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• Re: San Francisco Van-O-Rama update
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:55:57 -0500
  ...One 13 & one 19. > > Are you trying to install a poptop? Did you know that Country Homes is > selling their tooling for the Vanagon...
• Re: 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:22:43 -0600
  ...Close all your windows, pop the latch, leave > your motor running, turn your fresh air on full blast and watch the > show. > Your poptop...
• Re: New Poptop rubber seal and canvas installer needed - Vancouver Canada
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:40:54 -0400
  ...http://www.subaruvanagon.com/84 vw westfalia look under PopTop - this was a Bus Depot canvas. How about a trip Easy and I will...
• Re: poptop seal - quality?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 25 May 2006 09:57:30 -0400
  ...Chris On 5/25/06, karen d <yosemite333@hotmail.com> wrote: > I need to replace the poptop seal on 84 westy. Bus Depot, Bus...
• Re: Tinting marine paint for poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:59:45 -0700
  ...Tinting marine paint for poptop? > > > >Look at www.frappr.com/vanagonlist My van is on there,and you > >cansee the results for yourself. This...
• will a poptop fit inside a GL?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:27:25 -0700
  Hello everybody I need to transport a poptop. It does not have the canvas attached. I think it will fit in my 89 GL...
• Painted my poptop...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:29:19 -0700
  After much deliberation (attempt factory color or just go with white), I painted the poptop on my '87 Westfalia. I found a color that...
• Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:28:36 -0700
  Hey volks, I'm planning to install a poptop on a '91 Vanagon. Haven't bought the poptop yet. Want to do it quick...
• Re: pop top colour, thread hijack
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2010 16:33:19 EDT
  ...ill trade you a white poptop for a titian red one!! i need to replace the poptop on my titian red 89 westy...but...
• Grovel...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:42:25 -0500
  I have been heard in the past to say that I thought that body-colored poptops look wussy, or words to that effect. Having...
• Re: 90 Westfalia poptop flocking decay
  Historical mailing list - EarthNOW!
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:45:28 -0700
  ...purchased a Westy where the flocking on the interior of the >poptop was damaged from prolonged exposure to humidity and heat. It just >falls...
• anyone parting poptop skylight
  Historical mailing list - Roch Cole
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 14:00:44 EST
  Looking for just the plastic top..dual layer for 84 westy...
• Re: cold weather insulation idea...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:09:53 -0700
  ...I got a huge roll for $40 that is enough to do all windows and the poptop. On the windows i glued pieces of...
• Re: Basic question - poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:11:10 -0400
  ...Basic question - poptop seals > Hello list: > Long time reader, first time poster. > On Saturday, I bought my first bus, a 1987 Syncro Camper GL...
• Re: Mold on Canvas
  Historical mailing list - rob campbell
  Mon, 9 May 2005 11:42:50 -0700
  ...The stuff is pretty nasty, even with side door, windows, sunroof, and poptop screen open I didn't want to stay in there too...
• tips on installing the poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:12:51 -0500
  Advice needed please! So I put the new seals on the poptop (the one that goes around and the one over the top) and...
• Re: 85' GL to Westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 23:21:53 -0500
  ...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/poptop/ I also wrote up some stuff on the Vanagon list that should have made it into the...
• Re: 85' GL to Westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - Greg Pizzolato
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:28:19 -0700
  ...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/poptop/ I also wrote up some stuff on the Vanagon list that should have made it into the...
• Re: What kind of vanagons are we driving
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 12:31:22 -0500
  Now all you need is a poptop... http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/poptop -Karl > 1989 VW Transporter (German version of vanagon like the...
• Re: Westy vs. non-westy Vehicle Weight
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:39:56 +0200
  ...610/- kg Joker poptop (westy): 700/700 kg Joker highroof: 640/640 kg Ambulance: 710/650 kg Ambulance highroof: 490/430 kg Pickup: 995...
• Re: � � � Re: Front Overhead AC Modified fo r a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:52:23 -0600
  ...The overhang > protrudes about 10 > inches into the former poptop area. If one turns facing the rear of > the Westy, > there is no difficulty...
• Re: westy interior/ installing a POPTOP
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 16:48:50 EST
  ...from Ben >> I'm in middle of removing a poptop from an 82 for a friend. I have also read Karl & Kristina's poptop...
• Lifting the Poptop with a Thule box
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:34:06 -0700
  ...Lifting the Poptop with a Thule box This must be a problem that has received much thought, and I = suspect, some novel and innovative...
• Re: moldy poptop cures?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:50:59 -0700
  ...moldy poptop cures? Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:57:48 -0700 >Just used a bleach/water mix and a soft nail brush. Got...
• Re: Deals on Pop-top seals?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 09:48:38 -0500
  ...The biggest is that theirs requires you to glue the front poptop seal section to your poptop, whereas ours attaches by way of a...
• Thank you! (was: Roof Racks for Westy Poptop)
  Historical mailing list - Wolf Packs, LLC
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:33:17 -0800
  ...Your advice and suggestions have been extremely helpful! We're going to use the holes drilled into the poptop by the p.o. and...
• Sealing the poptop
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:48:38 -0700
  ...I seem to be getting a small amount of water on the inside of my poptop. There are no cracks and the water seems...
• Re: Weight of poptop, and west interior?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:41:16 -0700
  I "think" all that weighs about 600 lbs. bob
• Re: No best answer to poptop raise
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:54:20 -0800
  Linear actuator example http://www.midwestmotion.com/linact.html
• Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 08:19:16 -0800
  ...Still, its a grueling 30 minutes. > > I've updated some before/after pics here: > > http://gallery.openfbo.com/poptopseal > > Will tackle the luggage rack...
