Mod Guide: how to install roof rails
Monte Of The Month -- August 2014
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 25,145
From: Southeast PA
Those rails were only for special edition pontiac grand prix, 40th anniversary grand prix, and daytona grand prixs
So they are hard to find. And the ones you posted would most likely already have an adhesive to it, so you would just peel back and place in place of yours.
So they are hard to find. And the ones you posted would most likely already have an adhesive to it, so you would just peel back and place in place of yours.
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 112
From: Rochester, NY
hey everyone i just finally installed my roof rails after having them sit in the garage all summer. i noticed when reading this thread that it mentions how to "pry off" the original molding. If you do not want to reuse them this is fine but i found another way that left the moldings just as they were on the car. All you need is an old credit card!
Step 1: Pull Back the rubber molding infront of the molding
Step 2: Slide your card inbetween the body and the molding
Step 3: Gently slide the card in a sawing motion down the legnth of the roof
Step 4: Remove old molding
Now if you ever wanted to sell your monte, you could take off the roof rails (sell them back to the community
) and slap the old molding back on with 3m foam tape and you'd be all set!
Step 1: Pull Back the rubber molding infront of the molding
Step 2: Slide your card inbetween the body and the molding
Step 3: Gently slide the card in a sawing motion down the legnth of the roof
Step 4: Remove old molding
Now if you ever wanted to sell your monte, you could take off the roof rails (sell them back to the community
) and slap the old molding back on with 3m foam tape and you'd be all set!
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 150
From: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Hey just wanted to say this write up was extremely helpful and thankyou dmjr for the good idea I was able to remove the original stripping in perfect condition, just some pics for guys to see black gtp roof rails on my red ss 
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 58
From: Virginia
how difficult were they to install? Were they new rails or used. I've read horror stories about used ones being bent or twisted and hard to install properly. Did you use 3m tape or silicone or both? Got my eye on pair but worried about installation.
Thanks for any help
Thanks for any help
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 84
From: Galveston Island, TX
Finally picked some up for $133 shipped...
Just arrived today in better condition than I expected from the pictures in the ad. Just need to clean 'em up and get the old adhesive/GP paint off the bottom of them and buff 'em out, but they are already painted black. Happy, happy, happy.
Just arrived today in better condition than I expected from the pictures in the ad. Just need to clean 'em up and get the old adhesive/GP paint off the bottom of them and buff 'em out, but they are already painted black. Happy, happy, happy.
Last edited by IslandMonte; Oct 18, 2013 at 06:03 PM.
