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• Top holding bars
  Historical mailing list - Fran�ois V�zina
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:30:04 -0800
  Hi Is there any way to adjust the "pop-top holding bars"? On my 81 westy when the top is closed the left side...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:10 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Roof Rack width survey d.o.t. regulations state that the bars can't go past the side...
• Re: Roof Rack ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:11:31 -0700
  ...Roof Rack ? > Please see the load bars installed yesterday. I know I could use a > hi-rise > attachment to get them a little higher...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:16:22 -0800
  ...Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars? Thanks David, Just checked, it's crazy.. $995 for a couple of pieces of...
• Re: westy luggage rack/sunroof - ive seen it done..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 2002 13:20:24 EDT
  ...bottom, exposing the metal roof..and there were metal tubes/bars formed into the fiberglass to protect the metal roof.. ive seen this done...
• Re: length needed for thule/yakima cross bars
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:12:57 -0700
  ...length needed for thule/yakima cross bars > > Hi All, > > Anyone know the minimum/maximum length of rooftop crossbars? > > Cheers, > Harry
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:43:11 -0000
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road > lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 11:34:01 -0800
  ...Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars? I can second that, two dinged wheel well arches, would love to cover them...
• re: Roof-racks for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:51:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...canoe and > a Yakima Rocket Box (roof top carrier) on an '86 Westy. Mount the cross > bars well apart for maximum high speed stability...
• Re: Mounting a roof rack to the pop-up
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:33:56 +0800
  ...I used a pair of old roof racks from my Civic (with extended bars). Being the gutterless model, the rack basically sits on the...
• Re: Looking for Westfalia roof rack recommendations
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:23:35 +0000
  Rich Jones wrote: > > I'm tired of haphazardly tying my canoe to the roof with foam blocks, so > I'm interested in what list...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:35:31 -0800
  ...Sounds like 'roo bars. In California I believe they're illegal. (If not, they shoudl be IMNSHO.) Reason is twofold: 1) We have no...
• Re: vanagon roof rack load bars FS...
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:56:47 -0700
  You have a nice rack?? ;-) Sorry couldn't resist. Courtney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones...
• sunsei solar vent
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 09:44:06 -0700
  ...on the roof (have two bars, but the thules are rolling inward a wee bit, so will probably go to four bars), there isn...
• Re: Thule roof racks for Westie-Help?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 23:53:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Yakima cross bars are somewhat stronger than the Thule bars, from what I saw. Also the Yakima bars are round in profile, so if...
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:33:58 -0700
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road > lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:10:13 -0600
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Roof Rack width survey > > d.o.t. regulations state that the bars can't go past the side...
• Re: vanagon roof rack load bars FS...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:03:19 EDT
  In a message dated 3/23/2010 11:01:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, courtneyhook@shaw.ca writes: You have a nice rack...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:12:23 -0700
  ...With a diamond plate lid, it would make a useful step for getting > up to a roof rack. Built out of the right material...
• Re: roof rack brackets /yak saddles FS
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:07:48 -0500
  ...i use three bars on >my >> > west, because i usually carry several kayaks or canoes... these bars >take >> > five minutes to take off..but...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:05:29 -0500
  ...cart, painted > it black, and mounted it to the cross bars on his roof to carry HIS gear > along...It actually looked pretty allright...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:55:51 -0800
  ...cart, painted > it black, and mounted it to the cross bars on his roof to carry HIS gear > along...It actually looked pretty allright...
• Re: Roof rack length
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:23:17 -0800
  ...bars, (and smaller ones too)). > > Has anyone tried 58' bars on gutters or poptop? is that long enough? > > Just wondering about the extra-room...
• Re: easy.. Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:57:53 EST
  ...bars over the sunroof so you can still use the luggage rack, and enough room tho open the sunroof to the vent position.. eehhhhh...
• FS: Panasonic CD changer and Thule roof bars for Jetta/Golf ('92 or '93 to '99)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Fri, 11 May 2001 07:18:37 -0500
  ...The Thule bars slip into the roof on the Jetta/Golf ('92 or '93 to '99). I plan on buying another set of Thule...
• adjusting torsion bars
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 23:37:29 MST
  ...I'm not sure what VW charges for the tool (you use it to adjust the torsion bars on the rear suspension), but I...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:51:31 -0800
  Yakima still does a flat price for their bars, up to and including the 78" length. It's $80, factory suggested price. So if...
• Re: Homemade roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:33:25 -0400
  ...of a roof rack. > > > > I agee with that assessment. > > I use the QNE brackets with Unistrut channel for the cross bars. It > provides > easy...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:51:24 -0700
  Thing Guy wrote: > In a message dated 4/28/98 2:22:01 PM, felixm@TOTAL.NET wrote: > > <<64" bars and gutter replacement plates...
