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• Re: PopTop Leg Rubber Cap
  Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
  Tue, 15 May 2018 07:24:38 -0700
  ...the westy poptop has a leg on each side of the van that<br> rests on a ledge and supports the poptop metal tubing...
• Re: sport racks on Westys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 14:03:52 -0800
  ...However, I always use additional straps to hold down the poptop, and bow- and sternlines to keep poptop, racks, and gear on the van...
• AW: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
  Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:47:47 +0200
  ...will a poptop fit inside a GL? Hello everybody I need to transport a poptop. It does not have the canvas attached. I think...
• Re: Poptop Seal Project
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:06:44 -0700
  ...people who pay others to replace poptop seals are likely to pay > others to wash and detail their vanagons etc.. > i say if you...
• Vanagon ASI Campers (and ASI poptop needed)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 02:43:33 -0500 (EST)
  ...He is also looking for a whole poptop section from a Vanagon ASI camper, as his met an untimely end when the PO misjudged...
• Re: cooking in the van....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 00:39:39 EST
  ...Am I under a mistaken idea that they are normal 7 passenger vans with a poptops? >> Multivans (im talking about US models) were offered...
• poptop flip piece
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:18:07 -0700
  ...the previous owner discarded a piece of the poptop bed. its the BOARD that flips over. they also removed the HINGES. but i have...
• Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Sat, 5 May 2012 20:07:15 -0400
  SnVzdCBpbnN0YWxsZWQgdGhlIHBvcHRvcCBsaWZ0IGtpdCBmcm9tIMKgaHR0cDovL3d3dy50aGVz YW1iYS5jb20vdncvY2xhc3NpZmllZHMvZGV0YWlsLnBocD9pZD03OTg5NTEgwqAgwqAoJDk1LjAw KSDCoHdoYXQgYSBkaWZmZXJhbmNlLiBJIHRoaW5rIGl0IG1heSBiZSB0aGUgYmVzdCB0aGluZyBJ J3ZlIGFkZGVkIHRvIHRoZSBXZXN0eSDCoDotKSDCoDotKQoKCgoKU2VudCBmcm9tIG15IFNhbXN1 bmcgR2FsYXh5IFRhYg==
• Re: Friday poptop cleaning
  Historical mailing list - - Melissa Puckett
  Fri, 5 May 2006 12:58:20 EDT
  Hell yes!!! lol
• Re: Adventurewagen top molds for free!? IS ANYONE GETTING THEM?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 11:14:59 EST
  ...It's so > much > better to have this top IMO than a poptop (and I've had two poptop westys). > The > buffetting is no...
• Which poptop seals + color of top?
  Historical mailing list - Julie Tremblay
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:03:36 -0400
  Hi, We have to change our poptop seals (Westfalia 88). BusDepot seems to have the cheapest kit: anyone already bought it? Is it the...
• Re: canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 10:24:00 -0400
  > I've found that in serious rain the poptop can leak a lot.... > I might have some things not sealed well enough where the...
• Re: painting the poptop with reflective paint
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:53:32 -0500
  ...painting the poptop with reflective paint > Has anyone tried (or considered) painting the top of your poptop with silver > paint so it would reflect...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:07:19 -0500
  ...Note that due to the angle of the raised poptop, you are limited in where you can attach a gas spring. Further, you are...
• Poptop Seal From Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:39:38 -0700
  I want to replace the rusted poptop seal on my 89 with that from Bus Depot but I haven't been able to determine...
• Re: MV
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 01:14:00 EST
  ...No poptop. Correct me if I'm wrong volks :) >> all multivans have a poptop. chris
• FS:4 hubcaps for sale, and westy weekender interior and poptop FS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:31:02 EDT
  ...i also have a entire westy poptop, can be mounted on a hardtop van.. make your van into a camper.. located in pa -pmail...
• Re: WAS Painting Carat, now sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:27:41 -0800
  ...to change the structural strength of the poptop? Thanks, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "SD Kraning" <poptop88@charter.net> To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Sent...
