Cabriolet Roof Transport System Help
12-11-2018, 08:40 PM
#16
Three Wheelin'
12-11-2018, 09:31 PM
#18
Racer
Thread Starter
Parlee makes some awesome bikes.
12-12-2018, 04:36 PM
#19
Three Wheelin'
12-14-2018, 02:26 AM
#22
Racer
Thread Starter
Thanks.....but $1400 is way more than I want to spend!!!
12-14-2018, 12:10 PM
#24
Racer
Thread Starter
For some reason I can’t open that link to the classified post. I get an error message - says I don’t have permission.
Any ideas on how to get around it?
BTW - I did a search for roof racks in the Parts classifieds and thought the one you were trying to show me was the $1400 one!
Any ideas on how to get around it?
BTW - I did a search for roof racks in the Parts classifieds and thought the one you were trying to show me was the $1400 one!
12-14-2018, 12:14 PM
#25
Whoa! I didn't know that existed either. I could get even stranger looks with skis or mountain bike on the car with that setup (and car)! Evidently I bought the very last 996/997 Coupe RTS in stock in North America last summer, so I don't think you'll be able to find new 996/997 bars that way.
The bars would be the same as the normal porsche/thule factory bars of the era and you could get them in the US, but Thule changed their aero bars recently and many(most) shops wouldn't have the old style. My friend has the exact same cross bars from Thule with Thule towers on his Subaru Legacy sedan so they're not that uncommon and they were definitely available in the US until just the last couple years. They were called "Euro Bars" as I recall, but definitely were NOT Europe only. I'm pretty sure BMW racks also used that Thule cross bar up through 2012 or 2014. The new aero bars are much thinner and look much different. They are extruded as one long piece of aluminum and can be cut to length and can be drilled for the attachment point. The coupe bars are about 38" so anything longer than 40 should work, but longer such as 48" would give you more to work with. A metal cutoff wheel in a miter saw will cut through that Al like butter. The end-caps are standard Thule fare. Make sure they come with the keys for the look cores. If you can rivet them, I think you'll have a tighter connection, but if not use a button head hex bolt (stainless if possible) so the end cap can pass by and some red locktite on the threads. The bars see alot of vibration both up through the chassis and from the wind, and you don't want the nut to back off.
I think you should be able to find the bars on Craigslist in your area in the longer lengths. Lots of people who use them with Sea-Kayaks/Paddleboards and such get the really long bars. Just throw away or sell whatever towers they came with.
The bars would be the same as the normal porsche/thule factory bars of the era and you could get them in the US, but Thule changed their aero bars recently and many(most) shops wouldn't have the old style. My friend has the exact same cross bars from Thule with Thule towers on his Subaru Legacy sedan so they're not that uncommon and they were definitely available in the US until just the last couple years. They were called "Euro Bars" as I recall, but definitely were NOT Europe only. I'm pretty sure BMW racks also used that Thule cross bar up through 2012 or 2014. The new aero bars are much thinner and look much different. They are extruded as one long piece of aluminum and can be cut to length and can be drilled for the attachment point. The coupe bars are about 38" so anything longer than 40 should work, but longer such as 48" would give you more to work with. A metal cutoff wheel in a miter saw will cut through that Al like butter. The end-caps are standard Thule fare. Make sure they come with the keys for the look cores. If you can rivet them, I think you'll have a tighter connection, but if not use a button head hex bolt (stainless if possible) so the end cap can pass by and some red locktite on the threads. The bars see alot of vibration both up through the chassis and from the wind, and you don't want the nut to back off.
I think you should be able to find the bars on Craigslist in your area in the longer lengths. Lots of people who use them with Sea-Kayaks/Paddleboards and such get the really long bars. Just throw away or sell whatever towers they came with.
Last edited by GoldenGorilla; 12-14-2018 at 12:48 PM.
12-14-2018, 12:55 PM
#26
12-14-2018, 05:39 PM
#27
Racer
Thread Starter
Thanks for the tip! I’ll scout out the BMW cross bars. It would make sense that they are the same as the Porsche ones, at least in how they attach to the base.
Whoa! I didn't know that existed either. I could get even stranger looks with skis or mountain bike on the car with that setup (and car)! Evidently I bought the very last 996/997 Coupe RTS in stock in North America last summer, so I don't think you'll be able to find new 996/997 bars that way.
The bars would be the same as the normal porsche/thule factory bars of the era and you could get them in the US, but Thule changed their aero bars recently and many(most) shops wouldn't have the old style. My friend has the exact same cross bars from Thule with Thule towers on his Subaru Legacy sedan so they're not that uncommon and they were definitely available in the US until just the last couple years. They were called "Euro Bars" as I recall, but definitely were NOT Europe only. I'm pretty sure BMW racks also used that Thule cross bar up through 2012 or 2014. The new aero bars are much thinner and look much different. They are extruded as one long piece of aluminum and can be cut to length and can be drilled for the attachment point. The coupe bars are about 38" so anything longer than 40 should work, but longer such as 48" would give you more to work with. A metal cutoff wheel in a miter saw will cut through that Al like butter. The end-caps are standard Thule fare. Make sure they come with the keys for the look cores. If you can rivet them, I think you'll have a tighter connection, but if not use a button head hex bolt (stainless if possible) so the end cap can pass by and some red locktite on the threads. The bars see alot of vibration both up through the chassis and from the wind, and you don't want the nut to back off.
