gaww

looking to add a roof rack to my 95 sedan. does anybody know if there are any manufacturers out there (yakima, thule, etc.) that makes a kit for our cars? thanks

myfirstbenz

I bought one at REI that was made by Yakima. It was using the universal crossbars and then uses specific clamps for the w124, however I wasn't all that impressed with it as the rubber pads that they use leave a residue on the paint, this was before my car was repainted so I wouldn't do it now for sure, i returned the system the next day. I have a gutter rail attaching roof rack for my w108, so I didn't really need two racks on two cars anyway.

AMG_Eric

my 124 has mounting areas underneath the black chromed rails. just use your thumb to make the little tilt thing tilt up and find the stock racks that can be purchased for the 124.

ksing44

I am not sure which W124s had then and which W124s didn't have them, but my 1995 W124 sedan does not have the OEM mounts for a roof rack. I thought it may have been for the coupes only, but as I said, I really have no idea which W124s had the mounts. I hated the idea of having the rubber cups and clamps, so I decided to get a receiver hitch to carry my bicycles. It is better in my opinion, since there is no road noise, the bikes can't damage my car, and I just install the rack with one bolt in a matter of seconds. It is a stealth bike rack.

My stealth hitch for my bike rack

lkchris

This is misleading.

For our 300E we have both factory and Thule racks, and neither makes use of the roof metal strips for mounting. There are no "mounts" that come with the car or mounts manufactured into the car.

Rather, the mount--which is part of the rack--has a pad that just rests on the roof and this assembly is clamped to the roof via a bracket that fits into the door cavity. You can see the marks for positioning the mount clamps stamped into the door opening sheet metal. No reason why these aren't the same on all W124 sedans.

Clearly, this isn't the way it works with T-wagons, as the roof rails are there. Thule for one makes brackets to clamp to the rails so Thule bars can be used. The wagen can be said to be the only W124 that "comes with rack mounts."

GORBETTTEAM

Man, I think that roof rack is one sick idea to put on something like that on a car like that.... unless?! it's a wagon !!!! ....there should be no one even thinking about doing so.
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AMG_Eric

i hope you are not willing to put money on that statement. i can take a picture of my roof mounting points on my 124.

One2Four

hahaha.

ksing44

I guess he never saw them before. Perhaps you should take a picture. I certainly wouldn't mind having another look at your very nice looking car, even if it still has those new black wheels.

If my memory is serving me right now, I think I remember seeing threaded holes for mounting the OEM roof rack. As I said above, I couldn't imagine using an aftermarket roofrack on my E320, so I went with the hitch. The bolt on OEM version might have been cool.

AMG_Eric

here are photos i shot this morn of the front clip and the rack attachment areas

front clip


roof rail


up close mouting point


a nice black grille

lkchris

Do it.

ksing44

That is a super photo of the roof rack mount holes

That nice black grille matches your cool black wheels. It also looks great on your red car.

One2Four

owned.

On another note, Everyone has to see Eric's car in person to witness how good the wheels look on the car. They look absolutely awesome.

lkchris

Thanks.

Only exist, apparently, on coupes.

Sedans and wagons are W124s, too.

gaww

yep, no roof rack mounts on my sedan. looks like ill just have to get one of those "foldable" bikes. ha

One2Four

That's all you have to say when you try to prove someone is incorrect about their knowledge and proved you wrong?

Yes, sedans, coupes and wagons are W124s, too.

AMG_Eric

dont quote me however i think these rack mounts are only on certain 124s. i dont know the years or the makes but i do recall seeing a few sedans with these mounts. as i said i dont know the years.


ksing
thx for the compliments. the rims will be on show again at the oct 15th meet. i just went to brabus today and tried to get different center caps but alas no luck.

also i added a new mod for those people that think they cant have a sub in the trunk and enjoy it inside the car without haviing to loose their trunk to a box.

lkchris

The original post was about sedans.

Clearly, information about coupes is irrelevant, and--as I stated--misleading.

AMG_Eric

well to be honest it wasnt specific enough. it says a 95 sedan. maybe it was a se or sel. regardless the 124 4 door and 2 door share a lot of common items.

ksing44

Clearly, what I said in my post was not misleading. I made it clear that "my 1995 sedan does not have the OEM mounts for a roof rack" and I said, "I thought it may have been for the coupe only". Who cares, it doesn't really matter who said what to whom. Now we all know that is was probably only coupes and wagons that had the mounts.

I still think the hitch is the way to go, although I did have to rig some spacers to clear the rear skirt, since the hitch seems to be designed for an older W124. It also required drilling four holes into the trunk. That may be an issue for someone that is concerned about damaging his or her car.