• Roof Rack ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:18:22 -0500
  Please see the load bars installed yesterday. I know I could use a hi-rise attachment to get them a little higher, but I...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 16:35:50 -0500
  ...have nerf bars for the SIDE of the vanagon that match the bumpers > we > sell (allow you to access a roof rack without having...
• Re: tube bumpers/bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:56:10 -0400
  ...Having spent almost two years in total over the past eight years traveling Australia, I am well-acquainted with bull bars/'roo bars (same...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 05:47:39 -0400
  At 09:39 AM 8/26/2015, dofunk@yahoo.com wrote: > Aren't the bars a fixed length? So weather the assist is good...
• Re: Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:43:51 -0700
  ...cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > I am looking to purchase some roof bars for a sunroof syncro. > I need to know what systems work...
• Adding a pop top question??
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 10:59:23 EST
  ...Do I need to fabricate the flat bars on the sides of the roof for support and so the hindges close properly or can...
• re: Roof-racks for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 09:24:31 +0100
  ...canoe and a Yakima Rocket Box (roof top carrier) on an '86 Westy. Mount the cross bars well apart for maximum high speed stability...
• FS: Roof Rack
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:50:30 -0400
  All; I have for sale a Thule roof rack for vanagons (non-westy type). The rack is brand new and has never been used...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:00:17 -0600
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Roof Rack width survey > > d.o.t. regulations state that the bars can't go past the side...
• vanagon roof rack load bars FS...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:47:20 EDT
  not mine.. but Votex is an original vw acessory supplier.. so these were most likely bought thru VW for the vanagon.. NICE RACK! i...
• FS: Thule Roof Rack
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:54:43 -0400
  All; I still have for sale a Thule roof rack for vanagons (non-westy type). Although I originally purchased it in the Fall of...
• WTB engine mount bars for 83 & newer diesel
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:55:11 -0600
  ...have decided to try to find some 83 & up engine mount bars to do it the factory way. (For any who might not be...
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:48:42 -0400
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road > lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: bike racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 13:03:44 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-02 19:34:14 EDT, franzago@dcseq.uscga.edu (Tony Franzago) writes: >Does anyone have a roof mount...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:52:28 -0800
  ...had seen some sites where they had " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO > Bars. Now I am searching for where I can find these things...
• Re: roof rack brackets on westy top
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 09:29:27 -0700
  ...i use three bars on my > > west, because i usually carry several kayaks or canoes... these bars take > > five minutes to take off..but...
• Thule Roof Rack Must Go
  Historical mailing list - Frank LaHorgue
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:44:32 +0100
  ...My domestic associate sez I gotta sell my roof rack system since I haven't used it for several years. It is made by...
• Re: roof rack brackets on westy top
  Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:14:48 -0700
  ...i > use three bars on my > west, because i usually carry several kayaks or > canoes... these bars take > five minutes to take off..but...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:37:05 -0800
  ...Sounds like 'roo bars. > >In California I believe they're illegal. (If not, they shoudl be >IMNSHO.) Reason is twofold: > >1) We have no...
• Re: When Good Vanagons go Bad
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:25:40 -0800
  ...rain gutters, high towers and cross bars to add to the roof. I've already got two bars up there and want a third...
• Re: Windsurfing & Westies
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 20:17:58 -0400
  ...Mounted them on the front section of the pop top so that the bars are on either side of the roof vent. Gutters are...
• Re: pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:42:01 EST
  ...ex-'86 westy with the roof on the van.. the only thing i unbolted was the lift bars, at the bottom, just so i...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:45:23 -0700
  ...When longer 5 speeds came out in 83 the bars were changed and the engines were pushed back to make room. The later 4...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Felix Martel
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:22:51 -0400
  ...I use a Thule rack with the tall mounts (#300 I think), 64" bars and gutter replacement plates that bolt on to the pop...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:34:36 -0600
  There was a time when Yakima charged the same for the 72" bars as they did the 48" ones... I guess times, they are...
• Re: Large parts transport from SF to SoCal to SF available
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:35:03 -0800
  ...speaking of brush bars.. check out Roo Bars on Aussie Rigs .. some have a whole cage over the front end ....from bumper to roof...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 18:41:12 EDT
  In a message dated 4/28/98 2:22:01 PM, felixm@TOTAL.NET wrote: <<64" bars and gutter replacement plates that bolt on...
• Re: bike racks.. Any home made solutions?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 14 May 1998 12:09:51 -0700
  ...For the roof and the canoe I use Thule bars and their rail attachment (a short gutter which attaches to the poptop). I reinforced...
• Re: Safari racks for Vanagon, not Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 10:53:18 -0500
  ...Since it's simply two roof rack bars, they don't take up much storage space when not on the van, and the price...
• Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:22:23 -0800
  I'm thinking of adding sway bars.., saw some colored blue..., from a vendor (trying to recall who that was...) These should really help...
• Re: Thule roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 18:21:05 -0800
  ...It consists of two bars that mount to the >roof gutters. Looks to be heavy duty and very well made. >I'm 1/2...