| I_____ roof racks on Ghias. |
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udo dreisoerner
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| John Moxon wrote: |
| udo dreisoerner wrote: |
| John Moxon wrote: |
I always thought you were crazy Udo  It's like a beautiful, sophisticated woman wearing "deely-boppers"  |
 pleeeeeeeeeeease translate that for an not-so-good-english/american- speaking udo
(you can sent me an pm, if you want ) |
Deely-Boppers:
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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udo dreisoerner
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oh, no. you see my ghia with this eyes??????  i know thursday is helloween, but now i cant sleep after you write that JOHN MOXXON 
enyone would like to buy an ghia roofrack?????
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Slowlow 
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^^ DO WHAT now?
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DONGKG
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caats69kg
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:48 am Post subject: |
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| About how much does a roof rack stick up off of the roof? |
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vwracerdave
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I don't think a roof rack belongs on a Ghia. It give it too much of a family car look when their supposed to have a sports car look. I do however think a small rear deck luggage rack looks OK.
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mike37mini
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Love mine too. Stylish and useful. Easily removable.
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Love the rack ! Where did you get it? |
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Jeromerino
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| Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Zombie thread!
In case you haul bikes and don't want to fiddle with taking a regular rack on and off of your Ghia, check out SeaSucker.
http://www.seasucker.com/product-category/bike-racks/
They are a little spendy, but work really well and are super fast and easy to install and remove. The best part? Nobody will be able to steal them off of the roof of your Ghia at a trailhead because they'll be locked in the boot, out of sight. The added bonus is that it takes your bike(s) out of the wind a lot more than a conventional roof rack.
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69 ghia
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This karmann is mine, i realy like my roofrack and when i take the reck off its like the karmann is.... naked 
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Altema
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Roof racks look better with some color schemes than others for some reason. We have a couple of vehicles that are experts in hauling stuff, so it's something that I rarely ask the Ghia to do. The one time I did use the Ghia for hauling, it was for audio gear which I could not have put on the roof anyways. I would have to say they look ok depending on the Ghia itself, but I prefer rear luggage racks.
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cseay1
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Adding a roof rack as a styling accessory: NO
Adding a roof rack because you want to take an out of town trip with the family: YES
I think it would be a better option than pulling a trailer with a Ghia |
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ghiaghia67
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:49 am Post subject: |
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I think the roof rack belongs on a bug not a Ghia. Takes away from the shape of the the car. The rear luggage rack I think is a nice touch. I wouldn't do it on either the roof or the luggage.
But every now and then you see one that it looks good on a Ghia. I have a roof rack on my 65 bug and I get more comments on it than the car LOL. |
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Altema
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| I think it would be a better option than pulling a trailer with a Ghia |
The square utility trailers, definitely! But you can haul a lot more weight with a trailer, which is why I'm still trying to come up with a shape that compliments the Ghia. |
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cseay1
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:47 am Post subject: |
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| Altema wrote: |
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| I think it would be a better option than pulling a trailer with a Ghia |
The square utility trailers, definitely! But you can haul a lot more weight with a trailer, which is why I'm still trying to come up with a shape that compliments the Ghia. |
you mean like this?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1272126 |
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Altema
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| cseay1 wrote: |
| Altema wrote: |
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| I think it would be a better option than pulling a trailer with a Ghia |
The square utility trailers, definitely! But you can haul a lot more weight with a trailer, which is why I'm still trying to come up with a shape that compliments the Ghia. |
you mean like this? |
Well, not so much as the whole back of the car. Was thinking of something that would emulate the rear fender shape. Maybe I'll just go with a long teardrop and match the top arc of the fender... |
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cseay1
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| Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Well, not so much as the whole back of the car. Was thinking of something that would emulate the rear fender shape. Maybe I'll just go with a long teardrop and match the top arc of the fender... |
Maybe one of these street rod trailers with paint and wheels to match your car
http://www.redneckstreetrods.com/Trailer_pg.html |
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cseay1
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:07 am Post subject: |
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I am glad that [most] Ghia people don't do stuff like this
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KGCoupe
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:34 am Post subject: |
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| ovalboy wrote: |
Love mine too. Stylish and useful. Easily removable.
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This karmann is mine, i realy like my roofrack and when i take the reck off its like the karmann is.... naked
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Seems like half the pictures show the roof rack mounted with the more curved end facing forward, and the other half with it facing to the rear.
Which is the "correct" orientation?
I'm guessing curved end forward, but that's not based on any knowledge or expertise whatsoever (as is most everything that I say ). |
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69 ghia
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| Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a better picture from the karmann with the roofrack:
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ghiareid
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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I am glad that [most] Ghia people don't do stuff like this
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This might be my favorite VW picture ever...ha |
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