idosubaru Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) 1998 Legacy wagon I picked up from Adventure Subaru on here. The rack isn't flush with the roof and i think it may be an OBW rack that was added later. The front drivers side drips on the driver when it's raining and I can't tell how it's installed. Do I have to remove all the interior fabric on the ceiling to get to the bolt for it? And then once I do - how are these things sealed from the outside? Edited December 24, 2020 by idosubaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forester2002s Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Yes, the bolts protrude downwards through the roof, with nuts located behind the roof-liner. Sometimes just tightening the nuts will fix a leak. Otherwise, use some silicone-seal around the mounting holes before reassembling the bolts and nuts. Search on this forum for how to remove the roof-liner. It's somewhat time consuming... Edited May 14, 2018 by forester2002s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 yeah thats a rack from a 2000-2004 outback wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Thanks Gloyale - they're all off symmetrically so that makes sense. I got the front corner headliner pulled down and see a pin point of light next to the one hole under the headliner. So i think i can seal this up easily - from the inside and up top i'll use some RTV as well. It looks like some type of fastener was slathered with some thick/nearly rock hard black goop, it's covering everything under there so i can't tell what kind of fasteners are used. Edited May 14, 2018 by idosubaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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