[T3] getting ready

[Brian Fye]

yep... I'm aware.  But, I still don't trust the weight on the cross braces
with the weight on the tin, not the drip rails.

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 30 Jan 2012 at 13:08, Brian Fye wrote:
>
> > anyone know how much load the roof can take with out denting/distorting?
> > My thought was that if I bring the car, my 2 spare tires and air mattress
> > would go up above as my trunk is full of heater and air ride stuffs.
>
> Are you aware that there are extra cross braces under the roof that
> the rack should be positioned to screw into? If you've done that
> correctly, I think you should be good for a couple hundred pounds.
> The extra runners that go on top of the roof also serve to distribute
> any load onto those cross braces, preventing denting of the roof
> sheet metal.
>
> If your rack screws screw only into the roof sheet metal, I'd be
> concerned about adding any real load up there. It should be either
> really light or for really short distances. The concern is not only
> the downward weight, but also the vibration on whatever the screws go
> into.
>
>
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Brian Fye
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