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Old 18-08-2010, 07:43 AM   #1
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Default How to install Ford AU Roof Racks???

As the title says...

Key will turn ¼ turn but nothing happens.

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Old 18-08-2010, 08:32 AM   #2
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WD40 in the lock, let it soak then try again?
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Old 18-08-2010, 10:40 AM   #3
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roof racks? geez Rob what'll it be next? lpg??

Anyhow ... are you installing or removing? I don't understand when you say "nothing happens". After turning the key to unlock the cover you then have to pull the cover away from the mounting bracket so you can get to the release lever. The cover slides towards you in a horizontal movement to come away from the bracket.
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Old 18-08-2010, 01:21 PM   #4
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Haha Jeff, that's why I posted here and not the usual location. Okay, just got home and will try it, thanks.
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Old 18-08-2010, 02:55 PM   #5
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Okay, pretty straight forward once you understand the concept. Yesterday I was trying to pull the whole cover, let alone trying to stand, not just the top one by itself...


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So what's needed for the LPG install Jeff.
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Old 18-08-2010, 04:46 PM   #6
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Cool man
glad to hear you got it sorted
we used to have roof racks on the cabs to put the hail light etc on
i'd completely forgotten how to pull them on and off
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Haha Jeff, that's why I posted here and not the usual location. Okay, just got home and will try it, thanks.
Gees Hords you only ever visit us when your in REAL trouble

Now off ya go again
Thanks for the picky to mate I had visions of the T with a pack rack stuck on it
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while we`re going , how much weight can you put on these?
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thats pretty good, thanks.
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Old 13-01-2012, 09:46 AM   #11
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Hi there

When I put factory roof racks onto my AUII sedan, I get a "no confidence" feeling

They seem to only hold on to the thin metal seam around the doors. When I close the clamp down, they seem however to be rock solid.

Can someone maybe give me the heads up on the physics at work here, do the clamps somehow put downward pressure on, and if so it still seems the thin metal seam is the only thing stopping them being pulled up and off. And how does the ajustable nut on them come into play.

Maybe I'm just a worry wart..? Any comments would be appreciated

cheers guys!
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Old 18-01-2012, 12:10 PM   #12
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