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• Re: Painting the poptop fuzz
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:31:16 -0400
  The pop top and canvas are OFF the van right now... On 7/22/05, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > My van has...
• Re: New pop top Honda?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:57:21 -0700
  ...No need to do a pop top for standing headroom as it has sufficient height. It affords a huge floor plan. You can have...
• Re: pop-top carriage bolts
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 14:52:37 -0500
  ...I recently thouroughly > cleaned and polished the pop-top. The top now looks great with the exception > of the very rusted bolt heads. I...
• Re: POPTOP QUESTION,
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 15:21:09 -0500 (EST)
  ...Does anyone agree or am > I being paranoid? My EV is a non-poptop non-weekender style so I don't have a pop...
• non-pop-top campers
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 18 Oct 94 14:22:32 CDT
  for Jim (and anyone else semi-interested in converting their bus to a non-pop-top camper): check out these folks. their brochure showed...
• seeking METAL 1/3 roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 16:58:23 -0500
  ...However, as I have moved up to a '67 pop-top, it is now too long. So, I would therefore like an all-metal...
• Pop Top hinge loose?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 08:50:43 -0400
  Noticing some significant rattle from the back and I've tracked it down to the drivers side pop top hinge. I can easily lift...
• Re: '81 westy rims / pop-top color
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:36:10 EST
  In a message dated 12/4/01 10:20:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > > My 1987 Camper's pop-top...
• Re: New pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 06:39:37 -0800
  --- vanagon <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > Anybody had good or bad luck with aftermarket pop > top canvas? I would like to update to the 3...
• Re: pop top struts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:57:18 +0000
  ...info on the > struts that make it easier to lift a pop top with weight on it. Does > anyone have the addresses. Thanks. Merv.
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:14:00 -0800
  ...What I want to do is add a pop top to my sunroof equiped Vanagon. The bunk would be a sheet of Hexcel (carbon...
• Re: the drawn out pop top conversion update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:15:08 -0700
  ...Mark Alistair Bell wrote: > I'm so slow, and I procrastinate, but today I drilled the tin top for the pop top hinges (and...
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:23:26 -0800
  ...If I recall, there are a couple choices for >> > >> > good ways to repair/replace the (front) screen on the pop-top >> canvas. My pop...
• Re: Real Pop top Conversion Solution for Non Pop Top Vanagon's
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 3 May 2009 13:49:26 -0400
  > Hello everyone, > > I just read this on the Samba and for those of you like myself with > non westy vans who want the pop...
• Re: Thule or Yakima rack part no's - Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:41:12 -1000
  > Does anyone have part numbers or kit suggestions for a > Yak or Thule pop-top rack? I'm looking for a rack for my...
• Re: How To Cool A Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:44:12 -0700
  ...The Pop Top is reading 121 F at top > outside. The inside with the windows open and Top Pop open vents as well > is...
• pop-Top screen
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Jun 1995 11:26:47 -0800
  Hi Gang, the screen that fits in the zippered window on the front of my pop-top has broken-down in a number of...
• Used pop top price.
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain s
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:33:21 EDT
  I have a used pop top including the tent (canvas) for sale. It was on a 1982 vanagon. Everything is in good condition. Could...
• Need advice adjusting pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 22:00:11 EST
  The pop-top on our 82 Westy opens and closes fine but doesn't seem centered when open. When folding out the top bunk...
• WTB Complete Gray Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 05:23:32 -0800
  I'm looking for the complete excellent condition Westy interior, everything behind the front seats and everything below the pop-top (I don't...
• Sit on pop top?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:46:06 -0700
  ...it MIGHT be 220 lbs! ;^) will the pop top handle that kind of weight? (I really don't want to buy yet *another* ladder...
• pop top tent tightening kludge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:15:18 -0700
  ...Yesterday afternoon my friend and I tightened the fabric of his pop top. It was a replacement canvas (Bus Depot I think), with 3...
• Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:38:35 -0700
  dear areo dynamic sorts that is exactly the configuration of my pop top and fronts piece and i can assure you the difference is...
• Re: pop top canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:20:32 -0500
  ...near perfect shape! Keep it dry when stowed, tuck everything under the pop-top, and there is no reason it can't last a...
• Re: Interesting syncro seen in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 05:27:28 -0400
  Westfalia made a hi-top pop top similar to this. I’ve seen a couple of them here at my shop. Imported obviously from...
• Re: generations
  Historical mailing list - Jon-reed Hathaway
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:02:56 -0500
  ...Rode and camped some more in Granddad's '71 pop-top Westy at 14, 15, 16... Bought my first bus so long ago I...
• Re: Camper tops '68-'71
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 10:51:28 -0400
  >The small square pop-tops were only used until '67. This is not true. I have a Westfalia catalog that shows the small square...
• Looking for high top to replace pop top
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Hughes
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:10:56 -0600
  Hi I am looking for a hard/ high top to replace the pop top in my Westy 82, but I can�t find a...
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:28:25 -0400
  ...On Aug 2, 2005, at 12:41 AM, Matt Barclay wrote: > I tried propping the pop-top up with a 3 ft 2x4, but...
• '73 Westy parts - want list
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 May 1996 10:34:48 -0400
  ...Pop-top canvas, Cot/hammock, Vent tube from sink to roof, crossover pipe under sink to drivers door, Hold down rubbers for pop-top...
• Re: Speaking of tops
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:42:40 PST
  ...A few years ago I met a fellow who applied a waterproofing agent to his canvas pop-top with the best of intentions. He...
