Fitting Of Roof Rails

[big boy stevie]

hi people ive read posts ref fitting of roof rails on here and im still confused about cutting of the rubber strip, which is situated on roof of car i have read all posts on this subject does rubber just prize up from the back of car is it just a push fit, ive heard people have used hacksaws and stanley knives to cut this, so must be away from the car to to do this ,any hints would be apreciated as i plan on getting some soon and im still a bit dubious about undertaking this as i dont want a leaky car and playing with roof is a bit scary im not scared to have a go ive fixed all my problems myself in the 8 months ive had the car broken wires in door boot, high intensity break like broken wire,broken horn button,broken speaker grills,clock bulb,air con button many thanks steve l

[Steve S.]

Hi Stevie,

I've done this and posted about it ...somewhere on here! Basically you can mark the rubber strip with the required rectangular cut out.I used a hacksaw and stanley knife (you may well have found my old post!) The rubber strip pulls out of it's channel easily if you want to see where the hole blanking plates are..pull from back of car, but don't fully pull off past top of windscreen ..no point. It may help with the cutting also, but I did this atop of a small step ladder with the strip more or less in place. There should be rubber foot seals with the rails which you can lather in silicone sealer if you want to make the

holes waterproof even moreso but it's probably not necessary .. mines never leaked...yet!

You need to be careful and patient with the headliner, do one side at a time and keep your hands clean! Don't forget to prearm yourself with some new trim-clips for the pillar trims, they tend to be a bit brittle. It's a straight forward job, just take your time.

Regards,

Steve S.