berlina wagon side rain gutters

[harry3]

I put a pair of old fashioned roof bars that grip the side gutters and they seem on OK and strong
however the wide chrome moulding strip hides things a bit
so has anyone put gutter gripping roof bars or an old fashioned roof rack on the wagon and had any probmlems??

I have little faith in the GM optional roof rack that seems to be fitted to every berlina wagon Ive seen and is mentioned in the VL handbook

[harry3]

has anyone ever carried a heavy load on roof bars or a roof rack that attaches to the side rain gutters on a VL wagon?
Im wondering if this is OK, theres a wide trim moulding along the gutter that makes it hard to see how big or strong it is