HI Christian, I have yet to see anyone on the forum post anything about removing the plastic roof rails. I do remember watching some Ineos Factory videos and it appears that each strip is held in place by 4-5 metal studs that are affixed to the roof and protrude upwards approximately 10-18mm (1/2" - 3/4"). My assumption is that these roof rails are a simple press fit onto these protruding studs. You could try sliding a thin piece of fishing line underneath the strip and pulling it along until you reach a stud and then use a thin plastic trim removal tool to try and lever it up off the roof a bit and repeat this until the whole strip is up and removed. I don't think there are any clips involved, however I am not sure. If you do remove the strips, perhaps take some measurements on where the studs are located along with photos of them and how the bottom of the strips look too. DaBull
HI ScottAZ, I am going to be wrapping my Grenadier roof in Xpel Stealth satin/mat 7.5mill PPF wrap to protect it. If I read your post correctly, one should push the plastic strips forward and that will release the
Hi ScottnAZ, Thanks for the extra info and photos. Let me know how your wrap goes and how you get the strips back on.
We’re wrapping the roof in 3M white. Barby was able to find us an incoming unit that matched our original order perfectly with exception of the roof. I figured it was a small detail, and saved us a few months of waiting
Is this question to me? Rusnak Ineos Delership provides the option to take care of a roof wrap (they have a catalog of add-on wrap and ppf options), but there is a local place who has wrapped and/or vinyl stickered all of our work trucks over the years, so I preferred to give them the business. I paid $900.
Hi Shawnpalmer, Are you referring to the 4 plastic roof rails on top of the roof or the 4 aluminum grab bar tubes at the roof sides? The 4 plastic roof rails on the top of the roof do move around a bit, however I would be surprised that they would make any noise or rattle unless the screw posts that hold them to the roof are actually loose. I had my 4 plastic roof rails pulled up with trim tools to have my roof wrapped in Xpel Stealth Clear Matte PPF Film. In looking at the screw posts that hold the 4 plastic roof rails onto the roof, they are really secure and one would have to try to unscrew them to break them loose, I made sure my wrap company did not try to undo the screw posts as I did not want to break the paint film which sealed the screw post to the roof. I did not want to create a situation that might eventually lead to a leak. I once toyed with taking the 4 plastic roof strips off and then backfilling them with polyurethane caulk by using a putty knife, (you would need to keep the attachment points clear of the caulk), however quickly realized it would be a messy job. Instead I wrapped the roof to protect it. By wrapping it I don't have to worry about the 4 plastic strips rubbing on the paint as they now rest on the PPF film and the PPF Film also protects the paint as it will be a bit harder to wash the roof with the low profile Leitner Design rack I am installing. DaBull
I can't recall where I saw this done but be warned that the clips are single use "Christmas tree" type clips and may need to be replaced if the roof rails are pulled off. There are welded on round headed screws sticking out from the roof along the underside of each rail - 3 to 4 of them and pulling off the strips will most likely damage the clips.
The strips may have been removed previously and the connectors damaged. The clips can be replaced with new ones and the roof rails re-seated but they can't be adjusted.
Hi G-Man, My solution was to install PPF Film on the whole roof. Roof Strips removved and then PPD film installed and then roof strips put back on. Protects against chaffing and protects the paint for 10+ years. A bit more expensive then your proposed solution. Perhaps just adding PPF strips a bit wider than roof strips would work.
