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Cleaning the poptop roof
Historical mailing list - P. Brattan
Fri, 23 May 2008 11:58:32 -0700
My fiberglass roof is beginning to look dull. What should I put on it to restore its luster? Thanks. Patti Burgundy 90 Westy Automatic
Re: Yakima racks
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 9 May 2005 16:53:35 -0400
...The only catch is pushing the poptop bar into place My wife normally does this while I lift but I've thought more than...
Re: In search of Vanagon Poptop stainless hardware
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 8 Sep 2020 08:28:09 -0700
...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> I'm looking for a replacement truss head screws used with the westy >>> fiberglass poptop hinges and struts...
Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:26:46 -0700
...Mark Zeitgeist wrote: > Has anyone investigated installing one of the old ASI poptop kits on a non > camper van? I had an '83(?) diesel...
Re: 81 Westy - MUST SELL
Historical mailing list - TBill
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 16:22:37 -0800
...Has poptop with double bed hardly used. Manual transmission and > new brake pads on front. Has a sink with working pump, icebox, closet > and...
Re: putting a poptop on a vanagon
Historical mailing list - The River Clan
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:26:31 -0700
...I have >82 vanagon and want to install a westfalia poptop (vw oem) I >was also told there was a site showing this procedure...
Re: Poptop Seal From Bus Depot
Historical mailing list - Vince So
Sat, 5 Jun 1999 00:08:46 -0700
...Poptop Seal From Bus Depot > > > >I want to replace the rusted poptop seal on my 89 with that from > Bus Depot > >but I haven...
Re: (NVC)- A different kind of Westy
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:45:45 -0700
...They have been building poptop campers for well over 20 years in the Vancouver area. They can make any van a poptop, including Fords...
Re: poptop screen repair
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700
...poptop screen repair > > > > I have a tear (about five inches long) in the > screen of my otherwise > perfect > > poptop. What is the best way...
Re: Needing Lift Mechinism for 1985 Vanagon poptop roof
Historical mailing list
Thu, 31 May 2012 12:02:20 -0400
...Need to replace a broken Lifting Mechinism for my poptop. I understand I can use a 1984-1990 item, Its the horizontal bar and...
Re: Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Que
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:07:49, -0500
Brabdy Smythe writes of adding gutter to poptop to fasted roof mounted stuff. I added large eyebolts (1') with very large fender washers all...
Re: No best answer to Pop Top raise
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 6 Feb 2007 01:09:03 -0500
...My van would be poor for this experiment, it really wouldnt benefit the greater group, as mine is a sunroof van with a poptop...
Re: Custom Westy Poptop Canvases?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:23:14 -0700
...Mark Tom Buese wrote: > Well Hell, if anyone is interested, I will make up a custom color > westy poptop in any of the 60...
Is the roof intact under a Westy Pop up?
Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 11:14:18 -0400
Hello Folks Is the roof of the Vanagon still intact underneath a Westy Poptop? Thanks for the help PaulC KB1RP
Re: FS: 87 Westy Poptop Weekender need heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 30 Sep 2001 23:40:38 -0700
Oops... Too fast on the send key. "Near San Francisco". Sorry Ben. Must be time for bed. Making stupid mistakes. Jim
Re: ASI PopTop install part one..
Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:27:33 EST
Nothing like pics of a topless Vanagon to get my motor running 1st thing in the morning! :-0~ Brian 83 1/2 Urabus
Looking to swap Type2s for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - coyote
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:04:06 -0700
...In trade I offer 2 busses....76 Westy Poptop + 79 Poptop Deluxe, both with typical Jersey rust in typical condition....email for more info...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:16:12 -0500
...In her case I think the addition of struts > will allow her to raise the poptop AND lock it in place...if the > weight...
Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:53:22 -0400
...http://vimeo.com/12165017 It shows the installation of our OEM German poptop canvas. You can find more info on your various poptop canvas...
westy interior?
Historical mailing list - Chad and Jen
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 22:26:13 -0700
...I have found a tan z bed but i want to wait for whole set up, even a poptop, i saw the web site...
putting a westy poptop on a hardtop vanagon Re: Transporter to Westy web site
Historical mailing list
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:31:12 EST
...http://web.archive.org/web/20020821130648/http://members.citynet.net/bloss/vw/ poptop/index.html hard way: http://members.shaw.ca/stuartblack/vwprojec.htm...
Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:33:49 -0400
That's going to depend on whether you have a poptop and whether you're going to want to open the poptop. Removing rain...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 17:33:05 -0500
The Packasport luggage carrier weigh 90 pounds by itself (per the companies specs.) I've put 4 aluminum tracks on the poptop to mount...
Re: poptop crack in my westy - need advice
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 14:52:40 -0700
...poptop crack in my westy - need advice >I have a 2.5-3" crack in my poptop (formost corner of the top , just >behind...
Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:30:07 -0800
...The poptop was "fake", compared to the vanagon poptop, not enough space to sleep up there, unless you're 5 years old. The kitchen...
for sale: carat interior, westy interior, poptop section, central locking system
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 03:53:44 EDT
...tank under sofabed, cabinet with big door in left rear, etc. poptop section w/ upper bunk, luggage rack, all hardware, easy retrofit to hardtop...
VW fonts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 22:12:17 -0800
...It is not used on the poptop but is a nice sans serif typeface used elsewhere by VW. Alistair
Re; Painting the Poptop/The only way?
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Wed, 31 May 2000 06:59:21 -0500
I thought we were discussing refinishing the roof of a Westy, not a house! Roll and Brush? Pooey! Yuck! Mucho Ca Ca! Terry
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:29:15 -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: Poptop assist
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 5 May 2012 19:28:45 -0700
...On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Roger Barkley <rvbarkley4347@gmail.com> wrote: > Just installed the poptop lift kit from �http://www...
