Reasons to use factory cross bars

[Bo Loo]

Hi all,



I found a set of factory crossbars yesterday for a fair price ($60) and decided to install today.



I installed an aftermarket set a few years ago I found off eBay. Removing them was a hassell, as the locks had rusted shut and the mounting bolts had also rusted to the point that I had to use an angle grinder to get them off.



They had also started to cause rust stains on the roof.



I used never dull to remove the rust stains and I sprayed the new mounting screws with lithium grease to hopefully avoid this in the future.



The aftermarket crossbars caused quite a bit of wind noise; the factory bars look a lot more aerodynamic, so this should reduce the noise.



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[Sal Adinolfi]

Nice..they look great.. Factory is always great.. and fit right..



But with a little Elbow Grease and paint.. they can look even better.

here is what I did with mine..



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[Jerry Gerner 2]

Looks good Bo. Hey, you always post coupons and deals for Advanced Auto. I need to buy a set of hub bearing assemblies and not sure where to findor how to use the computer coupons.

 

[Bo Loo]

Click the link below to see the latest coupons for Advanced Auto.

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Thanks man. I'll be ordering my Hubs tonight. :banana::haveabeer:

 

[H K]

Great! It looks like your old bars are the same that I justs bought.

The factory does look much better.



Did the old set ever cause you any problems other than the noise and discoloration?

 

[Bo Loo]

H,



The aftermarket bars were OK - they did their job and were quite sturdy. I didn't appreciate them rusting out like that, though.