Hello! Log in or Register   |  Help  |  Donate  |  Buy Shirts See all banner ads | Advertise on TheSamba.com  
TheSamba.com
 
Roof Rack ID Wood Slat
Forum Index -> Accessories/Memorabilia/Toys Share: Facebook Twitter
Reply to topic
Print View
Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
JoePolo
Samba Member


Joined: September 04, 2017
Posts: 38
Location: South San Francisco, CA
JoePolo is offline 

PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:49 pm    Post subject: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

I have an old roof rack I bought and it has a German sticker on it but I see no other stampings. Do you think it is simply an older aftermarket piece? I definitely see no VW markings on it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. My apologies it’s not sitting on a bug but didn’t have one at home. So it’s stuck on my Opel haha


Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
RareAir
Samba Member


Joined: May 11, 2002
Posts: 14576
Location: 18 miles North of the border
RareAir is offline 

PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 7:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

11 slats? Hmmmm, that’s unique. Most I’ve seen are either 6, 9 or 10 slat. That looks like a VWoA rack, but it would be stamped on the front header.

Could be a mid ‘90s production from a company called Parts Is Parts.
_________________
1947 Typ 11a
1954 Typ 117
1956 Typ 151
1959 Typ 117
1959 Typ 265
1961 356B
1966 Typ 151
1966 Typ 241
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
JoePolo
Samba Member


Joined: September 04, 2017
Posts: 38
Location: South San Francisco, CA
JoePolo is offline 

PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 7:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

RareAir wrote:
11 slats? Hmmmm, that’s unique. Most I’ve seen are either 6, 9 or 10 slat. That looks like a VWoA rack, but it would be stamped on the front header.

Could be a mid ‘90s production from a company called Parts Is Parts.


By front header you mean the flat C-Channel that the slats slide into?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
iowegian Premium Member
Samba Curmudgeon


Joined: February 16, 2005
Posts: 9826
Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
iowegian is offline 

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:33 am    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

JoePolo wrote:
I have an old roof rack I bought and it has a German sticker on it but I see no other stampings. Do you think it is simply an older aftermarket piece?
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


That looks more like a "sticker" than the water-slide decal that my original had.
Also, the species of wood looks different.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
JoePolo
Samba Member


Joined: September 04, 2017
Posts: 38
Location: South San Francisco, CA
JoePolo is offline 

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:26 am    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

iowegian wrote:
JoePolo wrote:
I have an old roof rack I bought and it has a German sticker on it but I see no other stampings. Do you think it is simply an older aftermarket piece?
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


That looks more like a "sticker" than the water-slide decal that my original had.
Also, the species of wood looks different.


It definitely does not feel like a sticker, if I go to get like a finger nail under it to peel it up there is nothing, it is almost smooth with the wood, unless it was urethaned over there is a very faint lip, but not your standard decal for sure.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
hitest
Samba Member


Joined: September 30, 2008
Posts: 10296
Location: Prime Meridian, ID
hitest is offline 

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

Looks like the real deal to me- just possibly not for a beetle. Could be for another small German (or neighboring) car. Need to see it mounted

Parts Is Parts used to stamp a "PIP" on their racks. I could be there somewhere- but those rivets and the general build quality sure look old to me.
_________________
EverettB wrote:

I wonder what the nut looks like.



'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181

FU#5
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
iowegian Premium Member
Samba Curmudgeon


Joined: February 16, 2005
Posts: 9826
Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
iowegian is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:18 am    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

hitest wrote:
Looks like the real deal to me- just possibly not for a beetle. Could be for another small German (or neighboring) car. Need to see it mounted
.

It looks too wide to fit an Opel. Wink
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
JoePolo
Samba Member


Joined: September 04, 2017
Posts: 38
Location: South San Francisco, CA
JoePolo is offline 

PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

iowegian wrote:
hitest wrote:
Looks like the real deal to me- just possibly not for a beetle. Could be for another small German (or neighboring) car. Need to see it mounted
.

It looks too wide to fit an Opel. Wink


The picture of it sitting on a car is on a 64 Opel so it is definitely too wide.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
panicman
Samba Member


Joined: December 18, 2011
Posts: 2290
Location: Canby, OR
panicman is offline 

PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:17 am    Post subject: Re: Roof Rack ID Wood Slat Reply with quote

I think Rare is on the money. I bought a Parts Is Parts rack back in about 1995, and that looks like the one I had- construction, wood, sticker, and finish.

The fit was very good. It also actually worked for hauling camping gear up Mt Hood many times.

I now have an OG one, and can say with certainty that the PIP repro was flimsier than the originals. And the finish was poor; mine had started to rust where the thin fiiish had failed.

All that said, it is a good rack. It would need to be cleaned up and refinished, but should last for a long tine, looks pretty darned authentic, and will actually function as a roof rack.

Here is a pic of mine on my 66 in about 1994-1995. Yikes the years fly.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

_________________
Plate of shrimp
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Gallery Classifieds Feedback
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Forum Index -> Accessories/Memorabilia/Toys All times are Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

About | Help! | Advertise | Donate | Premium Membership | Privacy/Terms of Use | Contact Us | Site Map
Copyright © 1996-2023, Everett Barnes. All Rights Reserved.
Not affiliated with or sponsored by Volkswagen of America | Forum powered by phpBB
Links to eBay or other vendor sites may be affiliate links where the site receives compensation.