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• Re: Removing rubber cement from old poptop seal ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 22:06:55 -0700
  Denatured alcohol comes to mind... You might also try acetone or MEK. But alcohol is the solvent used when cleaning up. (Grip� brand contact...
• Re: options for repairing poptop zipper
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:35:59 -0400
  Nolan, This site has alot of info and pictures of the adventures of the Westy owner repairing his screen. http://homepage.mac.com/alistairbell...
• Re: moldy poptop cures?)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:00:00 -0700
  RE: Mold Search the Wetwesties archive, several good discussions on this subject (the Wet in Wetwesties has to do with the climate we live...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:56:00 -0700
  ...On 8/20/2012 2:33 PM, Kim Brennan wrote: > That's going to depend on whether you have a poptop and whether you...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:29:35 -0700
  Both the Poptop Weekender and Carat beds can be made to work. The Poptop bed is full width, the closet is behind and has...
• Re: removing old Westfaila decals from poptop
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Mah
  Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:15:27 -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...
• EV/Vanagon Poptop Raincover(?)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano/WA
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 20:02:16 -0400
  ...I was thinking about attaching velcro pads between the inside lip of the poptop and the canvas tent. From this I was thinking about...
• Re: WTB 86 or 87 Syncro non-GL Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 2000 02:25:22 EDT
  ...This equates to a Syncro Vanagon with a poptop and lower bed but without the stove, fridge, etc that makes it a full camper...
• Re: Thule Rack and Rocketbox
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 08:18:49 -0700
  > My question is this, does anyone have experience with approximately how much > weight one can put in the rocketbox and still keep the poptop...
• Re: poptop screen repair
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 13:44:46 -1000
  ...AM To: Mick Kalber Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: poptop screen repair At 15:27 8/16/2000, Mick Kalber wrote: >Thanks...
• Re: poptop edge rubber seal
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:29:09 -0600
  ...to get new rubber seal for the >> front edge of the poptop on a 81 vanagon? It's the bit which >> covers the gap...
• Re: Shiny Tops
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:09:25 EST
  ...there are some fiberglass polishes that can restore your poptop's color sheen if the paint isnt too beat.. RV and Marine stores have...
• Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:09:59 -0800
  ...folks, it is time for a new poptop canvas for the Vanagon Westy. There are about 6 different varieties out there. What have folks...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:19:38 +0000
  ...I wouldn't want to scare anyone away from adding a poptop, especially to a syncro where you would easily get your money back...
• Re: EV Westy spotted?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:46:14 -0400 (AST)
  ...Could this be a full blown Eurovan Description fits the Winnie version, has a poptop, has single louvered window on drivers side, rather confined...
• Re: Side Tent Camping
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:59:14 -0300
  ...http://exploits.dyndns.org/aug2002/ Not a "non-poptop", but should give you an idea...it's the cheaper tent from BusDepot... Tom >I...
• ScotchGuard on the poptop canvas question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:08:06 -0400
  At Everybus, I talked to someone (sorry, I can't remember who you are) who recommended spraying the poptop canvas with 3M ScotchGuard to...
• Re: Miracle
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 08:54:42 -0600
  > Hey, who hasn't driven away with the poptop or back hatch up? Er, um > hasn't everybody...? Folks who have only owned their...
• FS '86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Sat, 01 Feb 1997 15:35:25 -0800
  This was in today's San Francisco paper, looks like a good deal: "VW '86 Westfalia Poptop, 6 pass.frig.40k on eng. new...
• Re: 89 syncro gl weekender 4sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jones
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 22:18:35 EST
  please note that my van is not a camper, poptop or westie the body is in excellent shape, minimal rust around some windows, easily...
• Re: Yakima racks
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 9 May 2005 11:18:20 EDT
  In a message dated 5/9/05 10:00:07 AM, jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes: << I have Yakima racks on my poptop using...
• Re: Poptop rainfly
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 03:02:31 +0000
  Now, that's a Rain Fly !!! :o) http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=wua8um1.pt251rt&x=0&y=-wmd4ya or; kodakgallery.com/I...
• weight of poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:15:46 -0800
  How much that thing weigh? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:28:56 -0700
  ...Seeking advice for installing poptop seal Jim, the rubber hammer is only for standby, really, and gentle nudging to push it on the rest...
• Re: Pop top cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 09:05:34 -0400
  ...Pop top cleaner Any suggestions for cleaning mold, mildew and discoloration from a poptop canvas and ceiling? What about the outside of the poptop...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 23:39:47 EDT
  ...as the opening in the poptops. >> the last vw van to use the sunroof hole as the westy poptop hole was '73. '74-'91...
• Re: parts list for poptop shocks
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:24:21 -0600
  ...as i have experimented with this quite a bit as well, my criticism is that his springs are further back on the poptop. that...
• Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 21:42:12 -0800
  ...Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12" > Any reasonable fabric store will sell a wide range of lightweight canvas > and > heavy cotton...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:33:10 -0400
  ...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: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:21:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...Lemme clear this up ONCE and for ALL... (that's what I said last time....:<) Westy weekender: -Has poptop -No stove/sink -Has full...
• Re: GULP! Syncro GL to Syncro Westy backyard conversion...I am not afraid!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 08:48:43 -0800
  I have done it 7 times, 3 with poptops, 2 on Syncros. It is well worth the effort. Best done with the donor Westy...
