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- 2006 Mazda 5 GT 5spd
5-4-fighting said:
Gotta like that Platinum Silver - Nice Gerry!!
Can you give me some details on that rack you got?
Make, model, cost, how its installed....
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mazdaFIVEmike said:
Sure Mike, it's from Perrycraft: Load bars are the Mont Blanc, roof rails are Dyna Sport. Including shipping it was $305.00. Self installed in minutes and it looks and works great. The load bars from Mazda (if at all available) were $350.00. These are much more versatile.
Gerry
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Zoom5Zoom said:
Hardware included was wax dipped screws that are fastened into (cringe), the sheet metal of the roof. The wax makes a very tight seal, I presume. First you pre-drill 1/8" pilot holes. Piece of cake install took me maybe 15 mins. Funny thing was as son as I installed the rails and bars, it started to rain. So far no leaks! I originally wanted to mount them on top of the factory plastic flat rails, but the new rails wouldn't lay flat. What started all this was I wanted the Mazda rack, but at $350.00 just for the rack, I decided to research a bit. Actually my wife did all the research and found Perrycraft.
You'll notice I installed them just inside the factory flat rails. Fit well and looks great IMO.
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MP5Alive said:
Have no fear it went as planned per the insructions. I also installed a rear deck lid spoiler on my M45. That was very tricky, but using the template hepled alot.
One note on drilling is to have a NEW drill bit and a short one no longer that 1 inch long. Don't worry about coming through the headliner, there is plenty of space in between it and the roof! Hint: Put a drop of silicone on the hole once drilled, for added sealing once the screw is installed. So far we've had 2 rainstorms, and no leaks!
Install looks great. I was looking at this setup several months ago but was worried that I would have to remove the headliner to ensure that the install did not interfere with the side curtain airbags. See attached picture. 
I ended up going with the Mazda rack which is actually a good rack, just too narrow.
I ended up going with the Mazda rack which is actually a good rack, just too narrow.
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5-4-fighting said:
Thanks. I'm not sure I could take the drill to the roof though. Yikes!!
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mazdaFIVEmike said:
Actually the screws only penetrate the roof by about 3/8", enought to grab hold, and not enough to do any damage to the internals!
