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General Sport Trac Discussion
Reasons to use factory cross bars
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<blockquote data-quote="Bo Loo" data-source="post: 989262" data-attributes="member: 65732"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I found a set of factory crossbars yesterday for a fair price ($60) and decided to install today.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>They had also started to cause rust stains on the roof.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The aftermarket crossbars caused quite a bit of wind noise; the factory bars look a lot more aerodynamic, so this should reduce the noise.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong>:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong>:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong>:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong>:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong>:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bo Loo, post: 989262, member: 65732"] 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. [b][Broken External Image][/b]: [b][Broken External Image][/b]: [b][Broken External Image][/b]: [b][Broken External Image][/b]: [b][Broken External Image][/b]: [/QUOTE]
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Reasons to use factory cross bars
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