FOR SALE - Roof rack/bars

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FOR SALE - Roof rack/bars

Post by sambo » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:53 pm

Hi guys,

Am selling up everything, soooo..... roof bars which are seriously rare!!!! It took me a full 2 months to find these earlier this year.

£30 plus p+p.

I can send pictures if anyone is interested or I may just pop them on ebay.
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Post by stig » Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:18 pm

Hi,

can I fit them to a Celebration model ? There are no obvious fixings. Please explain.

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Post by sambo » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:49 pm

yes they will fit to the celeration model... because from what I know all 480's have the same body..?? Mine was a 1991 turbo and fitted fine

Ok well on the front and back they have rubber 'feet' which sit on the edge of the roof.
Then on the front they hook under the little metal ridge which is about 5-10mm wide running along the side of the roof, visible when the door is open.
On the back, you need to slide off the horizontal plastic covers which are above the back side windows. You need to open the boot to do this as they slide to the rear of the car. These are usually quite stiff so you need to be firm.

For the front bar, your door may rub a tiny amount if the door has sagged over the years... as mine did a tiny bit. It didn't do any damage at all but worth noting. Also on the rear, it is tricky to refit the plastic cover and so fitting the rear bar takes a bit of practice.

It took me about 30minutes on my first attempt at doing it (I didn;t have any advise!!) but after that it is a 5minute job.

I just realised I wrote an essay! :eek:

Hope that helps
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Post by sambo » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:58 pm

Ok for the people who asked, here's some photos to some idea of how the roof bars fit...

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Photo of the front bar:
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Photo of the rear bar, with plastic panel removed:
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Photo of rear bar with plastic panel back on!
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They are completely adjustable so both bars fit front and back.
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Post by stig » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:10 pm

OK Sambo

I'll have them please.

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And ,of course, my indulgence.....White Celebration No. 306. Love it !!

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Post by jimmi_swe » Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:21 pm

they are better then the original ones when you don´t need those roof bars.

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Post by DaKyy » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:22 pm

I'd like to get hold of the original ones :( They seem to slip away on the eBay.
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Post by stig » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:23 pm

Eh ?? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?....help!

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Post by DaKyy » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:40 pm

stig wrote:Eh ?? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?....help!

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Depends on your car. If you have the black roof rails fitted on your car already, maybe these are not for you.

If you don't have any rails on your roof these save you from getting the rails to your car == a good thing!
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Post by sambo » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:44 pm

yeh these are for roofs without any rails on them as mine is in the pics. Most 480s will be like this
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Post by stig » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:02 pm

That's all right then !!

All as before Sambo.

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Post by stig » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:20 am

Hi Sambo,

Roof bars received 10 Oct. Thanks

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Post by sambo » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:44 am

No probs. Let me know if you have any probs fitting them and I will try to advise.
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