove. Thick rubber pads in the feet prevent the clamp from damaging the paint on the roof. Remove the master key and try the locking key. Is the only way to drill out the locks.

You can remove the thule roof bars from your car truck or suv in a matter of minutes. Open the doors on both sides of the vehicle below where the roof bar is mounted. Using a long flathead screwdriver or a similar tool press on the metal tongue inside the end cap on the end of the rail. Wash the area to remove any residue and then remove the end caps from the feet of the bars.

The guy said i can have it if i can get it off. Nest twist off the knob on each foot using the aforementioned tightening or in this case loosening tool. Using that number you can either get replacement keys from votex or through thule directly might even be cheaper without the vw markup. Once it s inserted fully a quarter turn clockwise should lock in place the mechanism for instance one of the four feet of a car roof rack.

Remove the end cap. How to remove thule roof bars step 1. Roof rack removal without key. I used my thule rapid system roof bars roofracks for the first time today and decided to video how easy they are to remove.

Twist the knob on the foot counterclockwise to loosen. Lift each bar vertically and set it aside. It took me about as long to f. Twist the knob on the foot counterclockwise to loosen the clamp.

Slide the crossbar to the very back of the roof rack. Most simply clamp around your side rails or door jamb and can be removed by loosening a few bolts. Some thule roof rack systems do not have locks or come with keys. As such they use thule locks.

Some thule models require a special tool.