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• Re: vanagon windshields
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:03:15 -0500
  ...oh, and if your over 6' then make sure you dont get the ones w/ the tint strip at the top! the original vanagon...
• Re: Tin top camping
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 19:33:42 -0500
  ...John On 10/7/2013 11:18 AM, Dave wrote: > I know there are some folks out there with tin tops that still go...
• Duracool - again
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:19:18 -0500
  Hi Volks, Again I�m rushing and realize you need to know my vehicle is a 1991 2.1 tin top. Duh - must be...
• Re: Poptop conversion from a tintop.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 5 Sep 2024 15:17:17 -0700
  How about a high top? On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 2:55 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi John, > > my understanding...
• Window Tint..Professional or D.I.Y.?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:00:07 -0500
  ...I would like to tint the top portion of the front glass and maybe the lower few inches of front glass as well�any...
• Thermostat with a hole?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:07:15 -0700
  ...When researching the topic on thermostats I found that some of them have a tiny hole on it (about 1/16" diam.) and some...
• Re: Return to list
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 17 Sep 2017 10:42:14 -0700
  ...Welcome back! -Dick- 87 Tin Top Syncro -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Shirewood Sent: Sunday...
• Re: Window Tint
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Apr 2022 22:59:10 -0500
  ...The top > of the line tint currently is a ceramic based tint. This project will take > approx. 50 sq. ft. to do a whole...
• Re: Best Tint?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:50:02 -0600
  ...Can't recall the name of this tint. Does anyone remember this? I tried the archives already. Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Going green? See the top 12...
• Re: Reasonable price for 85 Westy poptop, how to remove and transport
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:30:39 -0700
  ...drill for the "dozens of tiny canvas hold down screws". I used one to put the new top on my van and it made...
• Trip Report - Toronto Canada to Mexico and Return
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:33:45 -0700
  ...Peter Hampton pedroph1@yahoo.ca Photo Gallery Links; Photo Gallery One http://tinyurl.com/rmb66 Photo Gallery Two http://tinyurl.com/sx98r Photo Gallery...
• The pop top colour and heat question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 19:28:04 -0700
  ...High top has foam insulation and tinted windows, all kinds of differences to make the exercise a bit silly, but still... Alistair
• Re: Fix the nasty beginning
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sat, 21 Aug 2021 20:38:43 -0700
  Nice to see that work Alistair. > Today was cutting replacement metal, using the roof section I cut out years ago to make tin > top...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:38:29 -0400
  On 6/27/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > In Alabama, Limo Tint (darkest) can be put on all windows EXCEPT the > Driver...
• Re: Which Takes More Patience?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:18:24 -0700
  ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
• Re: windshield Glass
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:06:01 EDT
  ...no stupid blue tint stripe at the top like all the aftermarket windshields have....
• Re: WTB: Steering column cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Sep 2016 23:59:20 +0000
  ...My newly bought 84 Tintop is missing the steering column cover. If anyone > has an extra set (the small top cover and the long...
• Re: Tin top camping
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 13:15:38 -0400
  Dave, I've never owned a Westy - all of our camping has been in a tin top. Other have mentioned dark tinting and they...
• Re: Top replacement
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:08:15 -0500
  Do you have a westy and need to replace the fiberglass top? Or are you converting a tin top to a poptop? At least...
• Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:16:43 -0700
  ...I still have the > lower inner scraper installed, to prevent scratching my window tint > on the metal window frame. Now if I could remove...
• VW-Google Navigation System
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:24:25 -0500
  ...tinyurl.com/r8sm3* I think it will retrofit ;) -- John Meeks Vanagon Rescue Squad http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm '91 Multivan Top...
• Re: Westy Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:06:30 +0000
  ...to the closet, tinted the inside, and replaced it. I also had them put a dark strip across the top of the window, which...
• Re: 85 vanagon pop top /care of tent.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:11:24 -0700
  ...The pop top fabric, although it looks delicate, is quite durable. cheers alistair On 10-Aug-10, at 7:37 PM, tina canny wrote...
• Re: Carrying loose propane tanks?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:40:29 -0700
  ...and feel safe doing it? Do you just throw it in the back > > or strap it on top of the Vanagon .. or? > > > > Tina > _______________________________ Do...
• Blue Syncro Tin Top
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:42:11 -0700
  Anyonde locally buy this running and driving Syncro for 7K? SF bay Area. Stacy -- 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels...
• Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 18:58:40 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=527875 It was used on earlier tin-tops though. When most people do a re...
• Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:38:17 -0700
  ...They raised my van to 19", and they were way > too stiff for the lighter weight of a tin top.
• Winter tire chains
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:28:51 +0000
  I'm thinking about buying a pair of winter snow chains for my '86 tin top and wondering if anyone has a recommendation for...
• Top Grade Tire Chains For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:12:51 -0800
  I changed tire/wheel size and so I have these never out of the bag top end tire chains for sale, pick up in...
• Re: Door seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 7 Mar 2015 19:40:12 -0800
  ...that might help me along? My assumption is peel it away, clean off any residue, and reverse the removal. > > Thanks! > Aaron > '91 tin top.
• Re: interesting vanagon... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:13:32 -0600
  ...Edward I think that's the same one Jim Davis (Syncro list) has on his tin top, and it's for sale. Made/marketed...
