Been looking into this again.. As I need a rack for a ladder or two. I own a sign company, i also have 2 car seats in back during school year, so a rack is needed. what kinda of options ? do the bars come with the parts that grip onto them to make the rack or is that sorta something that comes with another part. like how do they attached to the rails.

 

Thanks BJ1, I bought a hotknife at Harbor Freight ($21) and followed your instructions. I have a white Murano and had one small hot black plastic melt a tiny spot in the paint, on the roof near the area. Caution, be very careful with this, you should tape down cloth on paint on roof around each area to protect it and make cleanup easier. Also, I bought factory crossbars from the dealer ($315) and the melted cut out was tight with the crossbars, so be prepared to shave plastic out of the opening so it fits. I carefully did this with a sharp utility knife.
This saved me $175 and took 1.25 hrs (took my time )

 

What a hassle, My 2017 'S' didn't come with factory roof rails, so I put Yakima racks on, a $700 parts project but looks good, solid, and I can remove them after the season ... I added kayak 'J' holders and we drove the Murano with the kayaks to Oregon and back to Fresno with no problems. Thule didn't specify any fitments for the 3rd gen Mo.

That's an 18' canoe on top of a 14' Jetta in the background.

 

so i would like to see your video of how you did it. I am at the exact place where! Plus I can not get one of the bolts out because i stripped it! I dont want to take the roof rack off either.

piper

 

Wow. Glad I didn't read this before I put mine on. No real headaches. I put some silicone down inside but that maybe worse than not. Also the front is longer than the back one.