Installing Roof Rails

[DanPrixGTP]

Finally, i am a part of the cool group because i just bought myself some black roof rails off a member here. The rails will be here thursday, im excited. Anyway, how do you install them? Im sure i need to remove this...

But how?

Im guessing its glued in, so whats the easiest method to removing this stock strip and loosening up the glue and what not?

AND...

What do you all use to hold the roof rails down? 3M Tape, some kind of glue?

 

[rvnwlf]

Good question. I have a set of roof rails that are starting to peal up. From what I can see it looks like some kind of a caulk/glue was used to hold them down. I'm thinking about cleaning that all out and using the 3M molding tape myself.

 

[231FUN]

You don't remove anything, just use the 3M double sided tape and stick them on there.

 

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

You don't remove anything, just use the 3M double sided tape and stick them on there.

You have to remove the stock trim.

Have you ever seen the bottom of a roof rail?

Its not flat.

 

[Mad Monkey]

yeah, remove the stock trim "rail".. just pull it up and off, hot day makes it easier
then us 3M tape to put it back down after cleaning out the channel!

 

[DanPrixGTP]

Thanks monkey. What would I do without you?

 

[Mad Monkey]

I've pulled them before, its got that stupid foam adhesive crap, so have fun cleaning it up, lol

goo gone, rags, and time

 

[DanPrixGTP]

Is it tough to just pull out the stock rail?

 

[Mad Monkey]

not really, once you get under it, it pulls easy,

you can even do the fishing line trick, treat them like a badge, held on EXACTLY the same

 

[Ricky21]

I dont think you can put them on your car.. So you can just send them to me and il get rid of em for ya