← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum

Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 11+: 60 results shown for Poptop.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

Re: Weight of poptop, and west interior?
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:27:48 -0700
Anonymous Digest wrote: >Anyone know, or care to venture a guess how much the poptop and associated >canvas and seals weighs? How about the...
Re: tents? popups? who cares?
Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
Sat, 15 Jun 1996 00:23:21 +0000
...It's a popup or poptop or movable roof or lichen farm or something, but it's not a tent! Of course, Mr. Language...
Re: Poptop assist
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:12:40 -0700
...I have 2 questions/concerns. > First off, I was wondering about lowering, The last foot or so of my > poptop drop involves pulling in...
FS: 1969 Westy
Historical mailing list - yale jay lubkin
Fri, 7 Jun 1996 03:44:21 -0400 (EDT)
...Needs cosmetic intior and exterior work, no canvas on poptop or cot in poptop. I want to get as much as I can for...
Re: A Westy that pays you!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:44:39 -0400
...mark is correct, its a ASI Riviera poptop camper conversion.. silver was not an option on '85 westys plus you can clearly see the...
Poptop Conversion - Syncro For sale...
Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 13:08:04 -0700
...Go check out the pictures of the ASI poptop transplant... <<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4558024527>> Ebay Item 4558024527...
parting out a bunch of vans - '80 westy, '84 GL, '87 wolfsburg, '90 carat, etc
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:41:58 EDT
parting out: '80 westy poptop camper for parts- complete poptop (make your hardtop into a poptop), swival seat mechanisms, sliding side windows w/ screens...
Re: removing old Westfaila decals from poptop
Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:23:36 -0700
...there any tricks to ease removal of old Westfalia decals from poptop > and luggage rack? I believe mine are the original ones and aren...
WARNING --Virus Report to Recipient(s) (was: Re: poptop opening while driving; latch &
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:41:47 -0400
...COM cc: Client: Subject: Virus Report to Recipient(s) (was: Re: poptop opening while driving; latch & seal problem (How)Happy99.exe Virus Incident Information...
Re: Multiple Vanagons for sale
Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
Tue, 7 May 2002 18:38:27 -0400
...syncros one 86 one 871 88 > Weekender non poptop very nice1 86 weekender non poptop > automatic1 86 weekender good engine no titleIf you are...
Re: Diff. between 1991 Multivan and Carat?
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:24:26 -0700
At 2:58 PM -0700 9/16/04, BenT wrote: >Not all Multivans have poptops. Some look exactly like Carats. It's >all about...
poptop edge rubber seal
Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:43:54 -0700
can anyone pleasetell me where to get new rubber seal for the front edge of the poptop on a 81 vanagon? It's the...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:28:07 -0500
...Are they attached to a metal plate that is part > of the poptop hinge? > > If anyone else has tried this, I'd be interested...
Re: [WetWesties] Beautiful white 1990 westy camper in Bellevue...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:29:21 -0700
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Used 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon Vanagon Westfalia Camper Van Full > Kitchen Poptop for sale in Bellevue, WA | The Green Car...
Re: Weekenders - how many different configurations?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 03:09:54 EST
...then 90-91 multivan is the poptop, both rear facing carat style removeable jumpseats, flip out wall table, full width sofabed and cabinet in...
Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 08:51:34 -0800
...http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal/img_3339 This is the new one installed: http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal/img_3345 The luggage rack needs...
Re: canvas or acrylic poptop tent
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 07:47:51 -0400
> I need a new poptop tent. Now do I go with canvas or acrylic. My regular > tent (the one I set up on the...
Re: Raising poptop with kayak on roof
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Sat, 20 Mar 2004 04:43:25 -0500
...She has used one of two ways to raise her poptop with her kayak on it... �She places her step stool in the van...
poptop lowering assist (was Re: poptop raise assist
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:34:47 -0500
The simple way to lower a heavily loaded poptop without the risk of the parachute effect is to stick your pillow on the upper...