Re: Advice Needed: Poptop Seal - 82D Westflailia
Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:07:27 -0500
...But with what - and from whom? > >I've seen many sugestions for poptop seals. What do you prefer? I once >read of a seal...
Re: poptop gasket
Historical mailing list - John Welsh
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 11:49:22 +0000
...John Welsh, San Diego 87 Syncro Westfalia GL 81 Triumph TR8 Bruce Wood wrote: > > The rubber gasket on the poptop of my '84 Westy...
Re: MV
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:58:51 +0100
...The poptop is very slick, so the seller may not even know it is there! Try to see it at http://www.vw.com...
brand new poptop seal FS-Re: Camper top seal where to get?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:17:19 EDT
...this is the front and back seal, for luggage rack, and poptop part. brand new. pmail if interested [text/html]
Poptop question for Listees in PNW/BC :)
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:11:08 -0700
So my canvas poptop will need to be replaced this spring.... So all you rain coasters know the issue of a weekend getways it...
For Sale: '78 Champagne Edition Westy poptop camper
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 May 2002 13:38:06 EDT
...So i am selling my '78 Champagne Edition Westfalia poptop camper.. its a "show vehicle" i have taken it to many vw shows and...
Re: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:44:34 -0600
...will a poptop fit inside a GL?> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > I can't imagine it would fit inside even w/o buggering...
Re: Sunbrella
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:27:30 -0400
...It's great for marine applications but it makes a lousy tent fabric, and Westy poptop canvas is more like a tent than a...
Re: (NVC)- A different kind of Westy
Historical mailing list - B
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:25:13 -0700
...1) The advantage that B found was that the poptop had hydraulic lift assist. B *cannot* lift the '87 Westy poptop (No arm strength...
Re: how to cool a poptop?
Historical mailing list - PSD
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 23:15:50 -0400
...how to cool a poptop? They have mainly disappeared now, but for many years the taxis in Hong Kong (Toyota Crowns) had a dual...
Re: Cleaning Westy poptop of plants and fungus
Historical mailing list - Kevin Davis
Sat, 19 May 2001 16:15:07 -0400
...Cleaning Westy poptop of plants and fungus > > Westley's Bleachwhite, a product used for whitewall tires does a very > good job. You will still...
Re: Ideas for Replacing POP UP Screen
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sun, 26 Aug 2001 20:40:34 -0700
Greg, On my '90 westy, on the original poptop mosquito net, there is a zipper on the top and the bottom. (Often overlooked.) The...
Pop top insulation
Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:39:43 -0500
I am considering purchasing insulation for my poptop in my '89. Can anyone give me suggestions to what they have done? Thanks. -Jamie Auch...
mosquito netting
Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:11:25 -0500
My mosquito netting for the front window in my 85 westy poptop is shot. Does anyone know where I can get suitable replacement material...
Re: Perfect weather for Winter Camping!!
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:47:54 -0500
Re, poptop insulation: Here's Frank Condelli's plans & pictures. Last time we camped beside Frank, he was mounting it on the inside. George...
Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:06:52 -0800
RE: Replacing screen Depends on the year. '90-'91 the whole screen zops out and can be repaired. Earlier models are a PITA....
WTB, New/Used Poptop
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 02:06:21 -0700
Hey volks, I've searched and am unable to find a vendor. Anyone know of a source of them in good condition? -- Neil2 '82...
Re: leaking in the rain
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:11:47 -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...
A dirty Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:00:11 -0800
...I need to clean the rust off the hardware on the top and use something to make the poptop white again. Doing the poptop...
Washing the Westy top
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:46:20 -0600
A season of grime and bird droppings had settled on top of the poptops of my two westys. Encouraged by how well my kayaks...
Re: how was this poptop added?
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:25:10 -0800
...how was this poptop added? > >Yes, that one was done the easy way. I have done some like that. You >don't get a...
Re: How did the poptop insulation job go?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:06:35 -0500
...wrote: > > A few weeks back, someone was posting pictures of a poptop insulation >> project, with the intent of finishing off the inside with some...
Basic question - poptop seals
Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 05:24:18 -0700
...In addition to changing all of the fluids, plugs, and filters, it looks like I have to replace the poptop seal before our first...
Re: This GoWesty is really starting to annoy me....
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:39:25 -0600
...net> > wrote: > Yep, & the Sprinter model now comes w/ the $1600 poptop option that > only the Ford & Chevy models had before. > > where do you...
Re: in bear country - food in the van or not?
Historical mailing list - W Peabody
Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:06:50 -0700
On 8/3/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Ranger lady at Highland Lakes didn't see a problem with our poptop...
Re: the weekender saga again
Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:27:53 -0500
...when i say "Full GL" i mean i had the poptop, stove, fridge, both tables, propane, the whole deal. there were '90-'91 Multivans...
Re: my brother invented the poptop
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 10:08:23 -0500
...the camera, age 22.] > > Here's a better view of the poptop. You can see the bed level > in the rear hatch, raised up...
Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:26:35 -0700
...Mark mark drillock wrote: > I cut the hole and installed my first poptop 15 years ago to make my > Baja Syncro Camper. It has...
Well I got my new poptop gaskets...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 10:00:46 -0400
...I got the new poptop seals for my '88, Thanks Ron. The back piece went on quite easily and looks great. My question concerns...
Re: '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:42:27 +0800
...Re: '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color If I understand it correctly the pop top color may depend on the trim level of the Westy...