How To: Remove Roof Rack (P5)

[ELEmental59437]

I used to work in tech support and they burned "we" words into my brain, so I use that word alot when giving instructions. (sorry, too lazy to retype)

Start by removing the trim around the inside of the sun roof. Gently pull until you have seperated it from the car and follow it arround until you have it completly off.

Remove the A pillars by pulling it towards the center of the windsheild and gradually towards the center of the vehicle. It is very easy to break the plastic clips that hold it to the car so be sure it is fully unclipped. Repeat this process for the passenger side A pillar.

Next, the sun visors will need to be removed. There are two screws on one side and one on the opposite side.

It will be easier to start with the two screws on the hinge side, so we will remove these first.

Next, we will unscrew the clip side and pull all the pieces down and unclip them.

 

[ELEmental59437]

Next we will need to pull the metal tabs from the moon roof area off of the metal frame for the window. Simply pull the metal bracket towards you and down.

Another picture of the metal bracket that needs to be disattached from the metal frame of the moon roof.

Next we will need to remove all four door sills. Gently pry these upward from the floor to unsnap them.

The rear sills have two clips each, unsnap them the same way.

After removing the door sils, we will need to take off the middle pillar by prying one side up (as shown in the picture) and pulling the whole piece up.

 

[ELEmental59437]

Another angle of one of the nuts.

Once all four nuts are removed from each side, you can pull the roof rack off and fill the holes with something to keep the water out. I took eight nuts, bolts, and rubber washers and tightened them down in the places the roof rack was attached to seal the holes left.

Once all is done and the holes are sealed, you will have a roof rack-less Protege5. Even without the plastic filler strips (they have not arrived yet) the car looks sharp.

 

[Blake]

l33t

 

[AlturredMP5]

hooray for bringing threads back from the dead, but i was looking around and now i have a question. does anyone know the part number for the plastic filler strips used to fill in the area left open? the parts guys at my local mazda stealership are pretty much clueless to the fact mazda made a protege hatchback with a roof rack.

 

[JrTekSilverP5]

lol i know what u mean... those people dont know sh!t about mazdas

 

[blinduno]

damn red X's in this one too... maybe my computer just hates me!!!

 

[CTt3P5]

hooray for bringing threads back from the dead, but i was looking around and now i have a question. does anyone know the part number for the plastic filler strips used to fill in the area left open? the parts guys at my local mazda stealership are pretty much clueless to the fact mazda made a protege hatchback with a roof rack.

I still have a set f/s along with the clips....http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123723412

damn red X's in this one too... maybe my computer just hates me!!!

I can see the pics....

 

[blinduno]

for some reason i can now too... i hate this computer i feel it honestly has a temper

 

[CTt3P5]

for some reason i can now too... i hate this computer i feel it honestly has a temper

Ok, so it wasn't just me. I actually went back and found this thread (from which I printed the instructions/phots) and when I came back to post the pics were here.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22209

 

[rooster1]

is there a easier way to do this? lol..

 

[AcesMP5]

is there a easier way to do this? lol..

I concur. That seems like a ton of work

 

[djcharlee]

I am so doing this today!!

 

[hornsfan10609]

I was looking at my roof today and wanted to get those big black things off and now I know I easily can, just need to find the filler pieces.