How To Take Off Roof Rack Subaru

My last few cars have been real easy to remove the roof rails but subaru really did their work on designing these things as part of the car.

How to take off roof rack subaru.

So i removed my flush rails yesterday to install a roof rack platform so i thought id post up a thread of how i did it. Pita to remove the rails if you dont know how. Now the expensive part. The factory roof rack has many short comings as discussed on previous threads.

Hello all i would like to temporarily remove the 2008 subaru outback sport s roof rack roof rails to cut down on noise and increase fuel economy press j to jump to the feed. Pull the headliner out lots of various clips and such. I think it s the same for the newer cars as well. I ve been thinking of getting a quote from a local auto upholstory shop to remove the rack and then have a rack shop install yakima or thule tracks towers and crossbars.

My foz dosnt have a sunroof so i may be a little different if yours does. There are a few videos on youtube of how to remove the rails on the 4th gen. The 2020 subaru outback is largely an evolution of the car it replaces. Go to your dealer and order these trim pieces.

Choose an aerodynamic roof rack for superior performance and a sleek style that matches the look of your subaru. For more heavy duty or occasional use you can go for square load bars of galvanized plastic coated steel. Remove the rails fill the holes i used body sealant from a body shop. One of the features that has specifically evolved is its distinctive roof rack system.

To remove the rails you have to drop the headlining roof lining this is not hard just time. I think dropping the headliner is a must. I was just looking at doing this today. Then there are four nuts that hold the racks to the roof.