Yakima still does a flat price for their bars, up to and including the 78"
length.  It's $80, factory suggested price.  So if you need bars less than
78", it feels like a ripoff.

-Dick-

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:34 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:

> There was a time when Yakima charged the same for the 72" bars as they
> did the 48" ones... I guess times, they are a changin'......
>
> DM&FS
>
>
> On 12/20/2012 8:32 AM, Harry Hoffman wrote:
>
>> Nice!
>>
>> Also, it looks like those are Yakima feet. It might be handy if you can
>> let us know what model they are so that people can use that info to
>> search craigslist/ebay.
>>
>> I hadn't really considered it before but it seems like that's a huge
>> plus for yakima. Having the the feet accept round bars would seem to
>> open up a world of possibility in alternatives.
>>
>> Has anyone done a similar hack for the thule? I'd be very interested in
>> low-cost 72" bars!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Harry
>>
>>
>> On 12/19/2012 11:51 PM, Dick Wong wrote:
>>
>>> I will be mostly hauling bicycles, but I thought the 72" bars were also
>>> overpriced, so I did this: <https://plus.google.com/**
>>> photos/109269280604562976036/**albums/5823843909844890977?**
>>> authkey=CJHzkaypzLvnowE<https://plus.google.com/photos/109269280604562976036/albums/5823843909844890977?authkey=CJHzkaypzLvnowE>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> -Dick Wong-
>>> 78 Scirocco
>>> Original Owner
>>> 87 Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy)
>>> Third Owner
>>> 12 Golf TDI
>>> Original Co-Owner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>]
>>> On Behalf Of Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:12 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>
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