Those Yakima mounts are "1A Raingutter Towers".  BTW, the round pipe was
$15 each for a 10 foot long piece.

Good Luck.

-Dick-

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net>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
> >
> >
> >
> > -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] 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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