I have an 86 si, and am looking at a factory rack that's for sale. Does anyone have a factory rack on an older civic, and can you share pics so I can figure out how they're mounted, whether a bike rack can be attached, etc. I have pics of the one that's for sale, but can't figure out how it mounts onto the car and whether anything needs to be drilled into the roof. thanks.

 

Heres someone with a similar rack...I dont know if its oem or not, but theyre pretty much all the same...no you dont have to drill holes in your roof, they are removable...

https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_540222/tm.htm

 

No, the one I'm looking at is actually a factory luggage rack which is why I'm having trouble visualizing hwo it attaches. It doesnt clip onto the sides as the aftermarkets do, but has 2 thicker bars, some long strips that look like the bars lock into them, and some cross braces. None of it makes any sense but it's a Honda part. The part number on the box doesn't come up in any parts databases.

 

maybe its something like this...oem or not, they are all based on a similar design...





http://www.ajssportinggoods.com/life...?dept_id=45012

edited to reduce size...

 

Try to make sense of this: