I haven't installed the luggage rack "seal" yet, so I can't comment on that, but I
bought the whole set from Bus Depot and the poptop seals from them work great and
were a cinch to put on.

Marc Perdue

M Williams wrote:

> I installed the replacement seals - all the way around - on my 89 Westy.
> These seals were from Rocky Mtn Motorworks - advertised as 'better than new'.
>  These seals also cause a gap in the front (same as Dan's), with the
> increased wind noise.  But much worse, is the lack of a good seal around the
> sides of the main pop top.  Whenever the front windows are down, the slight
> vacuum created behind the front seats causes the tent canvas to billow out
> into the inside.  This never occurred with the factory seals - even in their
> depleted state.  I checked to be sure all corners were on good, etc.  I
> haven't gotten around to writing RMMW, but I will to tell them they just
> don't provide the same seal as OEM seals.  I'm thinking of chucking these new
> ones and shelling out the 300-400 for the OEMs.
>
> Any other experience with aftermarket seals would be appreciated.
>
> Mike
> 89 Westy
>
> In a message dated 7/15/00 22:43:10, djs@gene.com writes:
>
> << I just installed the Bus Depot luggage rack seal, the one without the
> bulb. It fits great and looks even better! Unfortunately, I do get a bit
> of noise from the luggage rack when I'm on the highway, and when the
> wind is coming from certain directions. I figured out that if there is
> any kind of gap in front between the rack and the roof, air comes in and
> causes "panel drumming" that is really loud. I think the original seal
> didn't have this problem because it actually closes all gaps between the
> rack and roof, except at the rear corners where water drains from.
>
> My luggage rack is positioned as it came from the factory, with all
> fasteners fastened. It's apparent that the new seal allows air to get
> into the space below the rack, causing a racket at speed. There is a
> tiny 1/32 gap in a spot along the front, and this must be what's causing
> it.
>
> So now I'm thinking of ordering the seal with the bulb on it, like the
> poptop seal. This will likely cause the noise to stop. It's not the
> money, it's the work involved in lifting the rack again and trying to
> get the holes to line up with the bolts that I don't look forward to.
>
> But my freshly painted, Slate Blue top looks great! (and stock!)
> ***
> Dan
>
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> I just installed the Bus Depot luggage rack seal, the one without the bulb.
> It fits great and looks even better! Unfortunately, I do get a bit of noise
> from the luggage rack when I'm on the highway, and when the wind is coming
> from certain directions. I figured out that if there is any kind of gap
> in front between the rack and the roof, air comes in and causes "panel
> drumming" that is really loud. I think the original seal didn't
> have this problem because it actually closes all gaps between the rack
> and roof, except at the rear corners where water drains from.
> My luggage rack is positioned as it came from the factory, with all
> fasteners fastened. It's apparent that the new seal allows air to get into
> the space below the rack, causing a racket at speed. There is a tiny 1/32
> gap in a spot along the front, and this must be what's causing it.
> So now I'm thinking of ordering the seal with the bulb on it, like the
> poptop seal. This will likely cause the noise to stop. It's not the money,
> it's the work involved in lifting the rack again and trying to get the
> holes to line up with the bolts that I don't look forward to.
> But my freshly painted, Slate Blue top looks great! (and stock!)
>
> ***
>
> Dan
>
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