MontyMcV
Observer
On removal of OEM, loosen all the screws first to see if you will have trouble. I did that with the 95 in the earlier pics and all was well. Didn't do it with the 00 and damned if the last screw spun the nut-sert and wouldn't come out. Had to cut the OE rack off, and managed to tweak the roof in the process.
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On the 1A question, they are 1As in the pic. Actually, they are high-towers without the spacers and then shorter bolts. The cross bars under a loaded basket will touch the roof. Seemed okay when I first did it. Then over the years the kids would climb up as it's "cool." I did not like how high the high-mounts set the basket.
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For the 00 now with the full-roof-length basket, I am going to use four cross bars. I plan to use 1/2 cut spacers for the front and rear bars, then cut to size at <1/2 spacer for the middle two, following the crowned curve of the gutter so that the finished basket sits flat across the bars.
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On the 1A question, they are 1As in the pic. Actually, they are high-towers without the spacers and then shorter bolts. The cross bars under a loaded basket will touch the roof. Seemed okay when I first did it. Then over the years the kids would climb up as it's "cool." I did not like how high the high-mounts set the basket.
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For the 00 now with the full-roof-length basket, I am going to use four cross bars. I plan to use 1/2 cut spacers for the front and rear bars, then cut to size at <1/2 spacer for the middle two, following the crowned curve of the gutter so that the finished basket sits flat across the bars.
