SoldonSubie Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I was looking at the car tonight and I thought it might look good that way. has anyone done this, leaving the roof rails in place? Is so are there any pictures floating around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camr Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I remove mine for the winter, as it makes it much easier to sweep the snow off the roof. They come off easily, and from the side, you can hardly tell that they are removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I only ever put mine on if I'm going to use them. Leaving them on makes no sense, you get extra wind noise and increased fuel consumption (marginally). Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Yup we removed ours, the wife seems to think there is less wind noise now with the sunroof open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I leave mine off for the summer because I don't carry anything up there- I like how it looks without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 This isn't an XT but you can get the idea. I always take them off and leave them in the back, for the reasons mentioned above. http://www.geocities.com/theseventhfirst/SUB.jpg http://www.geocities.com/theseventhfirst/06subaru_f1.jpg Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h8_2_be_slo Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 here is mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I'm thinking of getting the bars form the LGT wagon- the more aerodynamic ones- they look good on the non USDM version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Direwolf Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Has anyone actually measured the increase in fuel economy without the bars??? Just curious... Also, do they fit in the compartment under the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 i ditch mine in the summer. No noticeable increase in mpg. now the increase from ditching my ski rack....that's significant, 3-4 mpg My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h8_2_be_slo Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 jedimaster, i was thinking the same thing. the jdm outbacks have the lower rails as the legacies. could you send me a pm after you're done? i'm a little hesitate and want to see how difficult it will be. direwolf, no measurements on fuel economy, but i don't think it'll change much. as for the bars going under, i've tried and it didn't fit. but, i have the cover there already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 jedimaster, i was thinking the same thing. the jdm outbacks have the lower rails as the legacies. could you send me a pm after you're done? i'm a little hesitate and want to see how difficult it will be. direwolf, no measurements on fuel economy, but i don't think it'll change much. as for the bars going under, i've tried and it didn't fit. but, i have the cover there already. I don't have the parts yet, but do have dibs on some in the fairly near future, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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