• Re: Friday humour! (LVC.... ok NVC. But there's a poptop involved! ---;^)
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:58:47 -0600
  ...There is a Toyota camper involved (poptop). > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=gourYCpaJLU > > Cheers, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco > > http://groups.google.com...
• '79 westy poptop camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 06:02:56 EST
  [message/rfc822]
• poptop campers and buses for sale
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:03:05 EST
  [message/rfc822]
• Re: poptop seal - quality? great success with BD seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 27 May 2006 00:49:17 -0400
  > The PO of my weekender replaced the poptop seals with Bus > Depot seals... I have been amazed at how quiet the van is. > Absolutely...
• Re: Anyone ever use standard awning rails on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:13:48 -0700
  ...I have a Syncro Westy that has a standard "awning rail" pop riveted to the metal of the top just *under* the poptop. That...
• poptop gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 11:52:06 -0500
  The rubber gasket on the poptop of my '84 Westy has started to droop. The loose area has grown from about six inches to...
• piecing out a westy interior..anyone need anything?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:42:02 EST
  i have three complete vanagon westfalia interiors here and poptop sections.. i would really like to sell these as whole kits for someone who...
• poptop crack in my westy - need advice
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:44:39 -0300
  I have a 2.5-3" crack in my poptop (formost corner of the top , just behind the drivers seat, on the flat portion...
• Re: My canoe on my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:22:55 -0500
  ...I then stuck the strip onto the rear of the top of >the poptop, flush to the rear edge of the poptop and centred...
• Re: poptop canvas installation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 11:43:35 -0500
  > Do you mean the style of top you installed is not what BD sells now? > Ron? Yes, I am using a different poptop canvas...
• Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:17:50 -0500
  ...16px"><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Hi</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Volks</SPAN>;</DIV><DIV>I am considering a <SPAN class=misspelled>poptop</SPAN> assist...
• Re: Friday poptop cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 5 May 2006 13:22:09 -0700
  ...Friday poptop cleaning > That first set of pictures looked like a denture commercial, like Angus > dunked one end in a giant glass of Efferdent...
• Sighting in Sweden
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 00:51:40 +0200
  ...It had a small poptop, just as long as the sliding door and no Westfalia marks. It had german license plates. All poptops I...
• Re: moldy poptop cures?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 21:01:55 -0400
  ...Any suggestions for dyeing, types of dyes? John >anybody have a solution for the mold beginning to creep into my poptop roof? mine's...
• Re: Poptop assist spring/cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:06:17 -0400
  > Has anyone every checked or adjusted or replaced the spring and cable > assist mechanism in the Westy poptop supports? Any hints or warnings? > Quite...
• Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:45:14 -0500
  ...How to sew screen in poptop canvas? ::: :::RE: Replacing screen :::Depends on the year. '90-'91 the whole screen zops out and can be...
• Re: One-man poptop canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 18:47:37 +0000
  ...The directions and conventional wisdom say that you take the poptop off (with help), install the top of the canvas and the tacking strip...
• poptop
  Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:38:28 -0400
  ...New Poptop rubber seal and canvas installer needed - Vancouver Canada I really need an experienced installer for new poptop rubber seal and canvas on...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:51:26 -0800
  ...It is not meant to take the PopTop to > :::it's apogee. My 'PopTop Flex-arm' is merely to assist in lifting > :::heavy PopTops...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:46:34 -0700
  ...how to cool a poptop? Chrome it. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 06/11/2015 11:02...
• '71 VW PopTop Camper fs
  Historical mailing list
  4 Jan 1995 13:05:31 -0500
  ...1971 VW Westfalia PopTop Camper $1800 Firm Excellent overall condition Excellent Body except for damage to rear from a recent rear end collision (otherwise...
