#Roof rack for pontiac vibe gt how to#

If the piece looks like this after you've removed it. Remember that yellow body clip that holds on the panel? It is supposed to stay on the panel, and not on your car. Eventually good old brute force won out, and the piece came off.

I tried dmitri's technique (see the link at the top) to no avail.

See the second image for the location of this tab.As I mentioned earlier, one of the panels popped right off without any fuss. Pulling the front tab out will help keep this tab from catching while you remove this panel. There is another tab on the inside, just beyond the edge of the rail on the near side. The yellow body clip that holds the part on is located in the center of the cover, where the X is. Just don't put all your force in one location or you could snap it. The plastic is flexible enough that you shouldn't damage it. Once you get a good grip on it, carefully pull out the tab in the front (see the circle on the first picture). First, pry up the outside edge of the plastic cover (the side away from the antenna). I'm planning on ordering some touch-up paint on monday. It will even go through your paint just to be close to them. Your body panels are steel and your magnetized screwdriver is naturally attracted to them. Also, do not use a magnetic screwdriver, no matter how tempting it may be. It also wouldn't hurt to lay a clean rag down over the paint itself. Be sure to wrap your tool of choice (probably a flathead screwdriver) in tape or a rag or something to avoid scratching your paint if you slip. The driver's side one was a mighty struggle to remove, while the passenger side one popped right off. After reading about other people's experiences, I'm convinced it's just luck how easy it will be on your car. This can be real easy or it can be real hard.

#Roof rack for pontiac vibe gt how to#

Without further ado, here is a guide for the technically-challenged like myself on how to (and how not to) remove the cross-pieces on your Vibe's roof rack.What you will need:flat-head screwdriver or similar objectphillips screwdrivertwo rags, or a rag and some tapea stool or stepladderStep 1: Remove the plastic covers at the rear of your car. I know a lot of you are more handy than I am, and if you are then this guide is probably uneccesary, but for the rest of us this is what I learned. It seems easy enough, but there are a few pitfalls that can get you if you're unlucky or not careful, especially if you don't have the practical experience to know better. I'm maybe a step above Red Green, but that's about all I could safely claim. I'd like to start off by saying I am not the handiest person in the world. Using the instructions from and the pictures from I set about the task. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to disable hotlinking of images.Friday afternoon I decided to remove the crosspieces on my roof rack. This entire post (with pictures) can now be found at.