Pics without roof rails?

[King]

Originally Posted by KYZRSOSE

I did my research to get the proper parts, strips, etc...painted, etc...but to remove the headliner (and all the preparatory work to get that done) and then remove rails, install new strips, re-install....it seemed to intensive to do on my own (and the dealer wants ridiculous labor rates...)

What / How are you doing it?

Well dealer said they would charge me actual labor time but estimated it at 2hrs. I would rather pay them 2hrs and get it done than spend the whole weekend messing around with it! I have it booked in for next week. I will post pics when completed...

[Bozz]

Dealer quoted $1200 to $1400 Ausi Dollars for changing mine over to the ///M type when I asked a few months ago

Bozz

[King]

Originally Posted by Bozz

Dealer quoted $1200 to $1400 Ausi Dollars for changing mine over to the ///M type when I asked a few months ago

Bozz

$1200 sounds about right but still a little high for parts, painting and labor to install. $1400 is a rip!

[FreddyG]

Originally Posted by King

While some people simply remove the rails and plug the holes, the proper way to do it is to replace the body colored strip on the roof without the holes! But of course you have to order it and get it painted first...

I just got my new M sport roof rails! They used to make them just primed, but now they only come in aluminium silver. They are not just painted silver, they really are aluminium!

This makes it very difficult to paint. While you could paint them, my body shop guy said it will peel off in a year or two (even with a special primer) especially if I ever snapped on a roof rack. Aluminium however is the best candidate for powder-coating! So I am getting them powder coated to match the high gloss shadowline trim. Should be ready this week. Dealer said a couple of hours labor to install...

Anodizing them would work too, since their aluminum. It's probably cheaper to powder coat them though. I'm looking forward to seeing how they turn out!

[Singh97]

did u ended up installing them?
How much the dealer charged?

Originally Posted by King

Well dealer said they would charge me actual labor time but estimated it at 2hrs. I would rather pay them 2hrs and get it done than spend the whole weekend messing around with it! I have it booked in for next week. I will post pics when completed...