Black handles on the outside of my Camper Fiberglass top?

[davebryant73]

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]

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]

I bet they are rain gutter attachments to mount a rack on. Pics would help.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer"

[Xevin]

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.

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[Busstom]

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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