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Got my roofracks installed. 260.87 shipped from FCP Euro.
Works with very minor modification to the roof gutter cover.
From research, roof racks for E39 and E46 sedans & touring are pretty much the same.
Looks like the roof bases for E46 have some "reliefs" for the plastic insert that locks the gutter cover. The E39 does not.
The left side roof base is preset on the cross bars depends on the model/body style. The 5mm allen screws are capped and threadlocked. Do not use a ball end allen.
I had to clip the pieces of the plastic inserts that interferes with the E39 roof base.
Took me about 2 hrs to install. Mostly from trying to get the crossbars centered to the car.
Works with very minor modification to the roof gutter cover.
From research, roof racks for E39 and E46 sedans & touring are pretty much the same.
Looks like the roof bases for E46 have some "reliefs" for the plastic insert that locks the gutter cover. The E39 does not.
The left side roof base is preset on the cross bars depends on the model/body style. The 5mm allen screws are capped and threadlocked. Do not use a ball end allen.
I had to clip the pieces of the plastic inserts that interferes with the E39 roof base.
Took me about 2 hrs to install. Mostly from trying to get the crossbars centered to the car.