How To Take Off Roof Bars

I drove away from the dealership with the bars in my cargo area.

How to take off roof bars.

Let s face it i never use roof racks never have most likely. How can i remove this thing. Removing roof bars just ease perswade them off. You can remove the thule roof bars from your car truck or suv in a matter of minutes.

Don t use the roof rack if you do not have the crossbars installed. Repeat these steps for the second crossbar. Thule mounting rack systems attach to your vehicle s roof with a compression clamp system. Use 12mm wrench or socket to remove bolts on forward most cross bar.

I had my dealer remove them prior to pickup of my new limited. Because of this simple design removing the rack is almost effortless. Slide the crossbar off the roof rack. No problem at all.

Again most commonly found on estate cars the solid roof rail pictured below is a more modern version of the raised roof rail. I called a local locksmith who said he could probably get the locks open but didn t think he could get or make keys for it. How can i tell if this thing is currently locked. When the crossbars are removed from the roof rack make sure to store them somewhere safe.

Use 12mm wrench or socket to losen bolts on rear cross bar and slide bar forward on track and lift off. Remove plastic track caps one on each end of slider from rear slider secion 5. Simply loosen both feet and lift your thule rack off the roof of. Remove the end cap.

Some said you could either go to a dealer to get new keys and cylinders or go to a locksmith. I saw a few posts about roof racks with missing keys. Top pops off and bottom slides out. Reverse these steps to reinstall the crossbars.

I too dislike the looks of them. Iirc when facing the side of the car place your hands around to the back of the roof bars and try and pull the cover away from where it wraps around the body of the main roof bar.