Date:         Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:47:40 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Roof Rack width survey
Comments: To: Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@hotmail.com>
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Do you have a picture of the bike rack?
   Thanks,
Larry A.


On Jan 18, 2008 4:10 PM, Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@hotmail.com> wrote:

>  bikes go on the back hatch, using a custom welded contraption that can't
> be beat, also courtesy of the p.o.
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> Subject: RE: Roof Rack width survey
> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:04:53 -0800
> From: robyn@trainwire.com
> To: aarondpearson@hotmail.com; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
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> From: Aaron Pearson
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> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008
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> To: Robyn Lundstrom;
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> Subject: RE: Roof Rack width
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> it was installed by the p.o., using
> the fake rain gutter bits attached directly to the fiberglass.  it was
> done using the rubber patch and some silicon glue, i've never had a
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> unless you never pop the top.  garry lee has a pretty cool setup, too.
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> > Subject: RE: Re: Roof Rack width survey
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> > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:10 -0800
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> > From: robyn@trainwire.com
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> > To: aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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> > Hi Aaron,
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> rack feet did you end up using with your Westy, and are they attached to
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> pop-top or the roof gutters? I'm sort of in the market for a rack, and
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> look good, except I already have a bunch of Thule accessories which won't
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> Aaron Pearson
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> > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:04 PM
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> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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> > Subject: Re: Roof Rack width survey
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> > d.o.t. regulations state that the bars can't go past the side-view
> mirrors. 78" is okay, i measured it. I had 78" yakima bars on my syncro
> 7-pass. i thought
> they looked cool, with the short towers. I never utilized that extra
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> any roof-rack purposes, but you can do pull-ups off them- a useful
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> parking-lot diversion. my westy has thule
> square 66" bars, i wish it had the big ones.
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> > > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:48:52 -0600
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> > > From: aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM
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> > > Subject: Roof Rack width survey
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> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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> > > Hi All,
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> > > I'm putting together a Yakima Roof rack for my 88 vanagon and was
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> if people are favoring the 66" or 78" bar lengths - looks like both
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> > > the overall width of a vanagon is 73 inches right? - sort of leaning
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> > > -Ben
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