I've recently purchased an OEM roof rack for my R53 and I didn't realize that the installation kit is a separate part number. I've been searching for the past week and a half for the kit but it seems like mini stopped manufacturing the install kit and no one has any stock left, I've called multiple dealers across the country and a lot of aftermarket vendors and no one has it.

My question to everyone is; does anyone have their old template that they'd be able to PDF to me? I'm willing to pay for it.

I've already figured out a couple of ways to mount the rack but I need to know where to drill the holes in the roof.

Thans in advance for any help anyone can give me!

 

Just an uodate, in case someone else has this issue again; if you take the headliner off you can in fact see and feel the front bosses in the roof rail.
You can't really fit anything to punch a mark but if you measure a bunch you can drill through the roof just fine. Once you get the first hole, the other is 9mm away from it. Then the rear hole for the rear bar is 715mm away from the rear hole for the front bar, all holes are 8mm inboard from the upper rubber molding on the side.

I then used some M10x1.5 studs from Ace Hardware and two nuts to lock them in place and drilled out the holes in the brackets in the bars to fit over the studs and secured the bars with a locknut.

To fit the plastic covers on, I had to remove the tube inside the covers to make room for the nuts. I also used some rubber sheeting in between the roof skin and the brackets.

Not bad for a couple of hours.

 

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Thanks

 

I have the left side front and rear templates. I basically made copies, and flipped it over on the right side of the car and punched a pin hole through the drill points. Worked out pretty well. $20 through paypal, and i'll make more copies and ship them out to you. The front template is 8.5x11 but the rear template is pretty large, bigger than 11x17 so it have to do it at a copy center. Paypal address is edwardson85@gmail.com

 

I have the left side front and rear templates. I basically made copies, and flipped it over on the right side of the car and punched a pin hole through the drill points. Worked out pretty well. $20 through paypal, and i'll make more copies and ship them out to you. The front template is 8.5x11 but the rear template is pretty large, bigger than 11x17 so it have to do it at a copy center. Paypal address is edwardson85@gmail.com

 

Do you have any template copies left?

 

Yes, i do have the templates, you can paypal or venmo $20 to edwardson85@gmail.com I can have it sent out by tomorrow or friday the latest.

 

Unscrew the ojesus handles and sunvisor and you'll see ANOTHER set of holes on a bracket and those are the factory mounting points for the rack.
Flip the rack upside down inside the car to verify spacing and pre-punch the holes from the inside. No need to remove headliner. Drill from inside after you've placed tape on the outside to elimanate scarring.
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