To remove the rails you have to drop the headlining roof lining this is not hard just time.
How to take off roof rack subaru.
My foz dosnt have a sunroof so i may be a little different if yours does.
Remove the rails fill the holes i used body sealant from a body shop.
Then there are four nuts that hold the racks to the roof.
One of the features that has specifically evolved is its distinctive roof rack system.
This would significantly increase the utility of the vehicle.
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Go to your dealer and order these trim pieces.
I was just looking at doing this today.
The roof racks are the base for adding carriers or boxes on to your subaru.
My last few cars have been real easy to remove the roof rails but subaru really did their work on designing these things as part of the car.
Pull the headliner out lots of various clips and such.
I ve been thinking of getting a quote from a local auto upholstory shop to remove the rack and then have a rack shop install yakima or thule tracks towers and crossbars.
There are a few videos on youtube of how to remove the rails on the 4th gen.
The factory roof rack has many short comings as discussed on previous threads.
Now the expensive part.
The 2020 subaru outback is largely an evolution of the car it replaces.
For more heavy duty or occasional use you can go for square load bars of galvanized plastic coated steel.
Choose an aerodynamic roof rack for superior performance and a sleek style that matches the look of your subaru.
So i removed my flush rails yesterday to install a roof rack platform so i thought id post up a thread of how i did it.
I think it s the same for the newer cars as well.