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Roof rails/racks for '21 w/Moonroof?
- Thread starter DerkB
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I have a ‘21 that didn’t come with the rails. I found someone that wanted to delete theirs ( they had a ‘20) and we swapped parts. It is a little bit of work and you have to at least partially drop the headliner to get at the fasteners.
I think he said it was over $800 to buy the “delete” parts and it was well over a grand for me to buy the rails and misc parts to add them. We were both happy to be able to swap.
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I think he said it was over $800 to buy the “delete” parts and it was well over a grand for me to buy the rails and misc parts to add them. We were both happy to be able to swap.
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Exactly what Unbroken stated. There really isn’t that many parts, just a pain to get at the nuts to remove them.
I provided the top “cap” trim piece and the retainers that it snaps onto for each side.
He provided the rails, the trim pieces under, the plastic caps front, rear and under the rails and then all the applicable fasteners.
Just to keep the swap straight forward I gave him everything to install the delete and he gave me everything to install the rails, even though the fasteners are basically the same.
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I provided the top “cap” trim piece and the retainers that it snaps onto for each side.
He provided the rails, the trim pieces under, the plastic caps front, rear and under the rails and then all the applicable fasteners.
Just to keep the swap straight forward I gave him everything to install the delete and he gave me everything to install the rails, even though the fasteners are basically the same.
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So I actually had the same issue and I had the OEM roof rails installed. Heads ups ITS EXPENSIVE.
the dealer convinced me that I could get them installed later for $600. I later returned to ask about the install and they told me parts alone were $2100 for OEM roof rails. They also said that you have to drill a couple holes on each side of the roof to install the rails. Ford will not insure that kind of work from the dealer therefor the dealer refused to do the install.
Months later I stumbled upon a totaled explorer XLT and bought all the necessary parts for the roof rail install for $400. I went to the dealer and they informed me of a shop that does quality work and would do the install. The install turned out to be more work than they thought. But the install cost was $600.Cross bars were cheaper for me since I am a Ford employee.
total cost was about $1300. If I would have bought all the parts from the dealer this would have cost me $3000. I’m sorry if this disappointed you, I was rather livid myself, but I need roof racks. The other downside is that I have the XLT roof rails now. So there regular black plastic not the gloss black rails all other STs have.
the dealer convinced me that I could get them installed later for $600. I later returned to ask about the install and they told me parts alone were $2100 for OEM roof rails. They also said that you have to drill a couple holes on each side of the roof to install the rails. Ford will not insure that kind of work from the dealer therefor the dealer refused to do the install.
Months later I stumbled upon a totaled explorer XLT and bought all the necessary parts for the roof rail install for $400. I went to the dealer and they informed me of a shop that does quality work and would do the install. The install turned out to be more work than they thought. But the install cost was $600.Cross bars were cheaper for me since I am a Ford employee.
total cost was about $1300. If I would have bought all the parts from the dealer this would have cost me $3000. I’m sorry if this disappointed you, I was rather livid myself, but I need roof racks. The other downside is that I have the XLT roof rails now. So there regular black plastic not the gloss black rails all other STs have.
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Mine DID need holes drilled, I removed the originally plastic in the roof and when I saw there was sheet metal where the studs were suppose to go that’s when I decided I was not going to do it myself. BTW I’m a body construction engineer at ford. Things change, we will change things middle of the year on a model. Things change far more frequently than normal due to Covid.
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