Matt R
Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Hants
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Changing to a newer D4 and want to swap the full length bars from my old car to the new which has short bars.
Never fitted or removed any before, and am curious to see how easy it would be.
Plastic decorative strip in the channel in front of the short bars - does this stay in place ? Do the plastic 'washers' pullout and then simply bolt into the roof channel ? Any sealant required?
Any advice appreciated.
Matt
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 8th Oct 2016 7:12 pm |
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Soldierboy
Member Since: 27 Jan 2016
Location: Sheffield
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So it's really easy to do but you have to trim the strips check out this link for the video on how to do it at bottom of page 
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SMD LEDS INSIDE, SIDE LIGHTS, REAR FOG AND REVERSE
OEM SIDE STEPS
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SHORT ROOF BARS
RETROFITTED CC
BLACK HUBS & DUST CAPS
GLOSS BLACK GRILLE, SIDE VENTS AND WHEELS
BLACK BADGES FRONT REAR AND STEERING WHEEL
MUD GUARDS FRONT AND REAR
GLOSS BLACK DOOR HANDLES AND LETTERING
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| 8th Oct 2016 7:49 pm |
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dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
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Will be doing the same thing in the next week or two having got a pair of genuine LR extended bars at a good price from a breakers. 8) looks pretty straightforward although i reckon the plastic blanking plugs that go in the screw holes will need replacing - 12 of at about 30p each. Also will put some blue loctite on the screws before tightening up to ensure they dont work loose.
Assume you've downloaded the fitting instructions?
https://www.lrparts.net/fileuploader/downl...482345.pdf D4 GS 12MY
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| 9th Oct 2016 11:25 am |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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if you've got the 3 cars side by side its easy, but if you haven't then as well as buying the shorter roof bars you'll need to buy the trim for the front, as when you fit longer bars you have to drill this in order if fit them.
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| 9th Oct 2016 11:26 am |
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Matt R
Member Since: 04 May 2010
Location: Hants
Posts: 49
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Thanks both
The YouTube clip was very useful. You were right about the plastic plugs breaking...the locking tags all broke off, so I've put them back but will have to see how many disappear over the next few days.
Only hard bit was removing the front cover on the extended rails. Must be an easier way to get them off, managed it in the end but had to be fairly brutal, and think I was lucky they didn't break.
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| 9th Oct 2016 5:52 pm |
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