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Old 10-15-2010, 02:38 PM
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New roof rails but no holes
Hi I bought some roof rails for the X5 but there is no holes to put them on
Do have have to drill the roof to find the holes.
Has anyone got pictures of how I do it.

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Old 10-15-2010, 03:07 PM
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Old 10-15-2010, 03:35 PM
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Dont think nails will work

Do I have to drill and tap holes

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Old 10-15-2010, 05:06 PM
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Are there not plugs on the roof? I thought the factory just plugged the roof rail holes when X5's didn't come with them.
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Old 10-15-2010, 06:51 PM
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NO THERE IS NO HOLES,IF I TOOK THE HEAD LINING DOWN WOULD THE HOLES BE THERE AND I COULD JUST DRILL INTO THEM

DOES NOT MAKE SENSE THAT MOST HAVE RAILS AND THE ONES THAT DONT
HAVE NOT EVEN GOT THE HOLES,BIT SILLY BY BMW.
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Old 10-15-2010, 07:27 PM
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Do NOT drill and tap, can you snap a quick shot of the roof so I can see what you're dealing with?
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Old 10-15-2010, 08:06 PM
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will get pics tomorrow thanks
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Old 10-16-2010, 02:26 AM
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There are nuts welded within the holes that I capped. I don't think you're going to have much luck mounting them since I highly doubt those nuts are there since there wasn't a hole to fill for them to weld into.
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Don't know what year you car is.
But on my 2010 i dropped the head liner and accessed the mounting points for the roof rails.
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I have been told they might be under the lining.

How hard is it take down the lining

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