No Roof Rails mod.. on imola 4.8

[XXX55]

how do you remove the roof rails? Is it easy to do?

[JayX5]

Looks great. Time for some Al RBs though.

[AlpineMsix]

I dont know if im going to get the Aluminum RB's. I might...


As far as taking the roof rails off, the torx bolts that hold them down, are pretty tight on there, but with some tools and a T-40 torx key thingy its a piece of cake.

And after doing this mod... i wondered to myself, could the roof rails be a safety "roll over" protection.. maybe not, but i can see how itd help, if the car did roll over.

[statdoc]

Originally Posted by imola4.8isWA

And after doing this mod... i wondered to myself, could the roof rails be a safety "roll over" protection.. maybe not, but i can see how itd help, if the car did roll over.

No structural strength in the rails, compared to the weight of the car. I would not consider them remotely like a "roll bar" or any such thing. Your mod should not decrease the safety of the X5 whatsoever!

[sidney]

Wow, Never realised how good imola red looks on an X5, nicest I have seen, wheels look ace, well done!

[X5Dawg]

Originally Posted by 94502

anyways how do you do this mod? do you just take off the roof rails? any holes or anything to cover up??

I would like to know this too - any bodywork need to be done after removing the rails??

[legion]

Originally Posted by X5Dawg

I would like to know this too - any bodywork need to be done after removing the rails??

Be good to know too...

What did you need to do to fill the holes? Can we have a close up of the finish?

[dkl]

As much as I love this Imola 4.8, it's starting to transform into a wagon "look" with the suspension lowering and roof rails deletion.

[statdoc]

Saw a Volvo XC90 this evening, and thought the same thing:"That looks like an old-fashioned station wagon."

[JCL]

Nothing old-fashioned about a BMW wagon (touring), they look fantastic. I think this X5 looks great, except for the front guard. When I see it I think of someone running over a bicycle rack and driving away. The rest of it, really nice, IMO.