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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