I think you should be able to find the bars on Craigslist in your area in the longer lengths. Lots of people who use them with Sea-Kayaks/Paddleboards and such get the really long bars. Just throw away or sell whatever towers they came with.
The bars would be the same as the normal porsche/thule factory bars of the era and you could get them in the US, but Thule changed their aero bars recently and many(most) shops wouldn't have the old style. My friend has the exact same cross bars from Thule with Thule towers on his Subaru Legacy sedan so they're not that uncommon and they were definitely available in the US until just the last couple years. They were called "Euro Bars" as I recall, but definitely were NOT Europe only. I'm pretty sure BMW racks also used that Thule cross bar up through 2012 or 2014. The new aero bars are much thinner and look much different. They are extruded as one long piece of aluminum and can be cut to length and can be drilled for the attachment point. The coupe bars are about 38" so anything longer than 40 should work, but longer such as 48" would give you more to work with. A metal cutoff wheel in a miter saw will cut through that Al like butter. The end-caps are standard Thule fare. Make sure they come with the keys for the look cores. If you can rivet them, I think you'll have a tighter connection, but if not use a button head hex bolt (stainless if possible) so the end cap can pass by and some red locktite on the threads. The bars see alot of vibration both up through the chassis and from the wind, and you don't want the nut to back off.
I think you should be able to find the bars on Craigslist in your area in the longer lengths. Lots of people who use them with Sea-Kayaks/Paddleboards and such get the really long bars. Just throw away or sell whatever towers they came with.
12-17-2018, 09:41 AM
#28
12-17-2018, 10:35 PM
#29
Racer
Thread Starter
Whoa! I didn't know that existed either. I could get even stranger looks with skis or mountain bike on the car with that setup (and car)! Evidently I bought the very last 996/997 Coupe RTS in stock in North America last summer, so I don't think you'll be able to find new 996/997 bars that way.
The bars would be the same as the normal porsche/thule factory bars of the era and you could get them in the US, but Thule changed their aero bars recently and many(most) shops wouldn't have the old style. My friend has the exact same cross bars from Thule with Thule towers on his Subaru Legacy sedan so they're not that uncommon and they were definitely available in the US until just the last couple years. They were called "Euro Bars" as I recall, but definitely were NOT Europe only. I'm pretty sure BMW racks also used that Thule cross bar up through 2012 or 2014. The new aero bars are much thinner and look much different. They are extruded as one long piece of aluminum and can be cut to length and can be drilled for the attachment point. The coupe bars are about 38" so anything longer than 40 should work, but longer such as 48" would give you more to work with. A metal cutoff wheel in a miter saw will cut through that Al like butter. The end-caps are standard Thule fare. Make sure they come with the keys for the look cores. If you can rivet them, I think you'll have a tighter connection, but if not use a button head hex bolt (stainless if possible) so the end cap can pass by and some red locktite on the threads. The bars see alot of vibration both up through the chassis and from the wind, and you don't want the nut to back off.
I think you should be able to find the bars on Craigslist in your area in the longer lengths. Lots of people who use them with Sea-Kayaks/Paddleboards and such get the really long bars. Just throw away or sell whatever towers they came with.
The bars would be the same as the normal porsche/thule factory bars of the era and you could get them in the US, but Thule changed their aero bars recently and many(most) shops wouldn't have the old style. My friend has the exact same cross bars from Thule with Thule towers on his Subaru Legacy sedan so they're not that uncommon and they were definitely available in the US until just the last couple years. They were called "Euro Bars" as I recall, but definitely were NOT Europe only. I'm pretty sure BMW racks also used that Thule cross bar up through 2012 or 2014. The new aero bars are much thinner and look much different. They are extruded as one long piece of aluminum and can be cut to length and can be drilled for the attachment point. The coupe bars are about 38" so anything longer than 40 should work, but longer such as 48" would give you more to work with. A metal cutoff wheel in a miter saw will cut through that Al like butter. The end-caps are standard Thule fare. Make sure they come with the keys for the look cores. If you can rivet them, I think you'll have a tighter connection, but if not use a button head hex bolt (stainless if possible) so the end cap can pass by and some red locktite on the threads. The bars see alot of vibration both up through the chassis and from the wind, and you don't want the nut to back off.
I think you should be able to find the bars on Craigslist in your area in the longer lengths. Lots of people who use them with Sea-Kayaks/Paddleboards and such get the really long bars. Just throw away or sell whatever towers they came with.
I think I found BMW cross bars that may work but want to make sure they are long enough to attach to the bases.
12-17-2018, 10:36 PM
#30
Racer
Thread Starter
The cross bars don't look any different from the regular roof rack for non convertible 997s. Seems like the only difference would be instead of attaching to the feet for the coupe they attach to those arms on the convertible. Length may differ but they seem very similar. I'm local if you want to look at my rack and see if it fits.
I would probably just buy new bars for the car though from thule/yakima. Can drill a hole through them, then connect to your A/C pillar towers.
I would probably just buy new bars for the car though from thule/yakima. Can drill a hole through them, then connect to your A/C pillar towers.