Mounting roof racks on 1990 Dodge Xplorer Van

Oh cool! Thanks for the reply! I see, so you DID go through the fiberglass for the mounting brackets for the rack itself, but then you smartly used the more stable metal for the tie downs, which is where all of the stress and force will be focused.

Great idea to just use the FG to basically support the racks and then the steal to support the load.

I bought a Thule rack system with their artificial rain gutters which are basically a steal bracket.

Thanks so much for the info and encouragement. Much appreciate!