Trying to Find a Roof Rack for a Panther

Kinja'd!!! "Vimto" (smudgey)
12/14/2014 at 20:53 • Filed to: None

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Is like trying to drift a Prius.

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Seriously.


DISCUSSION (19)


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 20:56

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Why do you need a roof rack?


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 20:56

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I think you can just buy a Yakima one and buy the right Q Clips and food adapters for it.

A Panther would look pretty badass with a roof rack though.


Kinja'd!!! m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 21:00

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Pam's Crown Victoria in The Office had a roof rack.

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Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 21:03

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Nothing wrong with drifting a Prius :)


Kinja'd!!! Tohru > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 21:03

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I found some guys that used an old Barrecrafters bar kit with mount hooks for 94-04 Mustang.

There's also a universal kit: http://www.prolineracks.com/proline-cb602-…

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Kinja'd!!!  > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 21:30

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Roofracks on Panthers look like lightbars in a rear view mirror. Don't be that guy.


Kinja'd!!! Vimto > 
12/14/2014 at 21:34

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Its going to have a cargo box mounted to it the vast majority of the time though, and when thats off, a kayak. Additionally, my Grand Marquis doesn't really bare much of a resemblance to a P71 head on given that its beige, lacks bullbar/steel wheels/black grille/ etc...

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Kinja'd!!!  > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 21:35

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http://www.crownvic.net/ubbthreads/ubb…

Barrecrafters US-1401 roof rack with US-287 hooks


Kinja'd!!! Vimto > 
12/14/2014 at 21:39

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I just googled Barrecrafters US-1401 and apparently they're now SportRack and they use different model #s that start with SR-.


Kinja'd!!!  > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 21:49

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Might have to call them and see if they can cross reference it.


Kinja'd!!! roflcopter > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 22:10

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At the shop I used to work at we sold Thule and Yakima stuff... I actually did one install on a Panther. From either of those manufactures there are no actual fit kits or systems that make life easy, we ended up using a universal kit that involved hard mounting it to the roof using a type of rivet insert.


Kinja'd!!! FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Vimto
12/14/2014 at 22:33

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Good luck, I'll be interested to see what you find.


Kinja'd!!! Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Vimto
12/15/2014 at 00:02

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I don't want tp pour salt in the wound but I thought your old man was gonna be driving the Merk and you would be "camping" in the kia?


Kinja'd!!! Vimto > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
12/15/2014 at 09:04

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Yeah the Mercury is still in south FL at the moment but I really miss it, I just need to find a comfortable sleeping position in it - difficult because the backseat doesn't fold, and the car isn't quite wide enough for to lay completely flat across the backseat.

Additionally, as far as my parents are concerned, they think I took the Kia last time I visited home because I could fit my bike inside without dismantling it by folding the backseat down. As soon as we swap back my old man is going to sell it for a Nissan Juke or Hyundai Elantra GT.


Kinja'd!!! Vimto > FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
12/15/2014 at 09:05

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Apparently the feet for an Escort, Mustang, or Focus would work, but I have no idea what generation/year - - not really helpful considering the Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis roof was unchanged for multiple generations of all three.


Kinja'd!!! FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Vimto
12/15/2014 at 10:06

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I'd just go to a store with a large inventory


Kinja'd!!! TDogg > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
12/15/2014 at 16:38

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The Office is literally my favorite TV Show ever and it's embarrassing how much I can quote from it.


Kinja'd!!! Captain of the Enterprise > Vimto
12/15/2014 at 16:48

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At night you will though


Kinja'd!!! FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Vimto
06/29/2015 at 22:36

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btw I got a set of olds school thules to fit today. Got them for 50% off because they were really old and out of date stock.