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davebryant73 Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:57 pm

I'm restoring my 1971 camper. The fiberglass top(part with the canvas) has handles on the outside (4). Anyone know what these are used for?
I thought of removing them, filling in the holes for a cleaner look when refinishing the top.
Dave

BavarianWrench Tue Feb 14, 2017 6:08 pm

Photos will help, also you're in the Vanagon section.
you want to be in the
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewforum.php?f=5

71whitewesty Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:39 pm

I bet they are rain gutter attachments to mount a rack on. Pics would help.

Xevin Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:24 am

You referring to the black handles like the ones on my bus? If so, they are brackets for an after market roof rack like Thule or Yakima.


Busstom Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:33 am

Yes, if those, they are often referred to as "artificial rain gutters." They're handy to have, you can easily find sets of Yakima "tower" mounts on craigslist to make use of them if you ever need to rack anything.



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