How To Take Off Roof Rack Subaru

Pull the headliner out lots of various clips and such.

How to take off roof rack subaru. I think dropping the headliner is a must. 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. The roof racks are the base for adding carriers or boxes on to your subaru. I think it s the same for the newer cars as well.

The factory roof rack has many short comings as discussed on previous threads. Now the expensive part. Then there are four nuts that hold the racks to the roof. To remove the rails you have to drop the headlining roof lining this is not hard just time.

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. Pita to remove the rails if you dont know how. Go to your dealer and order these trim pieces. I was just looking at doing this today.

My foz dosnt have a sunroof so i may be a little different if yours does. Choose an aerodynamic roof rack for superior performance and a sleek style that matches the look of your subaru. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.

Remove the rails fill the holes i used body sealant from a body shop. For more heavy duty or occasional use you can go for square load bars of galvanized plastic coated steel. 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.