How To Take Off Roof Bars

Some said you could either go to a dealer to get new keys and cylinders or go to a locksmith.

How to take off roof bars.

They tend to be found on cars from roughly 2006 onwards and are flush with the car roof ie there s no gap between the roof and rail. I had my dealer remove them prior to pickup of my new limited. I drove away from the dealership with the bars in my cargo area. Slide the crossbar off the roof rack.

I too dislike the looks of them. Remove plastic track caps one on each end of slider from rear slider secion 5. No problem at all. Don t use the roof rack if you do not have the crossbars installed.

Roof bars for cars with solid roof rails. Simply loosen both feet and lift your thule rack off the roof of. The vehicle comes with the 4 chromatic caps that cover the holes where the bars attach to the rails. Use 12mm wrench or socket to losen bolts on rear cross bar and slide bar forward on track and lift off.

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. You can remove the thule roof bars from your car truck or suv in a matter of minutes. When the crossbars are removed from the roof rack make sure to store them somewhere safe. 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.

Remove the end cap. Top pops off and bottom slides out. Reverse these steps to reinstall the crossbars. How can i remove this thing.

Because of this simple design removing the rack is almost effortless. Repeat these steps for the second crossbar. I saw a few posts about roof racks with missing keys. Thule mounting rack systems attach to your vehicle s roof with a compression clamp system.

Let s face it i never use roof racks never have most likely. Removing roof bars just ease perswade them off.