Roof rack .......Westie

Post by **callanish** » 31 Jul 2008, 00:27

Hi
does anyone know if it is possible to fit a roof rack to my pop top westi.......? I want to buy a canoe and would prefer it to travel outside ..........ta

Andrew

Post by **jed the spread** » 31 Jul 2008, 06:49

you can get some brackets that fix to the side of the poptop that give you a small section of gutter to fix a rack to. look at my homeboy(

) jakes white westy to get the idea

[IMG:640:480]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/je ... van022.jpg[/img]

[IMG:640:480]http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/je ... van026.jpg[/img]

or do what i did when i had the poptop

[img:400:300]http://www.club80-90.co.uk/2007/bashtie ... e07016.JPG[/img]

[img:800:600]http://www.freewebs.com/ababyonboard/co ... %20033.jpg[/img]

[img:800:600]http://www.freewebs.com/ababyonboard/co ... %20051.jpg[/img]

jed

Post by **monkeymagic** » 31 Jul 2008, 07:49

Thats just what I need! Does the gutter take the weight when the top is down and where can you get those brakets from?????

Post by **jed the spread** » 31 Jul 2008, 07:58

Jake had his made up but i think they might do them on german ebay.

jed

Post by **callanish** » 31 Jul 2008, 20:03

Thanks for help

Andrew

Post by **mud** » 03 Aug 2008, 22:27

Anyone tried extending a regular roofrack to gain extra height? my canoe weighs about 60lbs and I'd be worried about the stresses on the Westy poptop

Post by **syncroand101** » 04 Aug 2008, 10:11

There is actually not as much weight as looks on the pic...

It is on my list somewhere to add additional support brackets - similar to Reimo poptops, perhaps in the form of gas struts... long list though!

I had the brackets made up to match original ones - actually messed up slightly and should of had them made shorter so the roof basket sat lower by and ince - but its great for shoving water bottles under!

[img:600:800]http://image-storage.net/vw/syncroand10 ... vw_05.jpeg[/img]

Post by **syncroand101** » 04 Aug 2008, 10:13

jed the spread wrote:my homeboy

Post by **JonnyAtlantic** » 05 Aug 2008, 18:14

A geezer is selling the fittings on ebay, that attach to the pop top. Then you attach a standard gutter fixing roof bar set on to the fixings. I am thinking about this myself, just to get the sufrboard on the roof and out of the van. If you go for it, let me know how you get on.

Just type westfalia in the ebay search or go straight there with this link

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-t2-Westfalia-B ... .m14.l1318

Post by **slobbo** » 05 Aug 2008, 21:41

You could try one of the inflatable racks.

http://www.handirackuk.com

Post by **smokeyjon** » 06 Aug 2008, 20:53

Futbus has been talking about making custom racks for westy poptops so maybe worth sending him a PM or contacting him via http://www.futbus.com/

Jed - what conversion is your old van with the pop top? I want to fit a pop top to my syncro and am trying to decide which one to go for bearing in mind the need for a decent roofrack etc...

Post by **monkeymagic** » 07 Aug 2008, 08:39

syncroand101, your T25 rocks, it looks the nuts!

Post by **monkeymagic** » 07 Aug 2008, 10:09

Hey guys, what about these?

http://www.roofrackshop.com/Car-Product ... 0827p.aspx

I brought some about 6 months ago but am not sure that the pop top will take the weight of a kayak (2man) without the westy type ones that sit in the gutter of the van?

Thoughts?

Post by **benico** » 09 Aug 2008, 22:04

I ve got some of those brackets on my joker pop-top and there are plenty of cheap bars on flea-bay-I got a pair for £25 inc delivery - just make sure that they are wide enough - t25s are wider than the average car.

Re. weight - all i put on the rack is the surf board - and even then there is a bit of flex - you might have to get an extra couple of brackets so you have 3 roof bars - there not cheap though - mine came with the van but i ve seen them up for £60.

The alternative is to get a rack that fits to the original gutters with an extension to take it above the pop-top - plenty of commercial vans one will suit. The major prob with this set-up though is that you can pop the top with the rack on.

Good luck

Post by **lowskeys** » 10 Aug 2008, 07:34

benico wrote:I ve got some of those brackets on my joker pop-top and there are plenty of cheap bars on flea-bay-I got a pair for £25 inc delivery - just make sure that they are wide enough - t25s are wider than the average car.

Re. weight - all i put on the rack is the surf board - and even then there is a bit of flex - you might have to get an extra couple of brackets so you have 3 roof bars - there not cheap though - mine came with the van but i ve seen them up for £60.

The alternative is to get a rack that fits to the original gutters with an extension to take it above the pop-top - plenty of commercial vans one will suit. The major prob with this set-up though is that you can pop the top with the rack on.

Good luck

I too have a westy, Just want to put surfboards on the front for the journy. Any idea where I can get one of these roof racks for a commercial

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