Open the doors on both sides of the vehicle below where the roof bar is mounted.
How to remove thule roof bars without key.
Some thule roof rack systems do not have locks or come with keys.
Should you lose your keys sadly there is very little to do other than drill out the lock barrel open the box and then replace with a new lock.
I can get a key but that would take a week.
I used my thule rapid system roof bars roofracks for the first time today and decided to video how easy they are to remove.
If you google stuck thule lock you ll find you aren t alone lots of people get them jammed.
As such they use thule locks.
If i dont get this thing off someones gona take it.
Thick rubber pads in the feet prevent the clamp from damaging the paint on the roof.
Using that number you can either get replacement keys from votex or through thule directly might even be cheaper without the vw markup.
If you have lost your thule control key aka master key this will show you how to remove and insert a locking core without using it.
You will still need to.
Theirs thule 300 roof rack at the junkyard on an e30 with a fairing.
It took me about as long to f.
So to remove a thule roof rack for example you ll need to remove the lock by removing the cylinder.
Remove the plastic plugs.
Remove the plastic plugs covering the locks with a flathead screwdriver.
Thule carriers are hard shell clam shell style cargo carriers.
How to remove thule roof bars.
You can remove the thule roof bars from your car truck or suv in a matter of minutes.
Many of thule s outdoor recreation products like carrying racks for bikes or skis come with integrated locks that are based on universal for thule gear removable lock cylinders.
Then the junkyard closed and i had to.
Try contacting thule they generally have keys n001 n200 so i suspect that s who makes your bars.
There should be a 4 digit number stamped on the locks.
I remember when i first got started on e30 s i took like an hour to remove a fucking steering wheel because the column was locked.
These attach to thule roof racks on vehicles and are watertight.
Unlock the outer housing or lockable knob at the base of the feet using the thule key that came with the set.