• Poptop water-proofing
  Historical mailing list - Josh, Courtney & Althea Wilson
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:38:54 -0700
  ...During the night, my wife and I noticed that the entire interior of the poptop, which was closed, was damp to the touch. The...
• Re: kayaks on roofs (was RE: How Far can a ....
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:25:29 -0600
  ...wrote: >> >>> Oh, but the problem with the kayak is lifting the poptop > > > Here's a pic of my Westy with my 70lb canoe on...
• Newbie: I've Joined the Tribe! Questions...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 17:21:36 -0800
  ...No rips in canvas poptop. Brakes feel "mushy", and get less so when pumped once. Possible master cylinder problem, or am I just not...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:18:45 -0700
  ...Mark Jake de Villiers wrote: > Mark, in the Poptop Weekender the folding bench is full width, but the > mattress is narrow to fit between...
• Re: Adventurewagen top molds for free!? IS ANYONE GETTING THEM?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:24:47 -0800
  ...It's so > > much > > better to have this top IMO than a poptop (and I've had two poptop westys). > > The > > buffetting is no...
• joel's lists...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:30:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...Gregor Durstewitz 73 poptop westy Email: gdurstew@oimb.uoregon.edu city: Coos Bay next big city (by our standards here): Eugene
• Re: poptop paint
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:04:31 -0400
  I've been using Petit boat paint (Interlux will do too) for the bus and it is very good. I't good for steel...
• '88 Westy poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:47:50 -0700
  The seals are still soft and pliable, but pulling away in several places. Is the brownish, crumbling debris I see rust or adhesive residue...
• Re: poptops
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Feb 1995 16:16:14 -0800
  Patrick Tower writes: "BTW, how long does it take to deploy (I love that choice of verbs) the Westy pop-top?" --- Well, Patrick, it...
• Re: Poptop Canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 16:59:42 -0500
  Check your local camping equipment store, there are many quality re-waterproofing fomulas available designed specifically for tent canvas that would be a bit...
• F.S. '93 EV Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 1997 22:54:43 -0500 (EST)
  ...For Sale: '93 Eurovan Westfalia Weekender package (poptop,fridge, back screen etc.) A.T. 69k mi. one owner e-mail hussfamily@aol.com if...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 21:25:25 -0600
  ...Fold down rear seat (into bed) Refrigerator Westy Poptop Alloy wheels Fiberglass bumpers Dave Dfilcoff@stlnet.com
• Re: removal of silicon cauking
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:39:42 EDT
  I found that a buffing wheel and Meguir's polish wax took it off relatively quickly on the bolts on the poptop that the...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:24:39 -0800
  - hot water via heat exchange - cabinet light (under sink) - poptop light (when raised) - propex/plat cat - feather bed, down comforter, cotton sheets - mirror on...
• Re: Cleaning Westy poptop of plants and fungus
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 18 May 2001 13:23:14 -0400
  See http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/cleaning/pop-top/index.html for some great info on cleaning the pop-top. later, Andrew 86...
• Re: ' 93 eurovan camper roofrack install
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:17:43 EST
  ...02 4:59:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, utschy@YAHOO.COM writes: > what the heck is a "camper shell"?? do you mean poptop? chris
• solar fans for the roof vent?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:54:37 -0500
  ...for RVs, but has anyone seen a solar-powered vent fan kit that fits into the square roof vent window on the Westfalia poptop?
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:44:16 -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: westy pop top conversions are not for the rich
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:46:32 -0800
  ...I have put Westy interiors into 6 passenger models and poptops on some of those too. It just is not that hard. Mark > BenTbtstr8...
• Re: '79 westy OR 83.5 westy fs
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:37:15 EST
  ...Hydr lifters, poptop canvas > excellent, green/grn plaid, interior excellent, swivel pass seat, table, > sink/icebox, bed, sleeps 4 w/ bed in poptop, childs...
• Re: Doors hard to latch when windows closed
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 08:52:16 -0400
  ...My last Westy ('85) was still almost airtight; you could not easily lower the poptop unless a window was open. Alas, my present '89...
• Re: dimensions of 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:55:07 -0700
  ...But as Joel pointed out, remember to leave space to open the hatch and walk around. > Width (overall and width at/of poptop would...
• Re: Subject: removing rust on poptop from corroded rubber seal...
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 15 May 2002 18:45:59 -0500
  ...removing rust on poptop from corroded rubber seal... > I used a rubbing compound a hand towel and some elbow > grease. Worked well > > Phil***84...
• Re: GO Westy / Westy Table
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:28:55 -0400
  ...My price on the poptop canvas is $259.95, which is about what the others charge for the cheaper stuff. By the way I...
• Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:59:07 -0400
  ...I corresponded with a listee last year who sent me pics of this kind of rack with three surfboards on it ---with the poptop...
• Hijack: Re: STICKERZ! was Re: Opinions Please...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:54:15 -0700
  ...BZ-when did westy put stickers on the poptop rear or front or both? > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 15:47, <JordanVw@aol...
• Re: cracked poptop
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:37:35 -0700
  ...On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com>wrote: > I uploaded some pictures about the poptop crack...
• Re: Do you use GPS mapping gismo?
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 15:04:45 -0500
  ...The GPS receiver itself fits behind the poptop latch under the fiberglass poptop. This doesn't seem to diminish the signal by any significant...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:43:17 -0800
  ...Mark Drillock wrote: > I am very interested in an add-on bubble top product for a standard > Westy poptop. > 40" by 44" wide opening...