Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 14:53:32 GMT From: dransfieldnopsamVEiname.com (Dransfield) Subject: Re: Why Second Hand Roof Bars Too Wide for my New 900?
Thanks Robert. I conclude from this that my bars should fit on most Saabs without gutters (although 95 and 3 dr 900 not known). But also that front and rear bars may be of different lengths - I'm confused because both my bars are the same length, and both too long by the same amount in both positions. Regards, Dransfield On Mon, 03 Sep 2001 21:25:21 +0200, Robert Brown <rjbnopsamnet.se.nospam> wrote: > > >Dransfield wrote: > >> I've just bought some Saab roof bars for my New 900, but they appear >> to be about an inch too wide (when done up as tight as they go). >> >> Any ideas why this is? > >You may have mixed up the roof bars. The wider bar is for the front, the >narrower bar goes aft. There's even a little diagram on each of the side >plates indicating which is which. > >> >> >> The pegs it in the holes on the car okay (on one side at a time of >> course!), and there's even a label on one of the bars which says "Saab >> 900 5D" (mine is a 5 Door). >> >> Did they change the widths of new 900s at some stage (mine's a 1997), > >No. I can tell you that roof bars that we originally had on our 1995 900 >SE fit on our 1999 9-3 without problems. The instruction manual indicates >that these same bars fit on the 9000 1985 onwards. > >> >> >> Also, am I missing some 'feet' which put some weight onto the edge of >> the roof? - As they are at the moment, all the weight of any load >> would be taken on those 4 'pegs'. > >No feet, apart from the plastic shield that sits on one of the endplates >to protect the roof when taking the bars on and off. > >Good luck. > >Robert, Gothenburg >
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