Technical Panda 4 x 4 Roof rails

[OldYorky]

Does anybody know the way to remove the black roof rails from a 2016 Panda 4 x 4?
Following slight damage, and unsuccessful attempt at respraying, want to remove roof bars before respraying again.

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

There’s a post about this somewhere already… but basically there are two concealed screws on each rail, revealed by popping out the covers that are a short way in from each end of the metal part of the rail (not the plastic sloping end parts)

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

@OldYorky I'm updating my answer above, as, having found this parts diagram, it appears there may indeed be a screw under the sloping end (part marked 2) as well as unde the cap in the main rail (part numbered 7) - diagram here FF1A2F4AF131B73BEC44A5BC8905F971.png