2003 PR5 roofrack?
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I got this from another thread on the boards- "Pictures of laser blue 2003 inside... "
http://www.emkayusa.net/photo/random/2003p501.jpg
Ron O.
http://www.emkayusa.net/photo/random/2003p501.jpg
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ph0enixrising
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- 2002.5 Mazda Protege5
The roof rack looks nice for this type of car, but I wish it had been an option on US cars. I will most likely never use it, and could have done without it, but Mazda has made it a b**** to completely take off (rails and all) I'd do it if it were something easily done, and from the outside only.
ph0enixrising
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- 2002.5 Mazda Protege5
Yeah, Canadian P5's don't come standard with one, but you can add it as an option, though it's not the same as the US roof rack.
Canuks Can't Have Roof Racks????
Are roof racks on cars illegal in the Great White North? I find it a tad strange that a manufacturer would go to the trouble to make the vehicle that much different if there wasn't a law involved. Or is it an import law that makes the rackless P5 cheaper (or more expensive). The Subaru Brat was able to beat truck import laws by having a pair of plastic seats bolted in the bed, thus making it a car instead of a truck. Jim
Are roof racks on cars illegal in the Great White North? I find it a tad strange that a manufacturer would go to the trouble to make the vehicle that much different if there wasn't a law involved. Or is it an import law that makes the rackless P5 cheaper (or more expensive). The Subaru Brat was able to beat truck import laws by having a pair of plastic seats bolted in the bed, thus making it a car instead of a truck. Jim
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- 2010 Mazda 3 (RIP Mazda P5)
I have an 03. The racks appear to be the same as the other models.
I Test drove it without the racks. Dealer said they dont put them on because of the wind noise during test drives.
So the next day i put the racks on & drove on the highway.
ya...its noisy. Especially when i hit 80..thats when the whistle starts!! It's also when the music gets turned up, so i hear nothing! .
8^)
I Test drove it without the racks. Dealer said they dont put them on because of the wind noise during test drives.
So the next day i put the racks on & drove on the highway.
ya...its noisy. Especially when i hit 80..thats when the whistle starts!! It's also when the music gets turned up, so i hear nothing! .
8^)
JrTekSilverP5
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- 02' TwoToned (Sliver/Black) MP5
how do i take it off is the ???!!!!!
roof rack differences
the US roof rack comes standard but its highly incompatible with most Thule/Yakima accesories, making it virtually useless. In Canada, although the rack is not standard, the one that cam be fitted is Made by Thule and therefore you can use most acessories. You'd think Mazda designers lived in a cave for the past 15 yrs not making a roof rack adaptable to THule/YAkima.
the US roof rack comes standard but its highly incompatible with most Thule/Yakima accesories, making it virtually useless. In Canada, although the rack is not standard, the one that cam be fitted is Made by Thule and therefore you can use most acessories. You'd think Mazda designers lived in a cave for the past 15 yrs not making a roof rack adaptable to THule/YAkima.
JrTekSilverP5 said:
its simple.....if you are wanting to take off the uprights and the cross bars.....just look in your manual...the instructions are in there...
to give you the readers digest version.....look at the rack where it attaches to the rail...there is a HOLE in the plastic piece...there is a screw in the bottom of that hole...remove that screw and the plastic cover comes off of that upright....then it exposes the screws that holds the upright to the rain on the roof....remove the screws and then remove the rack from the roof....
then you take the pieces that came with your car and snap them in place and it covers the hole where the rack was removed....and makes the total rail look smoothe from front to back.
JrTekSilverP5
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- 02' TwoToned (Sliver/Black) MP5
what i meant was... HOW DO U TAKE OFF THE BLACK PIECES THAT HOLD UP THE ROOF RACK???? i want it to look like a canadian P5...
