SilverGSX Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Has anyone ever fully removed the roof-rack/rub bars on a 2nd generation legacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yes! I did. You will have to do a bit of body work and then will have to spot paint the roof at the very least. First step remove the stupid ugly rub bars. This will expose nine lame holes that will be sure to rust at some point. Remove the roof rack bars as well since they rust to hell as well. Take some fine grit sandpaper and sand down to the bare metal where the roof rub bars screwed in. How much paint you have to remove will depend on the extent of your rust if you have any. You can use bondo, or just use some glazing compound which will run you about $25 or so for a big tube including hardener. Mix up some of the bondo or glazing compound and do a few fill/sands (no pics of this since I forgot my camera when I did this step). Then spot prime with any cheap ass stop rust primer. Since you won't be looking at your roof with a magnifying glass all the time you can take your color code down to your local auto body supply shop and they can mix up you a can of spray paint to match your color. If you want, then you can get a can of clear coat to spray over that. If your rust is really pitted where the roof rack fits into the pinch bolts wire wheel the rust away and get some POR-15 or system sampler to try and stop the rust, or if you want to go the cheapest route get some rustoleum primer that turns rust into a primeable surface. Since I still want my roof rack I didn't bother filling in the holes where the pinch bolts go. And obviously I am not finished painting, but that is how you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heresmymind Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 our cars look better with just the side rails. railless makes it look naked. older subarus always had "sharper" lines. smoothing them out is like destroying the rally look and turning it into a VW -B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frkkevin Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 roof rail delete and side molding delete http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee359/frkkevin/da6c232b.jpg http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee359/frkkevin/jesscar.jpg 512whp/465ftlb 2005 5EAT Legacy (Build Log) Videos - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampped88 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 mine is in the works to delete it http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae318/ampped88/Facebook/Project%20Dirty%20Dianna/429995_405299492820659_100000218368064_1828407_1033787429_n.jpghttp://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae318/ampped88/Facebook/Project%20Dirty%20Dianna%5Bimg%5Dhttp://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae318/ampped88/Facebook/Project%20Dirty%20Dianna/376468_345655488785060_100000218368064_1632349_304262673_n.jpg/393571_345602718790337_100000218368064_1632059_1460022081_n.jpg[/img] http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae318/ampped88/Facebook/Project%20Dirty%20Dianna/376468_345655488785060_100000218368064_1632349_304262673_n.jpg http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae318/ampped88/Facebook/Project%20Dirty%20Dianna/392601_345655252118417_100000218368064_1632347_1437075902_n.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogg Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 i was waiting for someone to do their roof like that. looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSTOVE Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 And here I am wanting to add a roof rack lol. Looks pretty slick with out them though. Nice info monkeyposeur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Here she is all primed. Yes, that is a sweet rebuilt stock SS with 164k on the clock in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 i got mine without a rack and liked it, then realized pretty much all the other ones have a rack. i still havent decided if i want one or not. monkey, i like your shark! where did you get that wing-thing on the back of it? ive seen a few wagons with those, i kind of like that look. is it a bolt-on? sorry if its a dumb question, i dont know much about subarus so far, im just learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 The wing is from a '96 Legacy GT. My rear hatch was bashed in beyond repair. I found a GT at the junkyard and took the complete rear hatch off of it. The wing was part of it. It does bolt on to the hatch. If you wanted to bolt a wing on a regular hatch you would have to drill some holes, and good luck finding just the wing. You can find them on some Outbacks as well. It's also called a spoiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zangado1 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Has anyone ever fully removed the roof-rack/rub bars on a 2nd generation legacy? All i have on my roof from the factory is the antenna which is weird,i thought they came on the drivers side rear quater pannel. http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r637/zangado8/2bedccf6.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zangado1 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 i was waiting for someone to do their roof like that. looks good It makes the bare roof look so much better plus accents the black hood. (My 2002 S 60 too) http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r637/zangado8/70728117.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny_fatlace Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 my 95' postal came without a rack. One thing that really bugs me is that when i close my doors, you can hear the roof vibrate (metal ripple sound). does anybody elses do this? Was thinking it might be from having no rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zangado1 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 my 95' postal came without a rack. One thing that really bugs me is that when i close my doors, you can hear the roof vibrate (metal ripple sound). does anybody elses do this? Was thinking it might be from having no rack. My wagon doesn't rattle when i close the doors but when i go through the car wash and when it hit's the blowers at the end then it sounds like a beer can and it makes me think the roof is going to cave in,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I know this is the wagon with no roof rack thread, but I have painted my wagon since posting the pics when it was primed. I think they look good with the rub bars gone, but keeping the rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdrhopper Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 my 95' postal came without a rack. One thing that really bugs me is that when i close my doors, you can hear the roof vibrate (metal ripple sound). does anybody elses do this? Was thinking it might be from having no rack. mine did this as well, i pulled the headliner down and sprayed some expanding foam in the cross ribs and in the sides there are some small games filled them all and all rattle/tin can sound has disappeared! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milton507 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Hi my car is wagon too, and this work looks good and how you take off the black cover on the side bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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