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Offline fredgroves

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Re: Roof bar related request
« Reply #10 on: 06 December 2018, 11:59 »
I've got Thule bars for my 5 door.

The fronts have a pin to go into a hole (which has removable plastic bungs), the rears do not.

There are two little dimples in the rear door frame, I place the rear bars between those.

The bars came with a rubber thing for the rears, but have never used it - its fine, they have never marked this nor my previous Mk7.
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Offline JB GTI

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Re: Roof bar related request
« Reply #11 on: 06 December 2018, 12:14 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 06 December 2018, 11:59
I've got Thule bars for my 5 door.

The fronts have a pin to go into a hole (which has removable plastic bungs), the rears do not.

There are two little dimples in the rear door frame, I place the rear bars between those.

The bars came with a rubber thing for the rears, but have never used it - its fine, they have never marked this nor my previous Mk7.

The VW ones I have are the same as you describe with the Thule ones so I am happy to carry on using mine.
Thanks for your reply.
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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: Roof bar related request
« Reply #12 on: 06 December 2018, 15:44 »
VW ones are made by Thule so I'm not surprised they are the same.
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Re: Roof bar related request
« Reply #13 on: 07 December 2018, 10:53 »
Right, roof bars went on this morning.  Assume the spanner in the pack isn't a torque wrench but they recommend 4nm.

Also, what are these three plastic things for?

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Re: Roof bar related request
« Reply #14 on: 07 December 2018, 16:25 »
Quote from: rjwojcik on 07 December 2018, 10:53
Right, roof bars went on this morning.  Assume the spanner in the pack isn't a torque wrench but they recommend 4nm.

Also, what are these three plastic things for?

I think you stick them underneath the front ones to help with whistling?  :whistle:
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