• Re: Lifting the Poptop with a Thule box
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 09:21:50 -0600
  ...Lifting the Poptop with a Thule box >
• Re: 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:22:02 -0700
  ...Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:15 AM Subject: 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy > I admit it. I'm no longer young and...
• Re: cracked poptop
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:27:48 -0400
  ...cracked poptop I still feel the same - maybe cut the stiffener to take up more of that space between the strip and the seal...
• FW: 1975 VW bus owner
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Fri, 29 May 1998 14:51:07 -0700
  ...Samuel1@eatel.net 1975 Lovingly restored Poptop with Attachable 8'X8' Tent 1975 Volkswagen Poptop. Beige. Restored and well cared for. Completely rebuilt engine...
• Skylight Alternatives ...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:32:50 -0700
  Our much loved "Aus Haus" is a 1980 aircooled Canadian Westy model and as such came from the factory without a poptop skylight. We...
• Poptop cleaning & new canvas
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:51:08 -0700
  ...If you are interested in seeing before and after pictures of cleaning mildew out of the poptop fuzz, see http://mycommunitynet.net/gallery/canvas...
• Re: poptop seals... NOTE
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:13:58 -0500
  ...NEVER remove the factory seal that goes > between the poptop and luggage rack.. because NOBODY > makes a good aftermarket seal for that Actually, that...
• Fw: For sale: Aluminum Bike Rack for 1989 Westfalia poptop
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 07:40:14 -0500
  ...Aluminum Bike Rack for 1989 Westfalia poptop >Yes I do have have a bike rack for sale, made of heavy tube >construction- holds 4...
• Re: Strange Camper Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:40:26 EST
  ...the '90-'91 "westy weekenders" were named Multivans. >> FWIW, my dealer brochure refers to the poptop, fold out bed and table floor plan as...
• Re: Making a sunroof van more campable?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:38:25 EDT
  ...they poptopable? >> if you have a sunroof van, you dont have to cut the hole in the roof w/ doing the poptop conversion (obviously...
• Re: Converting a GL to a Westy... need advice!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 00:08:45 EDT
  ...doing the poptop transplant isnt hard. basically cut a hole the size of a vanagon sunroof, and everything bolts on. no need to weld...
• Fwd: '74 westy poptop camper for sale PICTURES
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 03:39:07 EST
  [message/rfc822]
• Fwd: Re; Painting the Poptop/The only way?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 31 May 2000 08:21:37 -0500
  [message/rfc822]
• Painting Poptop White and Heat Transfer
  Historical mailing list - Trenholme, Phil
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 07:48:10 -0700
  I would be interested in painting my poptop White but I am afraid it might look funny on my Burgundy Westy. Has anybody done...
• PopTop Seals - NEW INFO & prices!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 13:44:48
  ...I could also offer a smaller size for splittie poptops, at a lower price, but I'm not too familiar with those poptops. Do...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:52:50 -0500
  ...The >> water is coming in from the two front corners of the poptop, and it runs >> down the bunched-up poptop fabric inside and...
• Re: cooking in the multivan....
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:58:25 -0800
  ...with poptop (the rest trashed, no stove, 12volt icebax (was that standard?)(trashed anyway), needs a tranny, and the block broke open, body is...
• Re: FS: Country Homes Poptop PRICE reduced
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:02:22 -0700
  ...Basically, everything you need to convert a tintop to a poptop. > > $900 FOB San Francisco, CA 94128 > > It's still on the van. Take...
• New owners requesting advise on replacing canvas poptop
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Schmiesing, MD
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:05:11 -0700
  Hello to all, We recently purchased an 87 Westphalia Vanagon in need of new canvas poptop, among other things. Does anyone have any recommendations...
• poptop seal needed for ASI Riviera top.
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:15:49 -0800
  ...Worst case I could probably buy the seal for the Westfalia poptop and the luggage section and install those. But I am sure there...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:16:34 -0400
  the poptopheaven customers pay a lot. poptopheaven does not sell any synchro for less than 20000usd. they just sold two in the upper thirties...