GeorgeK

Details on the roof bars:

they are made by Eckel. Some had a Porsche logo, some the Eckel logo.

The front is a rather standard clamp, tightened by a 6mm allen head screw. The foot has a slight angulation to counter the slope of the gutter at that spot.

The rear is more complicated, with a very extended and angle-corrrected foot, for the rather extreme slope of the roof there. The tightening is via an internally threaded rod and a deadbolt. The bar is also narrower by a few cm to compensate for the narrowing of the roof/back window/engine lid line.

Then there are caps that are spring loaded to cover the bolts and they are in turn themselves lockable with a lock/key combo.

The bar is square section, 35mm sided. the top has a groove into which specially made ss steel threaded squares slip, allowing to tighten whichever fixture you want to fit. There was a bike rack, a ski rack (like in the poster above) a large ski box and a complete frame available. Another type of ski rack extists, which places 3 pairs on each side, diagonally inclined.

There is also an instruction shetl which details the precise position of the bars and their spacing. very thorough those Germans.

GeorgeK

You are correct that a rear sway would be simpler, but the understeer I experienced was on drenched roads. In "normal" use, it is much less intrusive. I plan on reworking the suspension anyway, it being 21 years old and having a rather large mileage. I'd rather change the shocks first, with adjustable Konis (already has shorter Eibach springs), and start from there.

Speaking of future mods, here is a glimpse of the (more distant) future. They are uncanny light:

Cam Arnott

It's not looking very much like summer over there George! I have some relatives from Rodersdorf near the German border coming to visit in a couple of weeks - I think the tropical 34C weather here might shock them a little

candela

good call on the RS's....

ChaseN

I'm just sitting here jealous of your lack of sunroof.

GeorgeK

I can honestly say I would not have bought it if it had a sunroof. Or if it was not a 4.

ZAMIRZ

George, you always find the coolest stuff and make a story out of every one of your posts.

Thanks for sharing!

ChaseN

Well if you ever come out to your car one day, and the roof skin is missing from the A-pillars to about midway down the C-pillars, don't look at me. I couldn't even find Switzerland on a map...honest

elbeee964

Shrek, for the win.