Re: how to cool a poptop?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:38:05 -0700
...my Westy for an estimate, seemed to think > that a white poptop would not make a difference during hot weather. Where > I live it...
Re: Archive Searching Tips
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:26:15 -0400
...install poptop got 18 hits. (some with info you'll want) Tried another using: poptop got 1800 hits. Mike '84 GL "Mongo" ----- Original Message...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:35:53 -0500
...However, an (offline) email from David suggests that it is better for getting the lift started on the poptop, and then you should finish...
Re: Source for poptop seal?
Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 08:43:16 -0500
...of a source for a high quality replacement seal for the poptop >on a 87 Westfalia? I tried JC Whitney's offering but it...
FS: weekender and westy and carat interiors, and poptop need to sell ASAP
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:47:51 EDT
...also whole poptop section w/ luggage rack and upper bunk ready for retrofit onto hardtop van - easy project chris SE pa
Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Mar 2004 - Special issue (#2004-247)
Historical mailing list - Galleons Lap Photo
Sat, 20 Mar 2004 17:22:12 -0800
...Raising poptop with kayak on roof >> >> >> >Well, I've finally gotten my roof racks installed, figured out how to > >> >get >> my >> >kayak onto them...
Re: painting poptop?
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:08:19 -0400
...painting poptop? I want to paint pickle's poptop before winter (and before leaves start falling---I've gotta do this outside.) I found...
Re: westy pop top conversions are not for the rich
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:16:13 EST
...The poptop is not part of the bed. You can install a top and then add a bed months or years later if you...
Re: Is your Westfalia top body color or white?
Historical mailing list - bmn
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 23:13:28 -0400
JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > all '64-'84 westfalias with the fiberglass poptops were gelcoated white, > exept the '84 wolfsburg westys. '85 up they began...
Re: WTB Westy Luggage Rack Piece
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:40:26 EST
...i have an entire poptop for sale but i want to sell it complete for a conversion.. chris
Re: Cleaning the poptop roof
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Fri, 23 May 2008 14:03:04 -0700
...Cleaning the poptop roof > > My fiberglass roof is beginning to look dull. What should I put on it > to restore its luster? > Thanks. > Patti...
Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:01:59 -0500
...2010/2/10 <JordanVw@aol.com> > my '89 westy needs a new grey poptop canvas... im still on crutches w/ a > broken foot so...
Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:27:17 -0400
...80-84 the canvas was stapled onto the poptop. 85 up uses the aluminum > strips. > > chris
Pop top cleaner
Historical mailing list - Houston Bolles
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:04:27 -0700
Any suggestions for cleaning mold, mildew and discoloration from a poptop canvas and ceiling? What about the outside of the poptop? My friend just...
Re: Attn: Jim Degenero, FSGreen Westy 28Kmiles
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:01:20 EDT
...VERIZON.NET writes: > Did they not put Westfalia decals on the poptops in '84? > > Also ... I thought, even on the Westies, that the aero...
Inside lining/coating poptop
Historical mailing list - Pierre Monette-Dorais
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:41:03 -0400
Hello everybody,I had to scape off the inside lining of my vanagon 1983 poptop because it h=as been water damaged for a...
Re: Ooh look, we can get PopTopHeaven vans on eBay
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:43:03 -0500
...If that was not PopTopHeaven then that van would be in the > $4-$5K range. > > Bryan >
Re: Racks on a poptop - 86 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - John Thomas
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:25:47 -0700
> > I talked to the Yakima Rack support line a couple of weeks ago about > mounting their racks on the poptop of my 86 Westfalia...
The poptop project, part 3
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 21:50:26 -0400
...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/poptop New pictures closer to the bottom. Anyway, we cut the headliner such that it could be reused...
Re: parting out the following vans:
Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:13:53 -0500
...AT, A/C, and 1.9L >'81 Westy w/ complete camper interior and poptop, 2.0L engine, and 4speed >trans. >'77 Westy, camper interior...
