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• Re: poptop canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 19:42:05 -0400
  ...poptop canvas While I'm having no luck finding a nice pop top in the mid west for my 84 westy I am planning...
• Lubing the Pop-Top Joints
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:18:57 -0700
  Can someone recommend a lube for the joints, pivots, etc for the framework that raises and supports the Westy pop-top? In particular I...
• Re: Pop-Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:35:49 -0700
  ...Same for the pop-top, I assume that > the flat seal goes on first and then the pop-top seal butts up against this...
• more upper bunk storage space
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:38:59 -0800
  ...The shelf is attached to the pop-top by wire cable so it folds when the pop-top is closed. It hangs a few...
• Re: Looking for roof rack clamps
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:05:08 -0500
  For any interested parties with Split Westy Pop-top... I have a Full length metal Roof rack with all 6 hold down clamps that...
• Pop Top Seal For Sale / Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - FLADGER
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:40:28 -0700
  For those in search of a new Pop-Top Seal for their Westfalia camper, I have one for sale. Just check out the URL...
• pop top struts cable fitting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:27:01 -0700
  ...swaged fitting shown is the one you are trying to reproduce? http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/pop-top-strut-cable-fitting/ alistair
• Re: Camper pop-top screws
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 00:16:25 EDT
  ...can get replacement screws/bolts for the rusted ones that hold the pop-top to it's hardware? >> just paint them..... easy, huh? :<) chris
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:44:24 -0600
  ...If I recall, there are a couple choices for > > > > good ways to repair/replace the (front) screen on the pop-top canvas. My > pop...
• Another pop top hinge repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 11:35:59 -0700
  Between other things , I futzed around with my spare pop top lifting bar assembly this week. Little stainless steel shaft and a bronze bushing...
• thanks to bus depot and go westy for rafflebus 2013
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:19:58 -0400
  big thank you to bus depot and go westy GW donoted the pop top canvas and BD donoted the pop top seal kit Thank...
• adding a pop-top to my van?
  Historical mailing list - Keith M. Elgart
  Mon, 10 Mar 97 20:40:30 EST
  I have a 93 eurovan mv, and would love to add a pop-top to it. If anyone has any info on how to...
• Re: Looking for stainless steel pop top carriage bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:09:30 -0500
  <<I have been looking for replacement stainless steel carriage bolts for my 84 Westy pop top. No luck yet searching the web. Anyone find...
• Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:48:20 -0700
  I have a small tear in the pop top canvas, has anyone come up with a 'best' way to repair it? (Short of replacing...
• Re: replacing old pop-top screen
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 17:22:31 PST
  >Alice Gibb asks: > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to replace/repair the pop-top > screen for an '81 Westfalia? Ours has numerous...
• *NEW* Westfalia Pop-Top Canvas For Sale 80-91
  Historical mailing list - Charles Fladger
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:53:59 PDT
  ...If anyone is in need of a NEW Pop-Top Canvas for their Vanagon Westfalia, I have one for sale on eBay. It fits...
• Re: Late Bus Pop Top on Splittie, possible ?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:04:58 EST
  In a message dated 12/2/02 10:22:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: > Any chance that the Pop top...
• Re: Size spec for pop-top bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:09:14 -0700
  ...Size spec for pop-top bolt? > Hi all? > > Can anyone give me the specs for the short carriage bolt that goes > through the westfalia...
• Roof racks for non pop top vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:56:21 -0700
  As most of you know, I make roof racks for the Westfalia pop top vanagon. I do not make roof racks for the non...
• Re: 76 pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 3 Jun 1995 07:48:22 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Check also that the rubber seals for where the pop-top meets the roof of the van when the pop-top is closed are...
• installing pop top seals
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 15 May 1997 19:36:11 -0700
  I'm in the process of changing the seals on my pop top and luggage rack. The original seals came off easily--there was...
• Best Cleaner for a 1985 Westy Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - Richard Huey
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 12:36:18 -0700
  I am the proud new owner of a 1985 van, and would like to clean up the pop top shell, without harming it. I...
• pop top struts
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 18:27:08 -0500
  ...Unfortunately I lost the addresses to the sites that have info on the struts that make it easier to lift a pop top with...
• Non pop top bay Westy questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 95 20:34:39 EDT
  Something I saw today has me wondering, now I know Westy did fairly common non pop top versions of bay window Buses, certainly till...
• FS: Poptop/Luggage Rack Seals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:43:13 -0600
  Luggage rack seal; fiberglass pop top main seal; front/flat seal for the fiberglass pop top. All 3 components to renew the pop top...
• Re: Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:03:07 -0500
  ...This worked well for me HOWEVER be advised that securing a load on the pop top in this position greatly increasing the effort required...
• Re: texas canvas for campers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 17 Apr 96 16:38:00 CDT
  ...Volkswagen Pop-Top Campers * Pop-Top kits for all models * Side awnings for Campers & Vans * Over 100 Beautiful Custom Colors * Ask about other items...
