Cool, thanks. Yeah, Gary's are great looking, but won't fit Thule
accessories, being a round bar. So I'd need new bits. 

 

  I've seen rain-gutter installs before that require the rack to be
removed before popping anything. Not the most... convenient arrangement,
but they're around.

 

I'm still undecided :)

 

Thanks,

 

Robyn

 

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From: Aaron Pearson [mailto:aarondpearson@hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:00 PM
To: Robyn Lundstrom; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: RE: Roof Rack width survey

 

it was installed by the p.o., using the fake rain gutter bits attached
directly to the fiberglass.  it was done using the rubber patch and some
silicon glue, i've never had a problem with them.  i don't see how
attaching to the real rain gutter would work, unless you never pop the
top.  garry lee has a pretty cool setup, too.

> Subject: RE: Re: Roof Rack width survey
> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:10 -0800
> From: robyn@trainwire.com
> To: aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Hi Aaron,
> 
> Which Thule rack feet did you end up using with your Westy, and are
they attached to the pop-top or the roof gutters? I'm sort of in the
market for a rack, and many look good, except I already have a bunch of
Thule accessories which won't really fit anything else, AFAIK. So, I'm
leaning strongly towards a Thule solution.
> 
> Robyn
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of Aaron Pearson
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:04 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Roof Rack width survey
> 
> d.o.t. regulations state that the bars can't go past the side-view
mirrors. 78" is okay, i measured it. I had 78" yakima bars on my syncro
7-pass. i thought they looked cool, with the short towers. I never
utilized that extra length for any roof-rack purposes, but you can do
pull-ups off them- a useful trailhead parking-lot diversion. my westy
has thule square 66" bars, i wish it had the big ones.
> 
> aaron
> '87 syncro westy ej22
> 2009 4wd pop-top routan
> 
> > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:48:52 -0600
> > From: aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM
> > Subject: Roof Rack width survey
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I'm putting together a Yakima Roof rack for my 88 vanagon and was
wondering if people are favoring the 66" or 78" bar lengths - looks like
both are acceptable since the towers curve in a touch.
> > 
> > the overall width of a vanagon is 73 inches right? - sort of leaning
towards the 78", for aesthetics if nothing else.
> > 
> > -Ben
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