Re: Links to various poptop transplant sites, Bloss link dead
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:41:05 EST
...he sold his '87 GL that we did the poptop conversion to and bought a '93 EV MV Country Homes top.. i think he...
Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:05:07 -0700
> I've got a hole in my poptop that I'm looking for a way to > plug. I ordered one of the poptop strut...
Re: '69 VW Poptop Nu brks, F/R no mtr $350/bo
Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
Mon, 4 Mar 1996 09:21:09 -0800 (PST)
On Mon, 4 Mar 1996 Sglw@aol.com wrote: > from sundays mercury news classified > > '69 VW Poptop Nu brks, F/R no mtr $350...
Re: Country Home Campers FS - Erratum..needs help identifying this conversion..
Historical mailing list - BenT
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:59:18 -0700
...Home Campers (CHC). > > The poptop looks different than the one on their website. > > http://www.countryhomescampers.com/ > > Unlike their poptop, mine covers the whole...
Re: painting the poptop with reflective paint
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 13:31:19 -0700
...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: Poor man's awning
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:00:23 -0700
...I use 3 or 4 spring clamps to clamp the tarp over the raised poptop seal. I use a larger bungee cord at the...
Can a Westy Pop Top be TOO WIDE for a passenger Vanagon??
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:29:20 +0200
Hi all, I have purchased a used Westfalia poptop that came off of a 1982 Joker Transporter Camper... I cleaned it all up nice...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:03:43 -0500
...Poptop Raise Assists ::: :::Cool --- thanks for the tip --- I just ordered mine and as it turns out :::the :::guy just happened to be on...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 00:20:52 -0800
...You do NOT want to just bolt the gas springs to the poptop. You > need to spread the load out. Fiberglass can crumble under...
Vanagon poptop spring question
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:46 -0400
Hi gang --- I assume you're all familiar with the funny hinge/spring thing that holds up the vanagon Westy poptop. I know there...
Vanagon Sighting - Wilmington NC
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:43:00 -0700
...It is two-tone red & white, with a poptop that was one of the rectangular, horizontally raised ones like some of the T2 vans...
Pop Tops - open and shut
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 01:59:52 -0400
A while ago there was a thread about how do you keep your poptop open while you're pulling in the canvas -- I was...
Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:09:11 -0400
...For example, if you want info on poptops you have to search for (poptop)or(pop top)or(pop-top). If you want all...
enough with the ebay poptop seals
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 17:50:39 EDT
that's all i have to say tyler
Re: popup top seals
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:05:41 +0000
...Even the flat seal between the poptop and luggage > rack just clips > on. > > 2) Our kit seals better. The location of the poptop > seal...
Re: where to obtain a poptop for conversion
Historical mailing list - Tim Leek
Mon, 8 May 2006 15:48:50 -0400
...where to obtain a poptop for conversion > > > All, > > First, thanks to the community in general for such an interesting, > useful set of discussion, and...
Re: Raising the Poptop
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:37:17 -0700
...I'm 5-7 (170cm), slight to medium build, and > now in my seventies, and have never had trouble raising the poptop, though > it...
Re: my brother invented the poptop
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:12:40 -0800
...my brother invented the poptop Very cool! Nice to get a real shot back into history on our vans. Thanks for sharing. John On...
Re: poptop tent replacement
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:55:29 -0400
...On Jul 21, 2012, at 9:50 AM, Timmy Evens wrote: > what are peoples thoughts on the best deal for poptop replacement? i've...
Needing Lift Mechinism for 1985 Vanagon poptop roof
Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
Thu, 31 May 2012 08:43:17 -0700
Need to replace a broken Lifting Mechinism for my poptop. I understand I can use a 1984-1990 item, � Its the horizontal bar and...
Westy Poptop Seal
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Jun 1996 23:03:10 -0700
I am about to install the seals on both the poptop and the luggage rack this weekend and was looking for suggestions on the...