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Re: Roof Racks
Posted by Steve Lionel - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3 (more from Steve Lionel - http://saabnet.com/tsn/forms/e.php3) on Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:32:03
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00

Michael O'Reilly asked about roof racks for his '01 9-3. I am assuming that
the mounting is the same as for my previous '97 900. You buy the Thule-
compatible bars from Saab - they clamp onto the roof using sockets hidden
behind the weatherstripping above the doors. This works very well and is
quite secure. Then you can attach any Thule accessories that use the square
bars (but not the new 'aerodynamic' style).

I note that the new 9-3SS has a different system with bolt sockets embedded
in the top surface of the roof (hidden under a flap in the line of black
plastic that runs along each side of the car. I haven't bought the bars for
this yet - I think the new system is inferior in at least one way - with the
old system, if the doors are locked, the bars cannot be removed. The new one
just needs a wrench. Ah, progress. At least Saab sells the bars for the SS
with both the old square cross-section and the new oval cross-section in case
you have existing accessories.

Steve


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