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I removed my front Luggage Carrier on a 2000 EVc to mount some hold-downs on it.
To my surprise the underlying attachment hardware was badly rusted and consisted of thin
steel brackets each only riveted on only one side to the EVC roof. I cleaned up the rust,
coated the brackets with rust stopping solution and repainted them.

But I wouldn't trust the rack with anything very heavy or valuable. This seems to be the rule
on my van. The Winnebago parts are not corrosion resistant, and in some cases flimsy and
not well made.

So see what I mean go to the Photo Section under Luggage Carrier Front EVC

Casey -

I agree about the luggage bar & well on the cab. I
had my 2003 EVC cab cap off again the other day, to
replace some Ham Radio antenna cables I installed
under it. The first time I had it off, & saw that
single sheet-metal screw securing the entire center
area, & the half-riveted brackets under the luggage
rail, I wondered why they used 5/16" bolts. The non-
riveted side of my brackets had been "hot-glued"[?]
to the cab - and one was loose. I considered hot-
gluing it back, to a painted surface??

I installed a 1/4-20 Nut-Sert, or Riv-Nut, where
the sheet-metal screw hole was, & a 2nd one about a
foot behind it, using fender washers & rubber discs
inside the ABS well. I replaced the original 5/16
hdwe. with stainless steel. I wondered what would
happen if the sheet-metal screw had come loose, &
100 MPH wind scooped under the ABS cap. I started
to drill out the rivets, and install 1/4-20 Nut-
Serts under BOTH sides of the brackets. I now plan
to leave the rivets, & drill oversize holes on the
glued sides, & install Nut-Serts under them, with
washers above.

I built up the area inside the ABS luggage well
with 5 parallel Kindorf 2" channels about a foot
long; two under each luggage rail end bracket, &
one slightly longer in the center, with rubber
strips under each.

I covered the channels with a sheet of 1/8"aluminum
with split foam pipe insulation sandwiched between.
Rubber shims raise the aluminum panel to ~1/8"
below rim of the well. U-shaped weather-stripping
was glued around the aluminum plate.

The aluminum plate was added for a ground plane
under my Ham Radio antenna, but also serves to
keep some leaves, snow & water out of the well. For
me, the luggage well was useless. I never did find
a cargo box to fit, & the thought of a duffel-bag
sitting in a pool of water, snow... If I put a bag
up there now, at least it will be higher & drier.

Regards,


Jack_son
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--In ev_update@..., "jcaseymoore" <cmoore@..> wrote:

Jackson--

How about some pics?

Forest