Try this if you can- tie a rope or clothesline from one leg to the other across the bus, so that you have 3 ropes, each going across from one leg of the rack to the other. Then, using some sort of rods or dowels, slowly twist each rope like a tourniquet, pulling the legs closer together little by little, until it bows up in the middle and fits in the drip rails. Try to go evenly, just a few turns on each rope, and watch/listen closely for any signs heavy stress. --- On Tue, 3/1/11, Alma Jo Barrera <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Alma Jo Barrera <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: roof rack To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 12:01 AM I had seen that, but the way I read it is that it should fit a bay if it is made for a bay or a split. The rack that I have is on one side in the drip rail and the other side is out about an inch. It also seems to hit the roof. It is a 1/2 rack, has 3 legs on each side. I am wondering if maybe it had heavy stuff on it and it stretched. It is in amazing condition. The clamps still has the rubber coating, the metal is still bright, it has the plugs at the ends of the open pipes, It has the blue decal with the part number. So it was not used much. It came out of the rafters in a barn in Waco. Alma Jo From: Shakey Spudman Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 8:31 PM To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Re: roof rack mabey you should check this site first. try this thread. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=278482&highlight=roof+rack+bay+split shakey On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Mark Jenkins <marktts88@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Yes foot to foot On Feb 28, 2011, at 7:45 PM, "Alma Jo Barrera" <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Is that drip rail to drip rail/ foot to foot? Alma ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Jenkins To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 5:13 PM Subject: [tcb] Re: roof rack I put a tape on my split rack it's 55 inch wide From: Alma Jo Barrera <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx> To: TCB <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 3:24:26 PM Subject: [tcb] roof rack OK. went and picked up an all metal bus roof rack today. Thought I would use it on my Bay.....well it is too wide. Are splities wider than bays on the roof? Alma Jo (AJ)