TR145
Installation Procedure for the individual Vehicle Model
Manufacturer
Vehicle model
Vehicle type
IMPREZA
SUBARU
IMPREZA WRX
FORESTER
Vehicle preparations
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Outside of vehicle
Roof
Cover
Fig-1
Carrier installation locations
FRONT
Protection sheet
Front
Rear nut of the vehicle
REAR
Protection sheet
Fig-2
Front
Front nut of the vehicle
Loading conditions
Model year
Maximum
Load Capacity
4,5 door
2008 - 2011
140
lbs
5 door
2012 -
(
kg)
64
( Load + Base rack
4,5 door
2009 -
+ Attachments )
2014 -
Cleaning the installation area on the
vehicle
Wipe dirt and oil off the roof and moldings
using diluted mild detergent, and then dry
the wiped area.
*Shaded area in the figure.
●Do not use organic solvents such as thinner or benzene to
clean dirt and oil.
Lifting the cover of the carrier
installation locations
Applying the protection sheets
Apply 2 protection sheets at 4 carrier
installation locations (8 sheets total)
aligning their respective center to the
rear nut on the vehicle at the FRONT
installation locations.
On the REAR installation locations, align
their respective center to the front nut on
the vehicle. (See Fig-1), and also place
one edge of the protection sheet along
the radius curve of the roof molding
(See Fig-2).
Protection sheet
End of radius curve
Protection sheet
Roof molding
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Bike
3
Spacer
Spacer
4N・m
32mm
Bolts
[M6×32]
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Body
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Placing the cushion bases
Spacer
Insert the spacer into the cushion base
installation hole. At the FRONT
Cushion base
installation location, align the hole with
the rear nut of the vehicle.
At the REAR installation locations
align the hole with the front nut of the
vehicle and place it over the cover on
the installation location.
Cover
Cushion base
Cover
Attaching the base brackets
Place the base bracket on the
Hex Wrench
cushion base. Secure them with the
Bolts
[M6×32]
long bolt [M6x32] (included) using the
Hex wrench (included) until the bolts
Base
are firmly tightened while holding both
bracket
together parallel to the roof molding.
Base bracket
●All base brackets (4 pcs.) are identical. The bracket is
symmetrical with respect to the side-to-side axis; its
installation orientation does not matter.
Cushion base
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Installing System Carrier
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