Hello,years ago I had the same problem,hard to open, I spayed wd40 to the latch and hand lever but the problem still there,so I removed the back door cover ,look inside and squeezed the hand lever to see which part is moving, and saw the flat spring had a friction contact with the rod unlock linkage...

Hello,I have the same kind of roof rack but silver color from junkyard back in 2021 the rubber at upper clamp were rotten and falling apart,luckily I had some of rubber safety mat got it from HFT ,so I cut it to the shape of the upper clamp and it works great til now no problem, and to tighten the c...

I don’t know if Amazon has it or not (I’m not a member) I found it in PartsGeek, it looks like mine 07 v70 but similar to your ,the aftermarket parts . It calls Drip Rail Molding.Hope this helps..

After the second bracket broke again this is what I did to solve the problem.
Got the strong pull magnet from HFT and installed it. Since 2018 still worked til now.
Hope this helps…

This is how I tamed the thud noise caused by subframe rear bushings ,mine are still in good shape. I bought 12”x12”x1/4” silicone rubber sheet.(I wish they had 3/8” thick). I used hole cutter saw from HFT,first I cut 4” dia.OD,then 2” dia. ID,made 2 rubber washers. Raise front end up position jack s...