To install the roof rack, you must first determine the installation plan according to the structure and span of the roof rack. If a Thule roof rack is used on the car, there are two main types: square rods and oval aluminum rods.
The square post roof rack uses U-shaped bolts to install this roof rack. You should use a ruler to measure the span inside the roof rack legs. Based on this, determine whether the clamp is fixed. The base is installed at the bottom of the roof basket. Inside or outside, so as not to conflict with the position of the roof rack legs and affect the operation. Option 1 means that when the clamp base is installed outside the bottom plate of the roof basket, the distance between the U-shaped bolts on both sides is 676mm. Option 2 means that when the clamp baseis installed inside the roof; basket bottom plate, the distance between the U-shaped bolts on both sides is 446mm.
The Thule brand oval aluminum rod has a T-shaped groove on the top and can be installed with T-shaped bolts. At this point, the clamp base is usually installed at the top. outside of the bottom of the roof basket. plate (Plan 1). It is more convenient to use.
Arrange the square nuts
There is a hollow square groove on the inner and outer sides of each outer (narrow) bottom plate. There are a total of 4. Grooves at the bottom of the entire basket. Square groove, the two screens of the square groove have gaps, and the square nuts can be pushed into the groove. There are a total of 4 clamp bases. Each clamp base requires 2 square nuts, which are installed inside the narrow base plate according to the installation plan. There are 6 luggage shackless in total, each luggage shackle requires 1 square nut, all installed on the outside of the narrow base plate. The distribution of square nuts in the four square grooves is 3-4-4-3.
Install the fixture base
Use two 10mm hexagon socket bolts to secure the base of the fixture at the bottom of the board, be careful not to tighten it at this step. The base of the clamp should be able to move left and right to adjust the position.
Install the luggage shackle
Use 6 triangular bolts to secure the 6 luggage. The shackles are screwed to the square nuts in the grooves on both sides of the ground, 3 on one side, and tightened directly. The position of the luggage shackles can be adjusted at any time. time during future use
Install the roof basket
Place the roof basket on the roof of the car, carefully adjust the position of the basket so that the axis of the basket is consistent withec the car body and the front and rear positions are adapted for uniform load distribution. Slide the base of the clamp to drop onto the axle of the roof rack crossbar, then tighten the hexagon socket bolts (8N·). m)
Attach the roof basket
Attach the roof basket to the roof rack. Use U-shaped bolts and triangular nuts on the roof rack with square posts. You can also use U-bolts and triangular nuts on the roof rack with oval aluminum posts as above, but it is more convenient to use T-bolts and triangular nuts. nuts
Installation of lock cylinders
The product packaging is equipped with two real lock cylinders and two false lock cylinders, which are respectively installed on 4 clamp base protectors, using two The purpose of a faux lock cylinder is mainly to save costs. If necessary, you can also purchase two additional real lock cylinders.
Buckle the shield
Put on the shield. The end without lock head is first buckled on the clamp base, then the end with lock head is pushed down slightly and it can be easily locked. It is advisable to lock the guard so that it cannot be removed. Due to the anti-theft design of the base guard, it cannot be removed from the car without using a key