• bus for sale
  Historical mailing list - starfish ([CONTRACTOR])
  Tue, 13 Jun 95 10:45:40 PDT
  ...Pop-top camper fold-out bed cots for pop-top and front seat ice box sink porto-potty fold-out table hanging closet various...
• Vanagons For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 22:18:18 -0400
  As seen today (6 May 1996) in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: '88 Camper, pop top, stove, fridge, AC, 120k miles, exec cond, $8,800...
• Re: Pop Top Alarm
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:48:38 -0500
  ...COM> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: Re: Pop Top Alarm > Better one: Leave the mountain top, drive 22 miles and...
• Anyone have Good (used?) Westy Pop-top Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Cary
  Sat, 17 May 2003 02:39:18 GMT
  ...This is NOT a Friday joke! I am looking for in-expensive pop-top canvas in reasonably good condition, in grey or tan, one...
• Pop-Top & Luggage Rack Seal Kits - are they all equal
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:23:23 -0400
  I know that many of the Vanagon suppliers out there offer the Pop-Top & Luggage Rack Seal Kits, but at different prices. Does anyone...
• Re: Please but this '91 Syncro Westy, $3000 LA,CA
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 22 May 2007 17:25:31 -0700
  ...VW Vanagon Pop-Top 1991 - Orley blue Syncro Weekender Vanagon, automatic, air-conditioning, CD player. Ready to be refurbished. > > > Here's the ad. As...
• Fw: Pop Top Seal
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Westfalia
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:21:55 -0500
  ...Pop Top Seal > The 84 Westy seems to have survived the Winter extemely well with the > exception of the pop top side seal. Was...
• Pop-Top Cha-Cha---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 2 May 2002 00:40:02 -0500
  ...seat base---- I added small "crutch" type rubber's on the pop-top tabs that rest on the roof when the top is down...
• pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:28:09 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/vanagon-pop-top-canvas-swap/ I didn't post any of my hard earned (gee, I must...
• Got it home, now the project begins
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 14:16:08 -0600
  Last week I posted about trading a pop top for a high top. We bought the high top (viewed only in photos) and towed...
• Re: drilling into the Westy pop top
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:22:06 -0400
  ...The only problem that this has created is that even when the kayaks are unloaded, I still need help to raise the pop top...
• Cracks in pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 10:45:21 -0700
  Has anyone dealt with fixing cracks in the fiberglass Westy pop-top? I've got one crack that is about 1mm wide, but doesn...
• Can anyone recommend a good wax/polish for pop-top?
  Historical mailing list - Kris Estes
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:53:24 MST
  Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good wax/polish for my pop-top? I have heard of a "fiberglass" specific...
• Putting a pop top on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:47:09 -0400
  The link that I had for Karl's site where he describes the process of adding a pop top to his van seems to...
• Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:55:37 -0400
  ...I note with great interest the install Q's on pop-top on regular vans, space required for complete bed up top....Has anyone...
• Pop top seals - Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rinehart
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 20:56:53 -0500
  I am looking for some advice on pop top seals for my '82 Westy. Most web merchants seem to sell replacement seals that appear...
• Re: Canvas install question - 3'' too tall?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:45:42 -0700
  ...If new one is larger than yours, call the vendor and discuss. >I ordered a new pop-top canvas, the 3-window kind. > >As...
• Re: Country homes to Westfalia pop-top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:18:03 -0700
  ...Country homes to Westfalia pop-top conversion? >I have an 87 Country homes camper. I love my van except the pop-top bunk. >It...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:19:30 -0500
  ...Passenger van to westy pop top conversion? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I hear there is a manual on this that the Bus Depot...
• Re: Another pop top hinge repair
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 24 Jul 2016 11:52:46 -0700
  ...Another pop top hinge repair > > > > Between other things , I futzed around with my spare pop top lifting bar > > assembly this week. Little stainless steel...
• Re: pop top lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:42:25 -0400
  Hi Mike, I held off on getting struts thinking they were silly and my pop top worked normally. But, my wife could not easily...
• Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 08:49:35 -0700
  ...you guys do to prevent the hinge dust from soiling your pop top > canvas? I have a few year old canvas and it looks...
• Re: Westfalia dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 23:24:00 +0000
  ...But no pop-top height. > Would any of you know it? Is that length size correct? > > Zoltan >
• Re: Westy 'style' pop top on a SOB
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 16:43:59 -0700
  ...Westy 'style' pop top on a SOB I know others are looking, the Westy style roof got my attention right away. https://picasaweb.google...
• Vents above side sliding door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 21:56:48 -0800
  ...The vents above the sliding side door on a pop top do not seem to function. I seem to recall that this is so...
• Westy Luggage Rack Pop Top Seal Install Question (Bus Depot)
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:41:01 -0700
  Planning on tackling the chore of replacing the pop top seal on my 82 Westy in the next week or so. Purchased the kit...
• Re: 89 Westy - pop-top fabric
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 10:59:00 -0400
  ...On Jul 8, 2004, at 11:13 PM, Chuck Reisinger wrote: > Getting ready to have the pop-top fabric replaced...haven't decide on...
• Westfalia Search Terms
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 13:41:33 -0700
  ...It looks like CH's has a new style pop top available: http://www.countryhomescampers.com/products/pop-top ) And one might even find...
• Re: Pop Top Gasket Glue ??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:40:05 -0700
  ...I don't recall seeing what the PROPER glue might be. >> My Westy has glueless pop top seals and they are falling off from...