Rav4 Project

[topper200]

hi yall

yet another obstacle with the fatboy project. no keys for toyota roofbars number 27.

and toyota dont make them anymore ...

any ideas wot to do guys?

thanks

ps il only put a pic on if u promise to be nice lolz... shes a project and needs tons of work but i love her!!

lisa

[bothwell_buyer]

hi yall

yet another obstacle with the fatboy project. no keys for toyota roofbars number 27.

and toyota dont make them anymore ...

any ideas wot to do guys?

thanks

ps il only put a pic on if u promise to be nice lolz... shes a project and needs tons of work but i love her!!

lisa

where do I start -

angle grinder

paint them gold

paint them grey so they merge in with the sky?

Large screwdriver and a wrench?

extend them so it looks like a rollover cage

mount a gun on them and pretend your.......no maybe not

or a locksmith?? Do they live in Crumlin jail or is that shut now

[topper200]

lol the crum shut years ago....

think itll be the locksmith tho i quite like the idea of an extended rollcage lolz

heres a pic

[anchorman]

No laughing matter - she's a beauty!

[dave.m]

Very nice If you are not planning using the roof bars again, I would drill the locks.

Thats probably what a locksmith would do to start with anyway before replacing the locks.

Edit, probably shouldn't say this on here but do you have access to a sliding hammer ?

If yes, put a big self tapper in the end of it, screw the whole thing into the lock and it should come

out in one hit.

[topper200]

aw thanks guys,

ive found an american company who make the keys so happy days!!!!

the wheels are coming off today for refurb

cant wait!!

lisa

[daveh_rav4]

Hi Lisa...

I also have a pair of Toyota roof bars for my 4.1... (purchased new about a year ago from a Toyota dealer). Send me a PM with your address in Belfast and I will send you a #27 key...

DaveH

aw thanks guys,

ive found an american company who make the keys so happy days!!!!

the wheels are coming off today for refurb

cant wait!!

lisa

[topper200]

fab! thanks so much, pm sent

:D lisa

Hi Lisa...

I also have a pair of Toyota roof bars for my 4.1... (purchased new about a year ago from a Toyota dealer). Send me a PM with your address in Belfast and I will send you a #27 key...

DaveH

aw thanks guys,

ive found an american company who make the keys so happy days!!!!

the wheels are coming off today for refurb

cant wait!!

lisa

[daveh_rav4]

Hi Lisa

Spare key is in the post as of yesterday... you should receive it Monday/Tuesday. If the bars have been on the car for some time, you may have to give the key slots a blast of WD40 to enable them to work. Once you have 'turned' the key, you just pull the grey plastic side lever down which actions a canterlever releasing the claw from the roof bar... then just wiggle it off. The bars are worth keeping even if you don't intend to leave them on; as the 3dr Rav is a bit short in the body they are useful for transporting long items. :)

All the best... DaveH

fab! thanks so much, pm sent

:D lisa

Hi Lisa...

I also have a pair of Toyota roof bars for my 4.1... (purchased new about a year ago from a Toyota dealer). Send me a PM with your address in Belfast and I will send you a #27 key...

DaveH

aw thanks guys,

ive found an american company who make the keys so happy days!!!!

the wheels are coming off today for refurb

cant wait!!

lisa

[topper200]

got the key, thanks a million. have taken them off, did wot u said with the wd40

thanks again ur a star!!!

lisa

[kora]

Topper you have PM

[topper200]

hiya, im keeping the roofbars, they look cool, i just wanted to remove them to clean etc

sorry!