Thanks. I may not be able to rig up something quite that good but gives me some ideas and there are generally a few hardware stores in these parts that could assist.
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Tourist in MSN
Photo of my home made lower Ortlieb hook below. Made it from 3/4 X 1/8 inch aluminum bar. Put two 90 degree bends into it. Slide some inner tube rubber over it so that the rubber contacts the rack, not metal. If I recall correctly, I had to experiment with a few different lengths of M5 screws and washers to get the right length of screw, too long and it could damage the fabric.
As noted above, I put some hose over the Tubus Tara tubing, thus the hook had to fit over a pretty big diameter rack which is why I made these alternative hooks.
Worked fine. But I doubt that something like that would work for the upper, as 1/8 inch thick aluminum would probably bend from the weight in your panniers on the bumps.
I am quite confident that I used a threadlocker on the threads to make sure that my hooks stay attached to the bag.
Photo below is cropped from the above so it is easier to see.