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Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« on: January 29, 2015, 08:50:11 pm »
As title does anyone know of anywhere online for genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide? Cannot seem to find anything  :fighting2:

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Re: Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2015, 10:57:19 pm »
Put mine on yesterday for the first time in 12 months. Aok.
Bars are marked L/R, F/R,
Only trick i noted was to remove thesmall plastic bungs above the inside of the front doors.

I had prev wrapped the feet of my bars in gaffa tape for that little bit more protection. The metal bits that clamp up inside the door openings.

Spline key for torque of foot attachement is self explanatory.


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Re: Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2015, 09:05:28 am »
As title does anyone know of anywhere online for genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide? Cannot seem to find anything  :fighting2:

What are you struggling to do , its simple .... :innocent:
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Re: Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2015, 09:19:49 am »
^^^ well nothing as yet as I haven't tried  :signLOL:
Just though I'd ask as I couldn't find manual online. I previously used Thule and you are ment to measure back from the windscreen and between each bars. Putting them on tomorrow so at least i know it's stray forward  :happy2:

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Re: Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2015, 09:55:24 am »
Fore/aft position...

The fronts can only go in one place, they have prominent locating pins on the rack feet, that go in to sockets above the doors.

Aft a bit more tricky/less obvious. No pins.
Site rack to suit the span of the feet, someehere about midway above the door opening. Perhaps more forward than you might think?
Feet will only really sit in one location!

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Re: Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2015, 09:58:31 am »
Sorry, should have added that i dont have a "manual"!

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Re: Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2015, 11:27:09 am »
As above, fronts are dictated by the holes in the door aperture which house the pin on the clamps of the front bar.  Rears, on a 3-door, are dictated by the marking on the glass of the rear quarter - if you look at the 'dotted' part of the glass at the top there will be two little arrow marks, just site the foot and clamp in line with these.  The clamp slides in above the top of the glass.  Can be a bit daunting the first time you use them as the shell can creak as you tighten but as long as you only tighten using the supplied torque key (twist until the two arrows on the plastic body align) then you should be fine.

Hope this helps.
« Last Edit: January 30, 2015, 11:30:23 am by OEM+ DUB »
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Re: Genuine roof bars manual / fitting guide
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2015, 12:40:46 pm »
Thanks guy some good tips  :drinking: