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• Those little rubber feet on a westy top...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:14:05 -0500
  ...They rest on the "roof" of the car when the top is down, under the top on each side, and can be seen left...
• Aftermarket high roof
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 08:48:59 -0700
  ...someone who is interested.� I prefer the lines of the AW roof and some others. Stephen Home Home For over 30 years, FIBERINE has...
• rooftop shower
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 16:51:15 -0600
  ...Re: ?Roof Top "camping" Question? Don't know about them, but I use a solar shower on sunny days down to about 55 degrees...
• Re: Rear Hatch Alignment Blues...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 24 May 2007 06:30:33 -0700
  ...Nearest I can figure, shaping the door to match the roof line would've required putting an arc in the structure that was too...
• Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:21:58 -0600
  I worked on some really big government roofing projects on the Kodiak Coast Guard Air Station on Kodiak Island, Alaska. It has been a...
• Re: more Rust solutions...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:02:24 -0400
  ...roofing cement is for roofs... BTDT, and was really sorry... chris
• Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:13:29 -0400
  ...And they mention the need to strengthen the roof if you cut a giant hole in it. (I have a copy). -Craig '85GL turned...
• Strange Bus Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Bill Ernest
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 09:12:00 PDT
  ...The bus had a sort of white picket fence/gingerbread house wood fence (about 1 foot tall) around the outside of the roof. There...
• Skylight (Westfalia) replacement questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 11:57 -0600 (MDT)
  ...My '91 has had the skylight replaced with a 14" square RV roof vent that sticks up at least 3-4" above the roof...
• Re: Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:27:29 -0400
  Detailed JPEGs of a gutted Westfalia roof (super compressed versions attached). I have half-meg versions of same if you want the detail, p...
• POP TOP Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 09:47:02 -0700
  ...There is a rear plywood section that was put on top of my existing roof (maybe this is integrated into the roof on a...
• Re: sunroof leaking
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:15:16 EST
  ...Initially, it appeared that my operator or cables were stripped because the roof would stop just short of closing and the crank would rachet...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:56:07 -0800
  ...Then I realized it was missing almost all of the interior roof - only > had the pop-top. > It sure gave a nice look - but...
• Re: *WANTED* Westfalia High roof top (joker)
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 01:19:14 -0400
  ...wrote: > Looking for a vanagon Westfalia High roof fiberglass top. Does anyone know of one for sale? They look like an Adventure wagon top...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1371
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 12:00:36 +0200
  >Couple of silly questions.... >Anyone take their westy through a car wash? Problems? Plusses (like the roof >gets washed!!!). You may visit a car...
• Magnolia rooftop tent?????
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 14:41:21 +0000
  ...Small%20Maggiolina%20on%20Eurovan.jpg"><BR><BR>Any experience with these rooftop tents? Cheap way to convert passenger van to family camper????Cheers,<BR...
• Is this a rare van?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:52:20 -0500
  Hey all, today I saw a 71? bay window bus that had a factory sliding roof. not so much a sunroof, but almost 3...
• Re: Top replacement
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:41:49 -0500
  I was always under the impression that the country homes campers were made from converted Tin Top busses, meaning the roof is still round...
• Thule Roof Racks with 3 bars
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:25:38 -0700
  I goofed and ordered a "good deal" on used gutter mounts for a Thule roof rack from someone on Amazon. Turns out I only...
• Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:52:50 -0600
  I can also vouch for the sturdiness of the Vanagon roof. Having recently cut up a Vanagon using nothing but sawszall blades and a...
• Re: Westy roof rack for two kayaks?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 12:33:00 -0400
  ...First climb on top then haul the boats up on ropes? > > My guess is that with two boats up there, raising the roof would...
• Re: Vanagon roof racks
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Tue, 25 May 1999 15:48:59 -0700
  ...Vanagon roof racks > > >>Hello, I was referred here by T. Carrington. >>I am looking for roof racks for my '84 vanagon. I need extra...
• Re: Powering a 110V A/C
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 02:17:46 EDT
  ...This Dormobile bus has a roof rack at the rear of the bus behind the pop-top canvas and there sits the air conditioner...
• Cheap Source of Roof Seals
  Historical mailing list - C. Blakeley Burgess
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 21:22:49 PDT
  Hi, I've been monitoring the discussions about gluing roof seals back into place after the metal clamps have rusted away. Having gone the...
• Re: Roof Racks for Westy Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 06:17:33 -0800
  ...Next, I took an old roof rack system for skis or surf boards, eliminated the old straps and fabbed kayak cradles out of 10...
• Re: Clean up mould from interior roof lining?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 23:27:51 -0400
  ...Any suggestions for a cleaning product that will remove the mould > from the interior roof lining without trickling down my arm, gassing me, > or...
• Re: Lo price Vangon German double SUN roof seal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:42:36 EST
  ...Thank you for all > possible answers. > NEED possible your recomendations sun roof repairman. > > i bought one when they were still available.. i havent checked...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:32:29 -0600
  They were skylight windows & came in 23 & 21 window deluxe model buses w/ an operable skylight in the middle of the roof. There were...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:45:46 -0700
  ...I have long thought that a raised roof section in the main > living area would be a big plus for those times when popping...
• Re: the drawn out pop top conversion update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:37:48 -0700
  ...Mark Alistair Bell wrote: > I've had the hold down strips on and off the roof a few times now, refining the position and...
• Re: Westy camper top mods for a Syncro GL?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 08 Oct 1996 08:41:22
  ...He installed all of the interior parts (they simply bolt on), and then cut a hole in the roof and put on the pop...
• Roof rack options
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:27:39 -0700
  ...At the moment we tie one to a 12" ladder on the Subaru's roof rack, and I'm pretty sure we'll keep...
• Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY ??? IN ONE WEEDEND ??
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:44:32 -0400
  ...Some people want a roof, some want a Westy upper bunk and the roof, while still other's want a Westy with its full...
• Re: Vanagon roof lift assist
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:36:41 -0400
  ...I have the HD struts and with and empty roof it lifts itself. Takes a little effort to pull down but no big deal...
• Stock 57 bus convertible
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 01 Nov 94 18:14:12 EST
  ...It is basically the same size as the roof of a single cab. It has a factory looking seal, is fastened by the exact...
• Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jun 1995 09:14:55 -0400
  I should like to get a roof rack for Ramona since this trailer plan seems to be disolving as I learn more and more...
• Lubricant for (1984) Westy Pop Top Hinge - Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 15:32:46 -0700
  My owner's manual says: (under a picture of the hinged portion of the roof) "The hinge pins on the strut supports of the...
• Eurovan pricing and roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Coombs
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 17:11:56 -0700
  ...Can you safely put roof racks on the pop-up? Any advice on this? 2) What is the reasonable price range for this vehicle...
• Re: Cleaning the poptop roof
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 May 2008 19:51:27 -0700
  I use regular car wax on the white roof of Dixie, as recommended by my boat-crazy neighbour and it looks great. Armourall was...
• re:campers(was BRM wheels)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 11:09:18 -0400
  >it has this tent on the roof ; Wedge-shaped, with tall end at the rear = >of the bus, runs from rear of bus to...
• Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:06:27 -0400
  ...But be forewarned, you either have to be named "Hercules" or have a helper to raise and lower the roof with such a weight...
• Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:47:29 -0600
  ...Camper Roof rack questions.. > I use the yakima towers and round bars on 3 of my Vanagon's. > Wow they are great. I always...
• Re: ~2mpg reduction in fuel economy: confirmed when sporting a roof rack.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:11:00 -0800
  ...confirmed when sporting a roof rack. > I posted recently that with a Quick n Easy roof rack with 2X4 cross bars > on my tin...
• toll passes was roof rack vs. trailer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:37:35 -0800
  ...2012 2:41 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: roof rack vs. trailer > > Dennis - before the next trip to the SouthLand check...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#1600360780 : VW Joker Westfalia Wohnmobil o. T�V f�r 1.-DM
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 27 May 2001 12:51:42 -0500
  > Check out the roof line on this unit !! > Don't get caught in a crosswind!-----it would totaly blow you off the road !! believe...
• Kayaks Roof Mounts poppytops etc
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 08:16:56 -0800
  ...Most volks just leave the gear on the roof and sleep downstairs en route, put your swag and your orang in the front seat...
• Re: Roof vent for hardtop Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:33:32 -0700
  ...Malcolm --- Michael Moon <moonf4@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a > roof vent for a hardtop vanagon? I...
• Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:59:16 -0700
  ...As for me, I cut a 14" x 14" hole in the roof of my hardtop non-Westy 22 years ago.� Guts it took...
• Re: Interior roof mold
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Zallen
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 17:25:06 -0800
  ...increasing presence of moisture and mold on the inside of the roof to his '81 Westy. We live in Vancouver, Canada, a very damp...
• Bag for Westy Roof Rack
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:21:41 +0200
  Hi All After Westfalia discontinued production of Vanagon roof rack bags, a different vendor starts to offer those bags again. It comes grey colored...
• Gas can: how bad an idea is this???
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 21:30:49 -0800
  ...I'd like to keep an extra 5 gallons on my rooftop carrier, preferably in one of those well-sealed plastic gas cans. However...
• Adventurewagon roof removal?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 16:29:37 -0700
  Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has ever removed the fiberglass high top roof off an Adventurewagon? Is it a royal pain...
• Thule roof rack question
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 09:29:03 -0400
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• Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list - Erik Thomsen
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 14:01:01 -0800
  Could you get a Deluxe w/ a sunroof and no roof glass? Thank you, Erik
• Re: Roof rack product query, or market question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 19:15:57 -0700
  ...Alistair Alistair > On Aug 12, 2018, at 6:46 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: > > Be interested in what a roof rack for...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:45:10 -0800
  ...In the tin top, the beam is curved to match roof curvature, in the westy its not. Both van types have box section cross...
• Weird Vanagon Wreck Photos
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:31:41 -0700
  ...The roof is STRONG. Forget James Bond; car roofs don't come off when the vehicle hits a low object! It takes a LOT...
• Re: Fix the nasty beginning
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 22 Aug 2021 09:08:23 +0200
  ...On my tintop I had a mouse nest between headliner and roof, and the rodent fuzzied up the stuff even more. And made it...
• Subject: painting the poptop with reflective paint
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:49:47 -0700
  Joy, I painted my blue 87 top with some RV rubberized roof paint (got it at Camping World). I used some 3 inch wide...
• Re: A/C ducts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 19:56:35 -0400
  ...I was going to > attach then to the roof with velcro but they are kinda heavy and I'm afraid > they might pull the...