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I did manage to get one out, but the other 3 had to be drilled out, extracted and thread repair routine.
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I don't know why Porsche used screw to protect the threads when a simple plastic plug would have done the job.
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Bill, you will find one, they are on ebay and elsewhere. When you go to install it, be VERY careful. You will have to remove the four 6mm screws in the roof. On my 99 C4, these were siezed tight. It is very easy to shear off the screwdriver slot. Then you are in for a tricky and difficult extraction process. So be careful. I don't know why Porsche used screw to protect the threads when a simple plastic plug would have done the job. Anyway, good luck. (You can tell I had a major problem with mine....)
...Rickker
Actually, the screws don't come out from the top. You have to remove portions of the headliner and dissamble what they are screwed into from below.
I have a porsche roof rack sitting in my garage but it is missing pieces and I lost the keys. I have given up on it.
I don't think we are talking about the same screws. I am referring to the 6mm screws, with a regular slotted head, that are under the flip up doors on the roof. These screws definitely come out from the top. The procedure to remove these is the first item in the instructions for mounting the roof rack, I mean Porsche Transportation System.
...Rickker
Well, perhaps they had been taken out before and lubricated. All I know is that mine, ('99C4) after close to 10 years in position, were very difficult to remove. I did manage to get one out, but the other 3 had to be drilled out, extracted and thread repair routine.
...Rickker
I had the same problem with the 4 screws on mine. Brumos got one out, then tried the others several times to no avail. The problem with drilling them out and retapping them, is that underneath that hole is a small amount of air, and then... your headliner. If you try too hard you could unintentionally drill through the headliner. Also, retapping requires some sort of fluid that will then drip down onto the inside of the headliner, spread, and discolor...
No I did not find out the hard way. After several attemps to remove them, I finally did the logical thing...
I sold the roof rack.
Wow! I'm amazed at this.Mine came right out, they are painted so some paint got scraped off the threads when they came out.I wonder if your problems are with too much paint on the threads.
