That's a good idea to let you attach hold downs at don't fit under the coachman loop type stock brackets.

I installed taller brackets a few years ago, marine type stainless fair lead  type things. But before I did that I used a trick that I think either Al Knoll or Loren Busch posted. And that was to run a continuous length of para cord or the like through the loops, all around the luggage rack. Ends tied off pulling the loop as taught as you can. Now you can attach hold down hooks to the cord rather than the stock loops.

Alistair

> On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> For using the round stock hook type end tie downs commonly found nearly
> everywhere to work on the luggage rack.
> 
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
>> On Oct 16, 2014 11:49 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> How do these hooks provide for doing anything one cannot already do with
>> the factory tie downs?  Maybe a picture of them deployed would help me to
>> understand.  mcneely
>> 
>> ---- Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> Hi Volks, I just made some hooks to be able to attach tie downs on the
>>> original westy luggage rack. Didn't know if I made something new or if
>>> felder industries already has them? Just some 1/8" thick flat stock with
>> a
>>> deep J bent in one end and a 1/2" hole on the other???
>>> 
>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
>> 
>> --
>> David McNeely
>> 
>> 
>>