Roof Bars - Factory Fitted Option

[Cheshire Blue]

Sounds daft - but having had car for over a year - have now come to use the roof bars and fit a luggage box - to which there do not seem to be any instructions ? The manual doesn't seem to mention the roof bars and as they were already fitted when I took delivery - do not have the benefit of any instructions etc

 

Opening the four plastic covers reveals three alum type nuts on each "foot" - which loosen with the supplied torque screwdriver. Do I loosen / remove and then just then slide the bars along and can they be placed anywhere on the track or just in the particular "wider" spaces - seems to be about 6 or 8 of these on the track (plus a largish area in the middle - not sure what that for ?).

 

As for the sliding along - this is easier said than done ? Am I missing something here ?

 

If (when I get them to finally slide) I position the "feet" in these places (i.e. in four of the 6 or 8 smallish places) - will a largish (Halfords) box then fit on easily ?

 

Any help appreciated :unsure:

[Altair]

Sounds daft - but having had car for over a year - have now come to use the roof bars and fit a luggage box - to which there do not seem to be any instructions ? The manual doesn't seem to mention the roof bars and as they were already fitted when I took delivery - do not have the benefit of any instructions etc

 

Opening the four plastic covers reveals three alum type nuts on each "foot" - which loosen with the supplied torque screwdriver. Do I loosen / remove and then just then slide the bars along and can they be placed anywhere on the track or just in the particular "wider" spaces - seems to be about 6 or 8 of these on the track (plus a largish area in the middle - not sure what that for ?).

 

As for the sliding along - this is easier said than done ? Am I missing something here ?

 

If (when I get them to finally slide) I position the "feet" in these places (i.e. in four of the 6 or 8 smallish places) - will a largish (Halfords) box then fit on easily ?

 

Any help appreciated :angry:

 

 

The roof bars slide by:

 

1. Remove the plastic covers.

 

2. Loosen the single hex bolt on the foot on each side.

 

3. Loosen the 2 (on each side) hex bolts securing the bar to the ends.

 

4. Depress the hex bolt on the foot and slide to where the notches are cut out in the runners (It will click when in the correct place)

 

5. Repeat as necessary then tighten using the hex supplied.

 

The large spaces are to remove the whole roof bar if required. I might still have the instructions here if you need them (PM if required).

 

Hope that helps.

Edited August 13, 2009 by Altair

[Maxv77]

there are a nightmear to slide. Even Fords said good luck with that. I had to slide each side about 2" and then repeat the other side.

I gave up in the end. I took the plastic boots off the track to make them a lot looser to slide and then tighten up the bolts.

Not great but best I could do