Date:         Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:08:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel <jlecruguel@AEI.CA>
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From:         Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel <jlecruguel@AEI.CA>
Subject:      Roof rack for westy, help needed for identification
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Hi all,

I am looking for roof rack for my 87 westy.
I am planning on putting a luggage box up on the pop top, maybe a
windsurf board too.
The PO had something installed, there are 4 inox/steel plate screwed to
the pop-top.
I thought it was for the awning, but I realized later that those are
made to attach the roof rack legs to it.
I put some images on Flickr:
http://flickr.com/photos/64404571@N00/
Those are a thin metal plates, and the rack legs are supposed to attach
to the top of it (embrassing it). . It takes a leg that grabs the plate
(hope that is clear enough).

I am looking for some info to get the right rack.
What is a VW option? I have seen it before.
What's the name of the company?
Or better: does anyone know what is the name/reference of the right rack
legs for this?

JP

PS: If someone knows it on top of his head: what length of his bars.
Right now I am looking at some infor from Thule:
http://www.thuleracks.com/thule/fg_foot.asp?sport=25&Continue.x=21&Continue.y=7&Continue=Continue&make=Volkswagen&sku=&car_id=1360&year=1987&factory_id=
87 westy:
it says LB58 (58 inches that does not make sense, a Westy is 73 inches
wide).
So I guess 74 and up (there are 78'' bars)