Luggage rack attachment...

Jim do do have pics of your decklid accessory you made to hold the lid open for cooling off the engine bay? Please post if you have any and how it is mounted, thanks!

I lost those pics when my phone crashed. I'll go to Colin's tomorrow and take more pics then post. 

Cool thanks. I actually went back to the original decklid because the Carrera vented lid just did not fit quite right and it was chipping paint of the body. It ran a bit cooler with the Carrera lid because of the extra vents, but it should be ok still with the standard lid. Let me know when you post the pics or we can discuss it when we get together this weekend at your bro's house.

Like Jim, when installing my Reutter rack, in addition to using the large fender washers to spread the load around the fiberglass holes ...  I did add the fender washers to the top and bottom of the lid.  I also used rubber washers between the fender washer and the fiberglass to soften/damp some of the potential vibration/ push & pull from loads carried in the rack during stop & go.  

I figured the top mounted fender washers would spread the downward force on the fiberglass when the rack was loaded and car was stopped, but while in motion - acceleration and braking, the loads would be  up/out... so I decided also try putting washers on the inside of the lid.

not sure if it really does much... I was concerned I would overtighten the nuts and the washer sandwich specially thse mounted on contoured surfaces could do more harm than good...., but makes me feel better ;-) ).  It's been two summers of road trips with bags mounted on road trips, and after several inspections ( removal of rack for inspection).  I have found no cracks around the holes. 

I did contour the fender washers to match the curves of the fiberglass area where they were mounted ( the best I could)...

Cheers,

picture from fall 2015...  it's sunny today, I will try to take more pics while I'm out picking up the girls from school.  

Luis

Jim,

This is a much appreciated "How To" thread.  Thank you for posting.

Cliff 

Nice job with the large washers and shock absorbing rubber washers.  Once fiberglass starts to crack it can quickly shatter and there goes your rack (and luggage)  on the road.  I suspect there is a lot of vibration even when it's empty - add to that down force with even empty luggage on it.  You can get stainless carriage bolts that have a nice rounded head that won't damage old luggage like a hex head bolt might.

WOLFGANG posted:

Nice job with the large washers and shock absorbing rubber washers.  Once fiberglass starts to crack it can quickly shatter and there goes your rack (and luggage)  on the road.  I suspect there is a lot of vibration even when it's empty - add to that down force with even empty luggage on it.  You can get stainless carriage bolts that have a nice rounded head (like Jim used) that won't damage old luggage like a hex head bolt might.

Elevator bolts are also pretty nice since they are completely flat on top:

https://www.boltdepot.com/Elev...less_steel_18-8.aspx

These work pretty good too:

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