Roof rails

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:35 pm

fitted these today came up great, they are factory legacy, but all the bracket are there in the aussie car to bolt to and alot stronger than rola style racks.

they suit the cars to well, make it look like a different car!!

just got to make some cross bars to bolt to spare tyre to !!

bryan

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:45 pm

and I also want to say a big thanks to DANE for finding me these cheap!!!!

!!!

looks cool mate

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:47 pm

yes indeed thanks danger!!

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:49 pm

looks good!

cross bars are around if u look hard enough..i got some for my outback but was lucky enough to have got them with the car...he had them in junk pile and i made him pull them out...fit well and look great not to mention useability

dave

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:07 pm

for an outback yeah, for a gen1 legacy... gonna be a lot harder to find. if you see some though let us know!

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:28 am

well that something i am trying this week, i know someone with a gen 3 outback and he has the cross bars there going to see how closer fit they are.

bryan

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:50 am

Please tell me you aren't putting your spare wheel up there.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:10 am

Why not ? Are the roofs not allowed to take 40kg ?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:40 pm

they are the strongest option you have for roof racks on a gen1. they bolt straight into the pillars of the car at 3 seperate points. bloody good setup

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:18 pm

yes i am planing that brett, only place for it!! rest of the car will be full

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:44 pm

Those later model bars look good on the early ones, good job there Byron.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:09 pm

they arent later model bars, they are off a gen1 legacy. I managed to find 2 sets in tassie

seems likeall the good shit i find is in tasmania

Subaman · Post by **Subaman** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:26 pm

Yeah I think every gen 1 jap import car I have seen has had them fitted, may have been a standard fixture in Japan or something.

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:53 pm

well finally got the spare fitted to the roof now, made the cross bars up bolted them to the rails, the used threaded rod to bolt the tire marine ply.

bryan

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:19 am

So the bolt goes only though some ply and one of the wheel stud holes ? I'd be doing something else if so. The ply may fall to pieces on the corrogations. Maybe some padding on those cross rails you bolted on and just go with some tie down straps onto your subaru rails. Hope you have spring washers on those bolts/and or nyloc nuts.
Otherwise it looks like it will work.

daza · Post by **daza** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:29 am

Lightning_Silver_RX wrote: Maybe some ... tie down straps onto your subaru rails.

I was gunna suggest the tie down strap from the point of making the wheel much easier to get down when you need it. eg not needing to climb up the reach in to undo the nut.

Daza.

Subaman · Post by **Subaman** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:34 am

Why didnt you just put it in your spare wheel hole byron? or is that a second spare.

cool banana · Post by **cool banana** » Fri May 02, 2008 12:02 pm

Any tyre/wheel larger than stock standard will not fit in the spare tyre well. (edit: I meant for current shape outbacks...sorry for not being clear) I have to keep my spare tyre on the roof as well inside a roof basket. (doesn't leave much room for anything else unfortunately.......

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:04 pm

cool banana wrote:Any tyre/wheel larger than stock standard will not fit in the spare tyre well. I have to keep my spare tyre on the roof as well inside a roof basket. (doesn't leave much room for anything else unfortunately.......

Thats not totaly true - My dad has a 27" Nankang in the spare wheel well in the back of his series 2 liberty........

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:16 pm

aired down surely?

my tyres dont fit in my well thats for sure.

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