Fitting OEM Saloon Roof Bars

trefonix · 20th August 2021, 12:49

Hi all,

Aquired a set of original Rover roof bars, can't for the life of me work out how they are meant to mount onto the roof. Taking off roof bungs reveals a thread on the drivers' side but on the passenger side it appears to have some sort of aluminium 'thing' with no thread.

What's going on here

stocktake · 20th August 2021, 12:51

That shouldn't be there, all holes under the covers should be threaded the same

trefonix · 20th August 2021, 13:10

you can see one side is fine..

and the other has the weirdness

I wondered whether you just had to unscrew the blank but it doesn't wanna budge. You can see it's pretty soft metal from the pic where I've had a go at it. Just wondered if I was missing something obvious

trefonix · 20th August 2021, 13:38

False alarm!

They were plastic plugs. Came out and had the thread underneath.

Doh!.

macafee2 · 20th August 2021, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by trefonix

False alarm!

They were plastic plugs. Came out and had the thread underneath.

Doh!.

lol
macafee2

20th August 2021, 12:49	#1
trefonix Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Devon Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Fitting OEM Saloon Roof Bars Hi all, Aquired a set of original Rover roof bars, can't for the life of me work out how they are meant to mount onto the roof. Taking off roof bungs reveals a thread on the drivers' side but on the passenger side it appears to have some sort of aluminium 'thing' with no thread. What's going on here

20th August 2021, 12:51	#2
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,587 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	That shouldn't be there, all holes under the covers should be threaded the same __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

20th August 2021, 13:10	#3
trefonix Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Devon Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	you can see one side is fine.. and the other has the weirdness I wondered whether you just had to unscrew the blank but it doesn't wanna budge. You can see it's pretty soft metal from the pic where I've had a go at it. Just wondered if I was missing something obvious

20th August 2021, 13:38	#4
trefonix Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Devon Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts	False alarm! They were plastic plugs. Came out and had the thread underneath. Doh!.