If the 1A doesn't clear, I've had real good luck using hardwood
spacers in various thicknesses to get the necessary clearance. Sorry,
but I just don't trust those skinny pieces of plastic with anything
of value on my roof.  But then I'd use wood railings for the bars
anyway.  Those slick plastic coated bars are a PITA for shoring up
kayaks and canoes and most other items that contact the bar.

I use the Quick n Easy brackets which are made of cast metal and they
need a little shimming, but only about 2".  YMMV

DM&FS

At 10:57 PM 5/20/2007, Mark Pry wrote:

>Does the Yakima 1A rack tower fit on a GL (not a Westie)? REI's roof rack
>configurator is telling me I need the 1A Hi Rise tower, and that doesn't
>seem right; the GL's roof doesn't look that steeply crowned.
>
>Mark Pry
>1990 GL