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Subject:Re: Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:11:55 -0800

right ..
that waswhat was an expensive part for my Yakima rack. ..
gutter brackets to attach to the Westy top ..I think 4 of them
were70bucks with attaching screws.

a weight-holding rack on a westy poptop ..that's a whole discussion in
itself as there's more than one way to do it.

On 12/19/2012 3:29 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
> forwarding to the list as I thought I hit reply-all but it seems I didn't.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Roof top Racks
> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:15:03 -0500
> From: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>
> To: paul gordon <paul_gordon@SYMPATICO.CA>
>
> If you are going to go with Thule kit you'll need to install a set of
> fake gutters on the pop top for the feet to hold onto.
> The feet you want are the 387, not the 300. They are the longer feet,
> you need them to clear the pop top.
> Yakima has a similar kit but I don't know the specifics.
> Check craigslist/eBay! You can get the whole thing for around $140 (top
> end).
> 72" bars are the way to go but they are hard to find. I think 48" is the
> bare minimum but I can double check if you need.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>