• Re: In search of Vanagon Poptop stainless hardware
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 8 Sep 2020 10:24:48 -0500
  ...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > I'm looking for a replacement truss head screws used with the westy > > fiberglass poptop hinges and struts...
• Sealant on poptop bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:22:00 -0500
  ...When they took the poptop off to paint it, the bolts that go through the top and into the hinge used to lift it...
• Re: poptop edge rubber seal
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:02:21 -0400
  > can anyone pleasetell me where to get new rubber seal for the > front edge of the poptop on a 81 vanagon? It's the...
• New owners - treat canvas of poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 27 May 2006 07:38:43 -0600
  ...The canvas on our poptop is in great condition, and we want to keep it that way. Should we be treating it with anything...
• Busdepot Poptop seals installed
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 18 May 2002 03:59:11 -0500
  ...I got my poptop seals from the Busdepot this week. My impression is that they are very high quality. Better than I thought they...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:08:12 -0700
  ...Seeking advice for installing poptop seal Thanks, Marc. I have leave in the Westy for four days on Thursday, and wanted to install the...
• Re: There are 4 models as I see it.Re: full westy -vs- weekender
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 16:21:38 -0500
  ...I have often thought it woudl be nice to have a Vanagon with a poptop but wihout all the other stuff. I sort of...
• Re: popup top seals
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:34:02 -0700
  ...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: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 22:16:17 -0400
  ...how to cool a poptop? > > Chrome it. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. > > On 06/11/2015 11:02...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:03:36 -0500
  ...Slowly > lower poptop. Let the top come to rest on the top of your head - anyone of > average height should be OK. Grasp the...
• Re: Poptop lift assist
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 6 May 2012 18:14:41 -0700
  ...alistair On 2012-05-05, at 6:45 PM, Roger Barkley wrote: > Just installed the poptop lift kit from > http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Re: it's probably a misprint ... 84 camper $1400 in burbank, ca usa
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:22:21 +0800
  On 11/11/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Some of the Country Homes camper conversions were ordered with only the > > poptop. I...
• westy overhead cabinet for sale (NON a/c) + other bits
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 01:00:54 EDT
  ...i sold this weekend to a guy putting it, and the poptop on his '88 full size Dodge panel van...(should be an interesting...
• Poptop Screen repair/replacement
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:09:48 -0700
  <html><P>Has anyone tried to repair their upper bug screen in the poptop? Mine has a few sideways small tears, and I was...
• Re: 90 eurovan?? (you mean '93)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 19:17:39 EST
  ...GL? MV's are like the carat and some had the poptop w/ the carat (MV) interior. those fetch more. the GL's are...
• Pop top beautification
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:28:08 -0500
  Just thought I'd relay some info on cleaning the poptop now that spring is upon us. I was preparing to install new seals...
• ASI/Riviera and Country Homes Poptop Canvas Now Available Again
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:08:01 -0400
  I am now offering Riviera and Country Homes replacement poptop canvas from the OEM supplier to ASI/Riviera and Country Homes. These are of...
• my brother invented the poptop
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:29:01 -0700
  ...Anyway, Douglas Payne Jones (1936-2011) built a poptop in 1963. It took Westfalia five more years to figure it out. Richard
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 09:13:30 -0400
  I'd like to hear the results of measuring the temp of the inside of the poptop with the same IR thermometer on a...
• Re: pratiical joke played on my van
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Fri, 23 May 1997 14:47:48 -0400
  I saw a Westy in Newport RI with "NEVERFALYA" on the back poptop Mike D. At 01:43 PM 5/23/97 -0500, you...
• Barbie ice cube tray for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 22:49:01 EDT
  ...still have one complete westy interior and poptop left...tho, if anyone wants to make their passenger van into a camper.... chris
• ideas needed
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:06:37 -0500
  ...what is the differences between the two, anyone know? a table and cabinet are my main issues, maybe someday a poptop but since the...
• Re: Luggage rack and poptop
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:09:16 -0400
  ...Luggage rack and poptop >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Speaking of the luggage rack, does anyone have a source for the "perfect" >waterproof box...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 23:12:45 EDT
  ...who is poptop heaven? never heard of them, and ive been a vanagon junkie for 12 years now..
• Re: Westfalia poptop roof for sale - MD
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:37:14 +0200
  ...westyventures.com> wrote: > Make your hardtop a poptop! I have a good complete roof section and > poptop from an '85 Westy I need to...
• Re: There are 4 models as I see it.Re: full westy -vs- weekender
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:03:59 -0400
  John, At least in the 90-91 Multivan you do have the Westy Poptop, 2 rear facing removable jump seats, fold-down rear bench...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:36:55 -0400
  ...Worked slick w/o any glue, etc & just a rubber hammer to firm it up to the poptop. YMMV, Mr. BZ On Tue, Apr...
• Country Homes Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 09:55:08 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...One is the poptop - takes them 4 hours to install. That gives a top that covers 75% of the roof and lifts straight up...
• Re: Mold stains inside poptop
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Mon, 1 May 2000 21:52:22 -0700
  ...Mold stains inside poptop > Anybody know an effective way to remove heavy mold stains on the flocked > interior side of the Westy poptop? The...
• Re: FS: Country Homes Poptop PRICE reduced
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:52:41 -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...