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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: rallytwo on January 05, 2014, 07:02:03 PM

Title: luggage rack sedan vs wagon
Post by: rallytwo on January 05, 2014, 07:02:03 PM

Does anyone know if Ford made a sedan/runabout specific luggage rack or is the station wagon luggage rack interchangeabl e. Specifically, I have a '74 station wagon luggage rack and wondering if it could fit a '72 sedan. Thanks for any info anyone can provide.

Title: Re: luggage rack sedan vs wagon
Post by: hotrod_man36 on January 05, 2014, 10:12:28 PM

You shouldn't have any problems mounting the rack on the roof. You can cut them down to make it fit if you need to. the bars are hollow. Thanks Chester

Title: Re: luggage rack sedan vs wagon
Post by: Srt on January 06, 2014, 03:05:03 AM

measure the length...take into consideration the curvature of the roof

Title: Re: luggage rack sedan vs wagon
Post by: bbobcat75 on January 06, 2014, 04:53:14 PM

have one of each and by just looking from car to car they look different at the mounting brackets the hatch-sedan is way more curved and the wagon looks more flat, but good luck!!

thanks

Title: Re: luggage rack sedan vs wagon
Post by: amc49 on January 06, 2014, 10:46:03 PM

I too would bet the curvature of the footing pieces would need to be more curved on the sedan roof. I have wagon one and the feet are pretty close to flat both ends.

Title: Re: luggage rack sedan vs wagon
Post by: rallytwo on January 16, 2014, 06:21:04 PM

Thanks for the reponses.
I have a wagon rack and just carefully placed it on my sedan roof and it looks like the curvature would not work.
Thanks

Title: Re: luggage rack sedan vs wagon
Post by: jeremysdad on January 22, 2014, 12:30:09 PM

While we're on the topic of roof racks, has anyone used a rack off of a different vehicle from a junkyard, like an SUV or van? I have tossed the idea around, but the good junk yards are a good ways away from me, so making the drive just to investigate such an idea is a little prohibitive.