Looking for roof rack
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Looking for roof rack
Pending a favorable PPI, it looks like I'll be getting a car that's about 600 miles away. It comes with an extra set of wheels, and so I'm thinking about a roof rack. I did some searching in the forum and see many folks have had good luck with that.
Does anyone have a roof rack for sale? (Or for loan?)
Thanks!
Does anyone have a roof rack for sale? (Or for loan?)
Thanks!
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Catalog lists only 3 part numbers so I think there is no difference between the narrow and wide variants when it comes to the mounting locations for the rack:
98- Coupe : 996.801.105.00
98- Cabrio : 996.801.055.00
02- Targa : 996.801.065.00
98- Coupe : 996.801.105.00
98- Cabrio : 996.801.055.00
02- Targa : 996.801.065.00
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my advice:
Ditch the expense for roofrack and just pay for shipping the tires to your house. In long run probably cheaper and much much much less of a hassle.
Hope PPI trns out well for you.
Ditch the expense for roofrack and just pay for shipping the tires to your house. In long run probably cheaper and much much much less of a hassle.
Hope PPI trns out well for you.
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Riad - I don't think that is true. The "hips" are wider on the wide body cars but the roof is the same on both narrow body and wide body cars. There are 3 different base frames for the roof rack system:
Coupe - Part no. 996 801 105 00
Cab - Part no. 996 801 055 00
Targa - Part no. 996 801 065 00
Coupe - Part no. 996 801 105 00
Cab - Part no. 996 801 055 00
Targa - Part no. 996 801 065 00
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It's a '99 C4. (My understanding is all of the '99 to '01 cars are narrow body?)
You're right, shipping might be easier... Tire Rack ships wheels with just a round cardboard disk over the front of the rim, right? Maybe I could do that.
You're right, shipping might be easier... Tire Rack ships wheels with just a round cardboard disk over the front of the rim, right? Maybe I could do that.
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Originally Posted by Van
You're right, shipping might be easier... Tire Rack ships wheels with just a round cardboard disk over the front of the rim, right? Maybe I could do that.
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Originally Posted by gota911
Riad - I don't think that is true. The "hips" are wider on the wide body cars but the roof is the same on both narrow body and wide body cars. There are 3 different base frames for the roof rack system:
Coupe - Part no. 996 801 105 00
Cab - Part no. 996 801 055 00
Targa - Part no. 996 801 065 00
Coupe - Part no. 996 801 105 00
Cab - Part no. 996 801 055 00
Targa - Part no. 996 801 065 00
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Originally Posted by michael.s.under
I just shipped some wheels via DHL and it was under $100 bucks! They were 17s with tires and filled with air....
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Originally Posted by PJorgen
Empty out the air before shipping. They'll weigh less, save you money on shipping.
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Originally Posted by gota911
Or fill he tires with helium, they will only weigh 4 oz. each.