• Re: Return to list
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017 10:38:20 -0400
  ...Thanks for still being here. > Doug Elledge > '85 tin top toy box > > > > > Sent from my iPad
• Window Tint Asthetics
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:18:21 -0500
  ...Thoughts? My van is alpine white with a white top... Chris P.S. I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint...
• Re: Tintop AC Tunnel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:37:29 -0700
  if the top of the tunnel plastic board was broken the steel plate is useless... I did something like this... http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: Poptop conversion from a tintop.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Sep 2024 17:16:04 -0500
  ...Are you saying there is a difference between a raised top and a pop top? I'm not really interested in having an upper...
• Fw: Re: Window Tinting for Heat Loss: Opinions Please
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:36:20 -0500
  ...I had all the windows professionally tinted two years ago with a strip along the top of the windshield and limo tint on the...
• Re: Question about westy poptop crossbar
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:09:27 -0700
  ...Hopefully I wasn't misleading in what I wrote. :) I guess it was inferred that if the weight of the top was supported properly...
• the drawn out pop top conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:43:52 -0700
  I'm so slow, and I procrastinate, but today I drilled the tin top for the pop top hinges (and backing plate), marked out...
• Re: hankook ra-08 copies
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 9 May 2016 12:33:41 -0600
  On 9 May , 2016, at 10:52 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > 1650# load rating, > work fine on my tin top westie which runs around...
• Re: tinted windshields
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 00:50:18 -0400
  > I noticed that on many of the german Caravelle pics that Andrew had > sent me that many had the graduated tint along the top...
• Re: Poptop conversion from a tintop.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 5 Sep 2024 17:55:00 -0400
  Hi John, my understanding is that the pop top requires some fairly complicated supports and welding for the lift to work correctly. And additional...
• Sally is FS
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:11:08 -0400
  ...After all the previous listings, this tin top looks to be worth the 3K asking price. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/3942745329.html
• MB Viano New Vanagon Entry?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:23:50 +0000
  http://tinyurl.com/53qkf This may have made the rounds previously. I notice a pop top version link over on the right. $30K? Bob...
• Fahrvergnuegen
  Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:46:33 +0200
  ...had the topic "Fahrvergnuegen". I picked up a a brochure of this advertising campaign from 1990, maybe you remember it... http://tinyurl.com/5h97eu...
• Re: Want to put tint on windows and looking for thoughts and opinions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:15:46 -0700
  ...top coat. Mike On 4/13/04 7:12 PM, "Doug in CA" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > Hi Volks, > > I am considering tinting the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Mar 2005 to 24 Mar 2005 - Special issue (#2005-261)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:56:49 -0700
  ** bryan duggan <bduggan@MINDSPRING.COM> writes: ** >> Has anyone out there put a roof rack and space box on top of their Westy? Yes.. Yakima...
• Re: Poptop conversion from a tintop.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:27:07 -0400
  Hi John, In your below message you said pop top. That is different than a high top or raised top. The high top would...
• Mt. Wrightson Panoramic Shot
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 07:42:09 -0700
  One of the cooler shots from this past weekend (memorial day) http://tinyurl.com/3dy2x Karen and I did a 10.5 mile roundtrip...
• Pop top re-install question.
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:53:37 -0800
  ...anybody seal this top edge of the U channel on the outside to the top? I am thinking a tiny bead of Black Jack...
• Re: interesting vanagon... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 21:27:00 -0400
  ...s the same one Jim Davis (Syncro list) has on his tin >top, and it's >for sale. >Made/marketed by Overland IIRC. >http...
• Re: Cool roof paint on material for vanagon camper tops?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:26:44 -0400
  I have done it on all my bus and vanagon tops except one as I sold it before I could paint it. you can...
• Re: Window Tint Asthetics
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:45:17 -0500
  ...Thoughts? > > My van is alpine white with a white top... > > Chris > > P.S. I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:02:22 -0400
  ...top of those blue hoses. Is it a fact that the tin cannot be re-installed? And is that no big deal -- the tin...
• Re: PS Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:51:43 -0500
  At 01:15 PM 1/19/2013, george jannini wrote: > Tiny little springs, little tiny balls, big giant hands. Oh what fun! Steadiness matters...
• coolant and piece of tin
  Historical mailing list - ajw
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 19:43:48 -0500
  ...Topping off the coolant I watched amazed as a small piece of the tin seal from the coolant container came loose and went into...
• Re: Window Tint Asthetics
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:28:34 -0700
  ...Thoughts? > > My van is alpine white with a white top... > > Chris > > P.S. I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:22:19 -0500
  ...Arizona you can tint the side windows with 65% tint (passes 35% of the light). Only a strip > across the top is allowed on...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:51:22 -0700
  ...top. And it ain’t much use if I > have to go from below. -- Neil n VE7TBN 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl...
• (Fwd) Re: Help With 110 Volt A/C BTU Requirement Sought
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:25:06 -0600
  Well, a 1500 watt heater will keep my van at 70F at the top of the fridge with the top popped with a 20F...
• Re: Tinting marine paint for poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:14:45 -0400
  ...I think adding a clear ,gloss reduced top coat would look great.As for tinting, call the numbert on the can. I forget the...