Moving Roof Rails On Impreza Wagon Forum

The middle piece slides under the roof rail approximately 5 on each side.

Moving roof rails on impreza wagon forum. There are lots of great members out there who will give you a hand. Phillips screwdriver straight screwdriver 10 14 mm sockets ratchet pickle fork door panel removal tool 1 remove the sunvisors including center visor. We invite you to join our subaru impreza wrx and sti community to discuss engine mods builds detailing and more. I will either order my new car without the stock rails or just remove them.

The headliner must be removed to access the hardware that holds the rail to the body. I m planning on moving my current round bar yakima rack over to a new impreza wagon. The front plastic piece is only attached to the rail not the roof. 2 load bars with 4 foot packs.

The rear plastic piece has a pin that drops in to a hole in the roof the rail holds the rear plastic piece down and the plastic piece stops the rail from sliding backwards. Are the factory rails a good thing or would i be better served to pick up the yakima or thule solution for cars without rails. Subaru impreza naked roof 2017 pacific load bars with foot packs by g3. Wrx wagon roof rail delete.

Also check your local forum for garage days. The non sport versions of the impreza don t come with roof rails while the sport versions and the crosstrek do. From what i understand both thule and yakima offer towers which fit in that groove on the roof. Jump to latest follow 1 6 of 6 posts.

Then the entire trim piece snaps on solidly. This allows me to open my rear hatch. They use some non drying gooey substance to keep the rail from moving forward. I also have a yakima on an outback impreza wagon and had to install my fork mount full rail rack backwards with the rear wheel of the bike toward the front of the car.

We invite you to join our subaru impreza wrx and sti community to discuss engine mods builds detailing and more. As you can see i made a mistake on the first measurement. If your vehicle doesn t come with roof rails then this premium quality g3 roof bar kit is the way to go. I also believe that yakima makes.

Once the initial cut of the drip rail is done another 10 will need to be cut for the middle piece to fit. The roof bars come. If you choose to turn your fork mount rack backwards i strongly urge you to purchase extra rear tire straps for your rack. Jump to latest follow.

This takes a little ingenuity to make it. Wagon roof rail removal. Jdm roof rails continued click each picture to enlarge note.