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Re: REPLACE YOUR POP TOP SEAL FOR ABOUT $30 BUCKS
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Thu, 2 Apr 1998 19:30:52 -0700
...Apr 1998, ghamburg wrote: > Anyone interested in purchase of roll of pop top seal gasket material I > found the maker of the gasket/with...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
Thu, 9 May 2002 18:40:03 -0700
Hi ya'll, I'm looking for a '90 - '92 vanagon with a pop-top, in restored condition. Something that needs nothing because I...
Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:39:44 -0500
...interior stuff fits fine, but sure would love to move the pop top to the good van............ Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81...
Pop-top paint
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:52:02 -0700
I saved a post from about a year ago that recommended Interlux Premium as a decent paint for re-doing the pop-top by...
Source for Westy pop top bolts?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 14 May 2006 13:54:00 -0700
...Somebody, on one or the other of the lists, posted a source for the proper bolts used in the Westfalia pop top. Folks commonly...
Re: Pop-tops and nuking thieves
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 16:53:54 +0500
>Thanks in advance, >Howard nuking theives? what? brad '85 GL
Re: Pop top canvas
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:44:17 -0500
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Re: cargo boxes on top of westies
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:39:19 -0500
...Even with the box empty there was no way I could lift > up the pop top. > I see lots of photos on the internet...
Pop Top Seals Hidden Warranty?
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 23:11:47 -0500
Thought I'd mention that my van's pop top seals were replaced by a local dealer about a year after the vehicle's...
Re: Pop Top Vent
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 05:46:58 EDT
In a message dated 4/26/00 11:30:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << Pop Top Vent >> Adam, try...
Re: oxidation on a dark-colored pop-top: any consensus on a solution?
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 20:21:16 -0500
Ken, Why in the heck would a painter tell you painting of your pop-top wouldn't help ? Of course it would ! Depends on...
Another Pop Top Heart Stopper
Historical mailing list - Gronfor, Kristoffer
Tue, 7 May 2002 08:57:45 -0500
I do not know what the similarities are with the Vanagon pop top mechanism, but while showing off my '73 campmobile to a friend...
storage in (bubble top) westy?
Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:15:04 -0800
the typical pop-top westy has outside storage space on the roof above the driver-passenger area, where you can bungee-down luggage or...
Re: pop top tent tightening kludge
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:58:39 -0700
...Does the pop-top still seal against the body? The extra sleeping room is kind of cool, though... -Damon --- Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA...
Re: pop top lift springs
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 23 Aug 2018 11:48:26 -0700
...pop top lift springs > I installed medium strength gas cartridge struts to the pop top and tested > how the top went up-down with...
Re: Another pop top hinge repair
Historical mailing list - BenT
Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:30:57 -0700
...CA> wrote: > > Between other things , I futzed around with my spare pop top lifting bar assembly this week. Little stainless steel shaft and a...
Re: Westy 'style' pop top on a SOB
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Sun, 6 Jul 2014 18:48:01 -0500
...Westy 'style' pop top on a SOB > > I know others are looking, the Westy style roof got my attention right > away. > > > https://picasaweb.google...
Re: High tops- removal/trade
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:19:30 -0700
I've helped remove a high top (Get-a=way) from one van and install it onto a pop top. I might be able...
ripped canvas in pop-top
Historical mailing list - Vicki Derrer
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 14:01:13 EST
...I have just made a horizontal gash of about seven inches in my pop-top's canvas. It is directly under the bottom of...
Re: Removing Westfalia decal from pop top.. ?
Historical mailing list - Stevie Havoc
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:12:29 -0600
...fresh set of the large "Westfalia" decals > that go on the pop-top. > > Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to easily > remove...
Re: Pop top conversion
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:31:53 -0800
...gain some insight on converting a standard > Vanagon to having a pop top. I know someone had a great website here > that did it...
Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:30:38 -0700
...a pop top to my 88 Wolfsburg Automatic. > > Two options come to mind the California Camper top and the standard VW > > Pop top. > > Pardon...
Re: Screen on pop top canvas. (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:10:36 -0500
...I took the pop-top off the van as I thought that putting the new canvas on would be easier with the pop-top...
Transformer Truck (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Fri, 5 Dec 2014 06:57:49 -0800
A pop-top mobile castle. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CnHGKUh-5O4 Angus
Re: Pop-top Canvas
Historical mailing list - John Reddick
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:14:28 -0500
I agree the side windows are awesome, especially when the weather is warm.
Re: Pop top bolts
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:00:03 -0700
...Pop top bolts I am getting my van ready for a paint job and want to replace all the pop top bolts with Stainless...
Re: Attaching Puck Lights to the PopTop Flock
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:01:08 -0700
...say...Pop Top Flock! > Anyway, I'm trying to get some battery operated puck lights attached to the > bottom of the pop top for...
Campers for sale (LA area)
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
Sun, 22 Jun 1997 18:21:10 -0800
Saw two Vanagon pop top campers for sale this weekend. They are parked for display alongside the road on highway 133 south of LA...
Re: Pop-top seals and headlight covers
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:44:51 -0400
At 01:23 10/21/99 , Kevin Dawson wrote: >Can anyone tell me if the pop-top seal and luggage rack trim offered by...
Vanagon/Westaflia hybrid?
Historical mailing list - T.
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:17:09 -0700
...It has a pop-top that says Westfallia on it. Yet the interior is all the original non-camper stuff. You know? two sets...
Adding a pop top question??
Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 10:59:23 EST
Hi Everyone, Well looking to add a pop top to my new vanagon I have noticed the differences in the roofs and wonder if...
