Thread: I want to get rid of my roof rack.

Thanks stealth! edit: Although, after looking at the site, it doesn't look like they carry them anymore. Maybe I'll call them and see if they still have them.

yeah i pulled off the cross bars, not the caps, hehe sorry for the confusion. if i can do without the caps and save myself some money, ill go with out them, otherwise ill throw the rack back on and buy the caps eventually when i can afford it

Quote: Originally Posted by reut1 is the purpose of the rack rail caps main purpose for appearance? i pulled mine off for testing mpg differences and didnt know if its fine to just have the cross bars up. i.e. will i have any issues with water getting into the car if there is no cap on the rails? Initially if you leave the car like that no water will come in. However, I expect eventually the bolts will rust, and after that so will the roof...

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Quote: Originally Posted by EGTT91 mine has the filler strips These are probably the only pics i have of that show enough of them yea...those arent the filler strips, lol.

I'll take a snap of my car tomorrow in the light. It's canadian and my roof rack is entirely different. you'll see what it looks like with those braces completely gone.

i doubt your going to sell the rack anytime soon, i've had mine up for about 5 months. the strips do not sit flush at all, they go down about .5-1cm i wasn't too happy at first but from about ten feet away its not noticeable and i don't really care anymore. it does make the car look sharper by a helluva lot., good investment it cost me about 140 for the strips and clips brand new from onlinemazdaparts

^^^I have a set of filler strips if you are interested...feel free to make an offer...

mine has the filler strips These are probably the only pics i have of that show enough of them

how about painting them to match the car???