How To Take Off Roof Rack Subaru

The factory roof rack has many short comings as discussed on previous threads.

How to take off roof rack subaru.

Go to your dealer and order these trim pieces. 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. Pita to remove the rails if you dont know how.

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. 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. This would significantly increase the utility of the vehicle. To remove the rails you have to drop the headlining roof lining this is not hard just time.

The 2020 subaru outback is largely an evolution of the car it replaces. One of the features that has specifically evolved is its distinctive roof rack system. Choose an aerodynamic roof rack for superior performance and a sleek style that matches the look of your subaru. The roof racks are the base for adding carriers or boxes on to your subaru.

Then there are four nuts that hold the racks to the roof. I think it s the same for the newer cars as well. I think dropping the headliner is a must. Pull the headliner out lots of various clips and such.

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. There are a few videos on youtube of how to remove the rails on the 4th gen. I was just looking at doing this today. Now the expensive part.