Roof rack for '98 Impreza Wagon

[Mark Olson]

This should be a simple question to answer. I want to install a roof
rack on a '98 Impreza Wagon. I don't want to drill any holes in the roof.
It appears that there should be mounting points under the plastic strips
filling the rain grooves. I called a Subaru dealer and asked them if
there was a roof rack avaiable from Subaru but they never called me back.

Can anyone point me toward a genuine Subaru rack, or an aftermarket
rack that mounts to the roof? I don't want anything with straps that go
inside the windows or a solution that requires drilling holes in the roof.

Thanks.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

This should be a simple question to answer. I want to install a roof
rack on a '98 Impreza Wagon. I don't want to drill any holes in the roof.
It appears that there should be mounting points under the plastic strips
filling the rain grooves. I called a Subaru dealer and asked them if
there was a roof rack avaiable from Subaru but they never called me back.

Can anyone point me toward a genuine Subaru rack, or an aftermarket
rack that mounts to the roof? I don't want anything with straps that go
inside the windows or a solution that requires drilling holes in the roof.

Thanks.

Hmmmm... this might be good to post over at www.nasioc.com as those guys
are sometimes stripping the OEM racks off. Seems weird your car doesn't
have them. Anyway, I think 'towers' are made by Yakima/Thule,etc. to fit
the OEM rails. Then get the appropriate cross bars and accessories.

Carl

 

[Mark Olson]

Hmmmm... this might be good to post over at www.nasioc.com as those guys
are sometimes stripping the OEM racks off. Seems weird your car doesn't
have them. Anyway, I think 'towers' are made by Yakima/Thule,etc. to fit
the OEM rails. Then get the appropriate cross bars and accessories.

I called another Subaru dealership and they claimed that there was no
factory rack for the '98 Impreza Wagon, despite plenty of evidence to
the contrary in nearby parking lots...

My wife was searching ebay and found this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290010669324

"You are bidding on a BRAND NEW FACTORY roof rack for Subaru Impreza
wagon. It is in perfect shape and can be used for 1995 or later
model. Subaru Impreza wagons.

Part number is E3610FS000"

Great deal, unfortunately we are leaving on our trip tomorrow and had
to pay full price at the dealership who suddenly remembered that the
rack does exist when confronted with the part number.

 

[Cam Penner]

Great deal, unfortunately we are leaving on our trip tomorrow and had
to pay full price at the dealership who suddenly remembered that the
rack does exist when confronted with the part number.

Go figure. Did you decide on a box to go on them?

 

[Mark Olson]

Go figure. Did you decide on a box to go on them?

At this point it looks like a soft sided cargo bag thingy.
It will rest between the rails, sitting on the slats.