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• Re: CB antenna question
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:33:44 -0400
  ...if you have a roofrack, you should just be able to use that, barring the roofrack, get a gutterclamp and use the right hand...
• Re: Spotlight
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:10:17 -0800
  ...My 16" Doka got roof rust from the hole leftover by manual spotlight control. BenT On Nov 10, 2010, at 6:07 PM, miguel...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:02:20 EDT
  ...up poptops.....where there are aluminum strips screwed to both the roof and the poptop that hold the canvas....changing canvas is easy as...
• Re: Is this a rare van? sunroof van FS cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:30:52 EST
  ...not so > much a sunroof, but almost 3/4 of the roof would slide open. Bout the size > of a poptop opening. Has a...
• Re: a/c roof ducts recall
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 18:01:34 -0600
  > I remember that a few months ago there was mention of a problem with the a/c > ducts falling from tha roof. I went...
• Re: the next wave:westy to syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 13 May 1998 09:23:35 -0700
  ...The roof sheet metal has raised stiffening panels (on the standard roof).One of these is just to the rear of the sliding door...
• Re: Fiberglass Paint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:54:32 -0700
  ...Has anyone painted their roofs with > Interlux marine fiberglass paint by roller? I am curious how the results > have been. The other pop top...
• Re: Headliner re/re ??
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:58:09 -0500 (EST)
  ...The '85 crewcab has zero > insulation/padding between the headliner and tin roof. It was -11C this AM > and took longer to warm up...
• Re: [Westfalia] roof rack mounting tabs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 13:48:28 -0700
  ...Cheers, Jeff 1984 Westy Tiico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Brideau" <dan@HOBBYETC.COM> > Greetings, > > My '85 Westfalia has metal brakets attached to the roof...
• Re: poptop installation (shudder)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:20:12 -0500
  ...The OEM Westfalia has a special roof configuration that contains the insert for the top bed and the roof has undelying bracing for the...
• Camper conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Michael Stevens
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 22:19:34 EDT
  ...The roof is a different matter, woodpanelling requires the > galvanized steel support channels be also salvaged from the junker. Any more > roof work is...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:58:29 -0500
  ...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: Front Heater Motor: Lube Dries Out?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 17:03:28 -0600
  ...Way different from a roof turbine. Jim Sent from my iPad > On Jan 2, 2016, at 3:42 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Fs: What type of camper is this ?
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Mon, 20 May 2002 21:21:34 -0700
  looks like a home-brew to me - in the enlarged view I see very rough seams on the sheet (metal or plastic?) roof... Dave...
• Re: Vanagon roof lift assist
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:45:20 -0700
  ...Vanagon roof lift assist | |> Marks kit comes complete with detailed mounting instructions. |> His kit differs from others from a major online vendor in that...
• Re: Thule Roof Racks with 3 bars
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:06:23 -0500
  ...I also picked up a set of Thule with the two bike attachments yesterday for roof mount for FREEEEE! I may not need the...
• Shaftola again!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:26:54 MST
  ...I've mentioned it once I think, but a couple of months ago a friend discovered a wood-slat roof rack sitting on an...
• How best to mount a motorized CB antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Tue, 31 May 2005 14:19:24 -0400
  I've got a Maldol power antenna mount (the roof-mounted version of http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamantm/4219.html), which will...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 16:32:58 -0500
  I wonder if cutting and sectioning parts from a donor pop-top might provide a taller roof? Mike Mark Drillock wrote: > Not what I...
• RE: Camper/ pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  28 Oct 1994 08:45:31 +1000
  ...Inside it has a sill on which you can place some boards and a foam mattress so you can 'sleep in the roof' - I...
• Re: Westy Roof Racks - carrying kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 12:09:19 -0700
  Thanks for all the replies on my roof rack dilemma. For the record, the 9 replies were broken down as follows: 4 � had drilled...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:18:45 -0400
  ...I have the heavy duty struts --- because I usually travel with a kayak on the roof and hope to be travelling with 2 kayaks...
• Re: Homemade roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 01:35:15 -0500
  ...electrical conduit I've seen wouldn't make much of a roof rack. >> >> >> >>I agee with that assessment. >> >>I use the QNE brackets with...
• RE: vanagon rear window vents
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 1 Nov 95 14:55:43 EST
  ...Unlike American vans with longitudinal ridges in the roof, Vgons can take aftermarket sunroofs in several different spots. I've mine over the 2nd...
• Re: Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:22:14 -0500
  ...Kevin On Dec 19, 2012, at 9:26 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Roof top Racks
• Re: FS
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:19:22 EDT
  ...I would further questuion the roof. Oh, interesting detective work. Yeah it looks like this bus at one time had the ceiling mounted air...
• High roof for sale near Montreal
  Historical mailing list - jpn
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:00:07 -0400
  Highroof partialy modified to fit a vanagon was on a baywindow Has two windows for more infos calumet a hotmail.com jp
• Re: Carbon Fiber Top
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:23:38 -0700
  Look at http://www.race-taxi.ch/gallery/album/ pictures 96-112 shows them making a carbon fiber roof for this widened loaf. BenT
• sunroof Syncro...Uhmmm...I mean greenhouse roof!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:25:55 -0700
  http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1645331682.html Wow! The PO must have been a shipwright. NOT mine, No connection. Andrew
• Re: Roof Top Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:43:30 -0400
  ...99.999%roof tops are used on level roofs or within a few degrees, not 45 degrees! Additionally those trailers that are "A" frames...
