Those four holes in the luggage rack are for the rain. Without them, the rack
would be a birdbath.  The water runs through there and down between the roof and
the rack "seals" which are not really seals because of this.  The rack seals
help stop air whistling and dres up the look.  It's a good idea to remove the
rack for our old Westies to make sure execssive dirt hasn't collected under
there since it could cause a rust problem by retaining moisture.

Alli Dahlin wrote:

> ...  I climbed on a ladder to inspect the seals around the pop-top (which
> has to be replaced).  I noticed that the luggage rack had holes in the
> 4-corners of it, like there should be a screw in it or something.  What is
> suppose to fit in there, if anything.  Logic would tell me that these open
> holes can't be good, especially when it rains, but I guess I really don't
> know since this is the first van I have ever had.