Roof Rails or No Roof Rails!!!!!

[woody]

Is this minor cosmetic surgery easy to perform? Has anyone a photo of an estate without them?

Cheers :smile:

[oblark]

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u433/oblark/volvo%20850%20t5/IMAG0323.jpg

[Rnash2002]

Is this minor cosmetic surgery easy to perform? Has anyone a photo of an estate without them?

Cheers :smile:
Pritty easy to do but make sure you wd 40 the bolts before you try and get them out,i didnt and very nearly rounded off a bolt on my old estate.

[woody]

Pritty easy to do but make sure you wd 40 the bolts before you try and get them out,i didnt and very nearly rounded off a bolt on my old estate.

Cracking cheers guys. I presume once the rails come off the vacant gutters have retractable covers to fill the void left by the rails :confused:

[The Flying Moose]

Cracking cheers guys. I presume once the rails come off the vacant gutters have retractable covers to fill the void left by the rails :confused:

Unfortunately not, you need to purchase new plastic strips which run from the bottom of the windscreen to the boot. Very expensive through volvo but sometimes appear secondhand though breakers.

[woody]

Ahh, cheers Moose

[t5 pete]

Unfortunately not, you need to purchase new plastic strips which run from the bottom of the windscreen to the boot. Very expensive through volvo but sometimes appear secondhand though breakers.

I wounder how much they are from Volvo

[stephenevans99]

If you take a quick look on fleabay, there are loads of 850's advertised for breaking that have the inserts you need, it's just finding one local. Could always ask if they're prepared to post 'em !!!

[T5frankie]

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u433/oblark/volvo%20850%20t5/IMAG0323.jpg

car is looking sweet mate, like the no roof rail effect

[t5steve]

heres another with no roof rails
http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q634/angliamania/PICT0408-2.jpg

[ajc106]

hi gents like the look of this mod, would just like to know do the rails unbolt from outside the car or inside

[t5 pete]

From the out side if you look there will be 3 little covers take them off and then theres just the trox screws to take out

[woody]

17137
Nice easy job. Nice clean lines. Most of the clips have seen better days, all 28 of them! Anyone recommend a good place to source them from?

Thanks.

[nobananas]

Quite a lot of people who don't have the rails seem to want them, perhaps you could do a swap with someone.

[volvo850R]

no roof rails on mine either(would have removed if it had them).

17162

[Redbrick]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/apurnell1970/T5/denumbered.jpg

[woody]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/apurnell1970/T5/denumbered.jpg

Lovely example!

[mr shifter]

I prefer the roof rail look. Can be a bit more practical too.

[JUDGENINJA]

My 855 never had roof rails either.
I don't like them, but then again I also removed the spoiler..

[woody]

I prefer the roof rail look. Can be a bit more practical too.

I can't make my mind up now! No dramas as they a p*ss easy to refit.

[mutley81]

i like how theey look with rails, but mine hasn't got them :(