please help me!!!!

i need to know how you get the roof racks off adn if there any holes that need to be filled, adn where does everyone get there aftermarket parts, i want euro tail lights adn othere stuff, please people help me.....

Dude I don't suggest you remove the roof rails as they go through the roof panel and attach to the roll cage of the outlander. But if you really want too: good luck. You many have to get a new roof panel made for you as the holes will be huge. Not an easy mod.
Why do you want to take off the roof rails? There're so cool.

I haven't come across to many aftermarket sites for goodies, probably need to import Airtek parts from Japan but some Lancer parts work with the Outlander ex. galant header, 02-03 lancer intake...for the euro tail lights the XLS comes stock with it so you can probably get it through a dealer or find parts off an XLS. If you want some instructions on removing the roof rack send me and email and I can give you some more details &/or pictures.

You can take the Racks off........I've seen a few guys who have their Outlanders on Cardomain who've taken them off. I'm sure they had to fix a few things after they came off.
I'd leave them....gives the Outlander a bigger look.

roof racks aint cool, but it makes u' a slipper......

slipper aint cool, but it makes u' a roofer racker......

I'm interested to know the details too. (Hoping to go for something like the Evolander / street style.)

Presumably the holes would need to be filled up with grommets or ? Good thing is the roof isn't going to rust much (being aluminum).

Im betting on holes in the roof. Then welding or bondo. Then smoothing it out. Then painting. Good luck.

ants right... it has to bolt to something, and that something would be steel bars that run the length of the roof panel on both sides... removing it is definately posible, try looking under the end caps...
however, removing it will leave big holes that will have to be shored up so to speak... welding a plate in there is an option, tho I dont know thats the route I would go with... I would prolly try to come up with something that would be reversible, should I ever want to sell the vehicle... but thats just me
 
luck.

i took mine off to paint them.  there are three mounting points on each side. 
they consist basically of "weld nuts" on the roof.
you would nedd to grind , sand, prime, and paint the three points.
.........or , figure out a way to fill in the channel.    the es, i think ,does not have a rack. mabe there are filler pieces which can be purchased !

Definitely prefer something reversible, as sound suggests. To keep the option of putting them back if needed. That's why I was thinking grommets or similar to plug up the holes.

2nd preference is probably to have them all black. That's what the LS has, right? (My car will be a black XLS, btw.) I wonder if the dealer would consider swapping them out with ones off an LS. Prefer that over painting.

..second day i had my gray xls i pulled the racks sanded ,primed ,and painted satin black.
 
looks so much better.  i found the silver with the dark gray too distracting.
 
easiest way would be using ls racks.    i doubt the dealer will do for free or even cheap.     worth a try thoug !

I recommend not to REMOVED THE  Roof Rack because once you take it out it will leave a holes on your car and water will get in and rust is the next problem
 
They were built together and installed together.

Outty, what was involved (and how involivng) was the r&r?

I think we're on the same page about trying to downplay the look of them. I've kind of got the same issue with the door handles -- would prefer body color.

So apparently what I need is something between an LS and an XLS. The 18's are of no interest (plan to run 20's), but the LS wheels would do nicely for mounting some winter tires. So it would seem that getting an LS would be the obvious way to go, but I also need the 3rd row (and would be a little bummed not to get the paddle shifters).

the racks come off in minutes.
 there are pastic covers that pop off with the help of a small flat blade screw driver.
one "cover"on each end and one on the middle support.
with the covers off you can then get at the bolts holding them to the roof (12 or 13mm i think)
with them off it is just a matter of taking your time to prep and paint.
when i feel real ambitious ,i am going to pull the door handles and do the same.

Sweet, sounds like cake. I was afraid it might involve pulling the headliner or something.

And if the bolts screw in from the top, then in theory a short bolt with a rubber washer should be all that's needed to seal the roof from weather. At which point it's just a cosmetic issue.

Hmm, sounds like it wouldn't be that difficult. My only problem would be color matching. Isn't metallic colors the hardest to match?

Also, I am used to finding my car by looking for the silver roof rails. :)