• Re: wierd EV sighting (well, wierd here in the US)
  Historical mailing list - ZACH
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 12:08:17 -0800
  ...The double rear doors were also extra tall and extended up to nearly the top of the high roof. The best part was the...
• FWIW - thread on car sound absorbing, cheap "dynamat"
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 11:53:23 -0400
  ...Dynamat is like roofing paper?? > Date: 21 Aug 1995 16:50:03 GMT > Organization: olympus.net > Lines: 36 > Message-ID: <nperson-2108950948590001@papm003.olympus...
• Re: Roof rack suitable (low profile) gas can?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:29:07 -0600
  ...Roof rack suitable (low profile) gas can? >> >> >>> We are going to take an extended camping trip in the van and I've >>> been >>> thinking...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 20:44:24 -0700
  ...possibility of using them up on the roof > where I have racks that extend beyond the roof and a Thule box that raises > the...
• Re: Question about Thule Load bars for 7passenger vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:47:16 -0400
  ...The 300 feet are *not* tall enough and your crossbars will scrape your roof. I think the minimum length of the bars is 48...
• Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:26:46 -0700
  ...The hole in the roof is just something cut out between the arches. The quality of the ASI leaves a bit to be desired...
• Camp Box News
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 21:14:55 -0500
  ...new issue contains part III of the series on wood slat roof racks,,interesting tidbit- in Europe the '68 through '79 models could be...
• Re: Three (!) Syncro Westies for sale (FWD)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 18:12:16 +0000
  > Behind Door #1, the fixer of the group, > but worth the effort if you want the rare moon roof :-): > > 1987 VW VANAGON CAMPER IN...
• Re: Automatic car washing?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:42:11 -0500
  ...Somehow the roller got caught on one of the roof "ribs" and flipped up in the air and came down and made a nice...
• Re: Bungee net for Westy roof top storage bin?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:00:50 -0600
  ...of a bungee net with hooks that will work for the > roof top > storage bin at the front of the van? > > thanks, > > Bryan Jones...
• 110 Volt A/C
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:26:15 -0400
  ...The test that I did was > with some of the standard roof AC units for campers and motor > homes. My goal was to take...
• Re: Roof Racks for Westy Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 19:42:56 -0800
  ...But I have to say, that I have read may posts over the past several months regarding roof racks mounted on the pop top...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:25:24 -0400
  What to do when top is up and sun is not vertical? The tent heats up despite white paint on the roof. Wysłane z...
• Re: the VW Eurovan's future is doomed here in the US...please read and give feedback
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:32:02 -0700
  ...Standard roof: 64" / high roof: 73" Vehicle heights: Standard height: 93" / high roof: 102" Engine: MBE 600 2.7 liter turbocharged 5-cylinder diesel...
• Re: VW T2 Vanagon Do it Yourself Camper book?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 05:09:23 -0600
  ...The pad for this bunk must be stowed below when the roof is lowered because of clearance problems with the roof. Installing cabinets is...
• Yakima Roof Rack for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:44:39 -0800
  ...Could you post this for me? Yakima Roof rack for sale. I'm thinking about selling my Yakima rack and I wanted the list...
• Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:33:09 -0700
  ...And Roger, comparing the driving characteristics of three different vans with different roof designs is not a legitimate way to evaluate the roof design...
• Re: safari roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 06:25:15 -0500
  ...camera showed a white 86-91 vanagon with a full-length roof rack parked right by the entrance!! :) >> FWIW, you can make the VWOA...
• Re: Vanagon Lawsuit/Sue the Bastards!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:33:45 -0230
  <SNIP> <<If a piece of an airplane falls through the roof of my house and kills or injures a member of my family should...
• Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Tim Talevich
  Tue, 14 May 2002 19:34:31 -0500
  Hello all, Like many others I see out there, the roof of my 88 Westy is faded. I'd like to paint it, and...
• Westy roof storage dimensions?
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 08:48:58 -0700
  Hi Folks, Would anyone happen to know the exact dimensions to the storage area on the Westy roof (1986)? I don't happen to...
• Re: roof top tent
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:44:26 EST
  In a message dated 3/25/03 9:40:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, doctorb@IMAG.NET writes: << does anyone have a roof top...
• Re: Vanagon ASI conversion roof material?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 28 May 2018 11:40:18 -0700
  my guess is molded fiberglass... I have a friend with a vanagon with ASI top and having a crack.. I saw some fiber...
• Finally Friday
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:48:28 -0400
  ...Enjoy http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2046042/Ecco-campervan-fl ip-roof-make-double-decker.html Dom 85 Westy
• RE; westy conversion (electric)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:23:44 -0400
  Who had the site up of the electric splitty with the two surfboard solar panels on the roof. Now that's a conversion. Way...
• Re: Roof rack for kayaks on 91 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:33:26 -0230
  How long are your kayaks? I've got yakima racks on my roof rack - I actually don't know how far apart they are...
• hot water in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:53:31 -0000
  ...I saw once in USA a Westy with a black rubber tank placed in a roof tray. In that case the water in the...
• seeking METAL 1/3 roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 16:58:23 -0500
  ...I currently have an all metal crew cab-length roof rack, which I liked very much on my '67 standard. However, as I have...
• Re: Wanted - High top
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 14 May 2004 01:19:22 +0200
  ...www.reimo.net > > click on the British flag and then on catalog search. > > put Roof in the first keyword seach and then select the...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:11:58 +0000
  ...JT -- Curiosity Kills More Mice then Cats. -------------- Original message -------------- > A LWB recumbent and not a roof rack? Unless it folds, > or you want it...