Bob,
Roy claims to be able to pop the top with his Thules mounted to the original
rain gutters... he positioned them above the luggage rack and behind the
rear pop top hinge.
To tell you the truth, I'm not so sure the original rain gutter will hold
more than installing fake rain gutter mounts to the fiberglass... Probably,
but I have heard of the original rain gutters cracking and breaking at the
spot welds when awnings are mounted to them. I have never heard of a fake
rain gutter mounted to the fiberglass failing.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Berkemer <berky@WIN.BRIGHT.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, September 06, 1999 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy

>Got the Thule tall mounts on my westy and they are wonderful. They clear
the
>top with room to spare and are very well designed and constructed.
>
>The Thule solution gives you the most weight carrying capacity cause they
are
>based on your rain gutters but you can't pop the top when they're attached.
>
>Both are very good products!
>
>Bob
>
>smashed 84 westy, looking for syncro westy....
>