How do you remove the roof bars on 99.5 QX4?

[Qxxx4]

I wouldnt mind saving some weight plus my bars are fading and turning white from the sun so they look ugly anyways...probly just paint them, i know some of you have done it how do i do it?

[slickroger]

they cant be to tough if you really want to and you get not very many replys holla at me we can try it out i wouldnt mine taking mine off for a new spray aswell.

[fueler]

they simply unscrew... righty tighty lefty loosey

[Qxxx4]

fueler, your a smart ***. LOL so do i get at the screws from the top or the bottom, i can feel a nice bolt under the rack but not sure how to get at it, just some tips would be nice. or my neighbours can all stare at me and wonder what the heck i am doing (as always)

roger, that sounds good man. btw early reminder, pathy meet this weekend! ill remind you again.watch me be the one that forgets to go lol we got eachothers numbers tho so were good

[fueler]

well if yours is anything like mine, it has 2 taller racks and 3 small cross bars... they are all held into a slider on each side of the car... the racks have large plastic bolts on them so you can slide them forwards and backwards, just unscrew those plastic bolts (and on the 2 larger racks, its more like a large plastic wheel)

ur right about the bolts... they r 10mm bolts that you are undoing i went to home depot and bought small 10mm bolts to put in its place, like just to prevent the bolt holes from ever corroding or getting mud in them, just as good measure

PS pathfinders are different, this is for 97-99.5 qx4's

on the pathfinder belonging to slickroger, the roof rack is slightly harder to remove - i believe it involves unbolting the endcap of the rail and sliding the rails off the end

[Qxxx4]

so i went at it with a 10mm socket and rachet and got NOWHERE. i only have 2 large crossbars, and where they attach to the rails, under them i can feel a bolt, and it looks like there isnt much there for the socket to grasp onto. I am so lost and am ready to give up haha

[fueler]

u dont need any tools, just ur hands i thought maybe since its 99.5 that its the same rack im starting to think u have a different rack..... actually i hope ur is different. cause mine was so easy to remove. does yours look like this: removed:

[Qxxx4]

mine looks a little different i think, those dark grooves on the round part on the outside, is that were your bolts are? mine are on the inside-side of each part that latches into the railing....love those pics btw