Why should I replace my Vanagon's luggage rack brackets?

Your original Vanagon luggage rack brackets are prone to rust and weakening due to trapped moisture and debris. Replacing them with our stainless steel brackets helps prevent failure, avoiding the potential loss of your luggage rack and its contents while driving. This ensures your luggage stays secure, and provides peace of mind on every journey.

How difficult is the GoWesty Luggage Rack Bracket Kit to install?

The kit includes detailed, step-by-step instructions. However, installation involves drilling into your Vanagon's body and using rivnuts, which some might find challenging. Review the instructions before purchase. If you're not comfortable with this type of work, we recommend professional installation.

What's included in the luggage rack bracket kit, and what else will I need?

The GoWesty Luggage Rack Bracket Kit includes stainless steel brackets, mounting hardware, and detailed instructions. You'll likely need basic tools for installation, including a drill and a rivnut tool. You may also want to retain any original rubber washers or nut covers from your existing rack, as these are not exact duplicates.

Luggage Rack Bracket Kit [Vanagon] | GVW-LUGGAGE-BRACKETS

Name: Luggage Rack Bracket Kit [Vanagon]
SKU: GVW-LUGGAGE-BRACKETS
Price: 69.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Luggage Rack Bracket Kit [Vanagon]

Product:	GVW-LUGGAGE-BRACKETS
Works With:	1980-1991
Manufacturer:	GoWesty
Availability:	Only 2 Left in Stock!
Wrench Rating:	Requires some hand & power tools and minimal mechanical knowledge.

$69.00

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These stainless steel brackets are intended to be direct replacements for your (rusty!) original luggage rack mounting brackets.

If you haven't removed your luggage rack in a few years, you'll be amazed at how much junk makes its way through the little drain holes and ends up lodged between the fiberglass rack and the roof top. All this leaf litter and debris does a great job of trapping moisture and rusting out your mounting brackets. If you experience bracket failure, you risk not only losing your luggage rack out on the highway, but anything you have stored up there, too! So get in there, clean it all out, wax the paint, replace your seals and pop in a fresh set of brackets. This area is often overlooked, but shouldn't be neglected. It is an easy enough project, so get after it!

Fits: All 1980-91 Vanagon Pop-Top Westfalia Models

Kit includes: Stainless steel brackets, hardware, and detailed step-by-step instructions.

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Real quality parts and fittings to replace my OEM rusted brackets. I would suggest a hardened second nut for the Rivnut tool, much like the Dorman 6mm which offers more clearance and 14mm size.

Nice kit

Everything went together well. I would suggest that you use a vice, if you have one, to push in the press nuts. Using the bolt to pull it in just spun it in the hole. I do like the rivnuts, so removing the rack will be much easier if I ever need to again.

There when you need 'em

Ran in to some luggage rack woes when installing a solar panel and had to replace the luggage rack brackets. Gowesty was there when I needed 'em with this great modern solution! The brackets are super strong and beefy! Do yourself an enourmous favor though and get a nutsert tool. The instructions say it comes with (3) "rivnut tools" but mine only came with one and it was worn out after 5 rivnuts. Also, save whatever bits from your original luggage rack you can, the rubber washers in this kit aren't as nice as the originals and the nut covers aren't in any of the original westy color ways. Including a tube of silicone is a nice touch though, thanks gowestiez!