Using yakima aluminum tracks on the top surface of the pop top.
Roof rack on pop top.
The best info i found came from the vw adventure crowd who like to set up roof racks for hauling toys on the top of their westfalia conversions the common technique seems to be mounting artificial rain gutters made by either thule or yakima by drilling.
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Using yakima heavy duty 4 bolt brackets along the vertical sides of the pop top or 2.
I m looking to do the same with my fiberglass high top ford e150 conversion.
Roof racks are a great way to expand the carrying capacity of your rig.
With the extra weight of the roof rails and roof bars the standard gas struts 420newton force per strut only just hold the weight of the pop top when it s up.
Round crossbars supply the backbone of your roof rack system and work with all yakima towers.
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Serve as backbone of aftermarket roof rack system work perfectly with large wide vehicles such as rvs and pop up campers provide stability for roof mounted racks carry accessories.
If you are carrying anything and plan to use your pop top you must install a lift assist kit.
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Roof racks on a pop top.
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So i upgraded the struts to 2x 750 newton force struts.
With a few exceptions it is just as easy to fit a roof rack to a poptop as to a fixed one a device which enables you to carry long narrow cabin engulfing gear on the roof of the van.
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The new struts were powerful enough to hold 2x surfboards and an empty roof box with the pop top up.
I purchased all the parts but haven t done the actual work yet.
Roof rack fitted to a reimo pop top roof on a vw t5 camper van one man and his whippet.
You must remember while the fiberglass roof can handle weight it was not intended to have a rack on it.
This video is about how i fitted a roof rack to my vw t5 camper van reimo roof.
Reimo sca bilbo and eco skyline roofs can all be upgraded with rails and crossbars which come with a variety of costs features and carrying capacities.