Re: the high+pop-top
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:28:08 +0000
...straight ahead with strong crosswinds. > > Jeff > > > Another reason for the high pop top is aerodynamics. > > > > The Westy arrangement is almost the worst possible aerodynamics...
Re: Poptop Alarm was Re: ebay car?
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:17:17 -0500
<<<snip>>> OK, even with an alarm a few of us would still forget to close that pop top. But with a cut off switch...
Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 6 Sep 2007 17:38:11 -0400
...I'd be interested in learning > what they cost should I ever have to > replace my fiberglass pop-top. > > --- In wolfsburg_campers@yahoogroups.com...
Re: Powering a 110V A/C
Historical mailing list - Oxroad
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 02:17:46 EDT
...There is a breadloaf bus with a pop-top Dormobile conversion which clearly has a 110 conventional home window-mount air conditioner mounted on...
Re: Painting Pop-Top?
Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
Wed, 23 Apr 1997 10:47:29 -0400 (EDT)
Our '80 Westy had had its pop top painted while it lived in Florida. The folks had used "marine paint". It was glossy and...
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Historical mailing list - Robert M. Stewart - my vanagon
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:20:03 -0400
...I am Looking for a drivers side power window motor and pop top luggage rack mounts. Questions: 1. Do people recommend to use used...
Re: Hemp lovers joy!-hemp pop top canvas
Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 10:02:03 -0700
...Maybe some industrious list member might consider not only > pop tops > made of hemp but also side tents made of hemp canvas as well...
Re: Westfalia dimensions
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 4 Sep 2015 20:18:47 -0500
...mcneely ---- thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > Hi to all, > > I checked the archives and found nothing about the normal pop-top Westfalia’s height...
Pop Top "Loaf" for sale
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 12:14:15 -0700
...center) is a "mango" loaf with a pop top. When I saw it last week end, the top was up and driving by, the...
pop-top seals
Historical mailing list - Steven Manning
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:29:25 -0800
Anybody have an opinion om pop-top seals from JC Whitney? They seem to have aluminum instead of steel running through them to prevent...
Re: Pop Top Seal
Historical mailing list - Don Record
Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:33:05 EST
...hearing of anyone's experience with one of the Bus Depot pop top side seals. Were you satisfied with the results? Opinions - reglue or...
Re: Cleaning a Westy Pop Top
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:29:45 EST
...Are there any secret tips/tricks to cleaning a very dirty pop top or is it > just a matter of climbing a ladder and...
Re: Pop top conversion
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:07:34 -0800
RE: Conversion Julianna, here is one site: http://members.shaw.ca/stuartblack/vwprojec.htm
Re: Simple Question on Pop Tops
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:35:41 -0700
...alistair On 2012-10-09, at 10:48 PM, Loren Busch wrote: > Getting ready to replace the bolts that attach the pop top to...
Re: instilling pop top hinges
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:27:49 -0800
...heads of the carnage bolts that secure the hinges to the pop top to prevent water seeping in > Is this standard practice is there...
Re: Westfalia dimensions
Historical mailing list - James
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:18:42 -0400
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hi to all, > > I checked the archives and found nothing about the normal pop-top Westfalia�s height and length...
Re: Painting Pop-Top
Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
Tue, 30 May 2000 22:28:57 -0400
...Two years ago I went the same route and the body shop ( a one man outfit) included the pop-top as a bonus. After...
Re: EDITED Re: pop top canvas install question
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:10:39 -0800
...Friday, March 19, 2004 6:01 AM Subject: Re: EDITED Re: pop top canvas install question > Here are 2 digi-pics of how I...
Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:05:00 -0700
Neither job is as difficult as many people think. Easier to put the Westy stuff in the Syncro. It would really come down to...
Re: Screen on pop top canvas. (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Steve Kroll
Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:28:07 -0700
...I took the pop-top off the van as I thought that putting the new >canvas on would be easier with the pop-top...
Re: Pop top issue
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 28 May 2011 09:10:05 -0700
Hi, I've been dealing with a friend's pop top issue and while its not quite the same problem you have maybe this...
Re: Vanagons For Sale/Phone Number Correction
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:48:09 -0400
...Hey John, > > This 1987 Vanagon is a Westfalia and a Wolfsburg and does not have the pop top. I am not sure if they...
Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Feb 2017 to 1 Mar 2017 (#2017-74)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 2 Mar 2017 06:25:46 -0600
...Westfalia, an independent camper conversion company, made the pop-top. They used the pop-top on many different camper conversions beside the VW one...
Re: pop top
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Thu, 4 Mar 1999 08:54:42 -0500
...One of the best things I have seen in a long time was a "fly" made for the front pop top window allowing the...
Pop top color RESTORED!
Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:18:10 EDT
Dear Listees- Just wanted to put in MTCW on my experience with a badly faded blue pop-top. (I think the folks at VW...
Re: 'Easy' pop top roof on a std Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:26:01 -0400
...thru my files looking for the 'easy' way to put a > pop top on a std Vanagon. The link that Chris sent for the...
Oxidized pop-top on my '90 Westy Multivan
Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 14:27:55 -0800
...The fiberglass pop-top on my '90 Multivan has oxidation problems. It's not severe, but discoloration is noticeable... perhaps 20% discoloration with the...
full paint job prices
Historical mailing list - John & Wendy
Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:58:31 -0500
...We are starting to get estimates for our Westy which will be from the gutter down, not removing the pop top and not painting...
Pop Top Counter Weights?
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:42:34 -0400
I seem to remember reading something about counter weights on a pop top. Ours has gotten progressively harder to raise over the past year...