• Re: Wolfsburg/Carat with pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:02:13 -0700
  >Is there such a thing as a Vanagon model with the Wolfsburg/Carat >interior but with a pop-top. > >If so, what is it...
• Re: 82 Westy cleaning and/or painting of the Pop Top?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:31:31 -0500
  ...Also, can I or > should I > paint the pop top to preserve it, and if so, with what type of paint > or > sealer? > > I...
• Re: pop top work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:50:58 -0700
  ...pop top work > > got some work done on the pop top yesterday and today... de-flocking > the ceiling and made a start painting. > > http...
• 87' Westy fs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 20:42:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...1987 VW Vanagon GL, Westy pop-top. Auto trans, pwr steer, brakes, windows & locks.. AM/FM/CD Player Air cond. . 100 k miles... Grey...
• Re: 82 Westy cleaning and/or painting of the Pop Top?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:21:54 -0400
  Hi Aimee, I cleaned and re-installed the pop-top on my 73 camper a few years ago. OK, it was 10 years ago...
• Re: camping accessories?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:24:57 -0600
  ...camping accessories? > >I almost forgot about three of our most important camping accessories: > >1) the soft ball that lives wedged in the pop-top...
• How To Cool A Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 21:22:52 +0000
  For what it is worth I went out and checked my Pop Top with and I.R. Gun. My Westy is parked out in...
• Vanagon Pop-Top Conversion Experiences
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 19:46:45 PDT
  Hello everyone, I recently bought a "shell" of a '91 Vanagon MultiVan and I am considering using the interior and pop-top to convert...
• Re: '81 westy rims / pop-top color
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:18:38 -0600
  ...I was referring to 80-83 Westfalia, I know the later models had matching pop tops. On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:59:59...
• Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:55:44 -0500
  ...Passenger van to westy pop top conversion? >>I am confused. >>Why have a pop top if not the bed with it? >>Adam P My...
• Re: Turning vanagons into Westies???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:09:56 -0400
  ...or pop-top ... or pop top (remember exact matches). Vanagon poptops from any year Vanagon can be fitted. Mike - Melissa Puckett wrote: > Anyone ever...
• Pop top canvas hinge dirt
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 10:23:20 -0400
  Hey volks, What do you guys do to prevent the hinge dust from soiling your pop top canvas? I have a few year old...
• pop-top seal, middle seat, 87 GL Camper
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Ellis
  Wed, 09 Apr 1997 00:26:42 -0700
  I'm looking for an alternative to buying a new pop-top seal and luggage rack seal from the dealer. I'm also interested...
• Westy Pop-Top Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:40:52 -0700
  Did the installation of a new pop-top canvas this afternoon. Many comments in the archives about doing this but not much detailed how...
• Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY!! NO WELDING..IN ONE WEEDEND
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:03:48 EDT
  In a message dated 10/21/04 8:33:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, gjg9003@ESU.EDU writes: > There's a pop-top available...
• TGIF... useful ways to use a Vanagon Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 08:22:04 -0500
  Here is what happens when you attach the back half of a Vanagon with the pop top onto the top of what appears to...
• painting pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Grenon, Jerome
  Tue, 9 May 2000 17:32:30 -0400
  hi volks, my pop-top is all cracked (not the Grand Canyon but small surface cracks) and i want to give it a new...
• Re; Pop Top Color Restoration
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 12:54:34 -0500
  ...Pour a 5 gal can of diesel fuel on the pop top! It will shine like crazy! No rubbing! Terry
• Fake Gutters for Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:52:17 -0800
  Where do I find the fake gutters that allow mounting of a kayak rack to a pop top? Also, what's a good rack...
• Re: hello again!--pop top mildew
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 May 1995 15:49:35 -0500 (CDT)
  >I see you all have been talking about the mildew problem on the pop-tops. >I posed this question about 2 months ago. Can...
• Re: Real Pop top Conversion Solution for Non Pop Top Vanagon's
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2009 10:52:59 -0700
  ...of you like myself with > non westy vans who want the pop top check this out. > > http://vwelevation.com/products.html > > This person in...
• fs:67 pop top, 66 ghia
  Historical mailing list - morrison
  Mon, 5 Jun 1995 18:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
  My friend has a '67 factory pop top, white, no rust, canvas good, good front end, good tranny, killer camper. $2500.00 as is...
• Re: Thule carrier
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 18:39:01 EST
  I know of several fellow kayakers who use similar racks on their pop-tops to carry kayaks. Though they don't have the box...
• Pop top shining
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 22 May 2000 07:02:27 -0700
  My faded, stained pop-top finally got on my nerves enough to do something about it this weekend. I washed & scrubbed all the bird...
• Re: Interior pop top
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Sat, 13 May 2006 15:49:49 +0000
  ...Interior pop top >Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 08:36:17 -0700 > >Has any one, and I am sure they have, ever really given...
• Re: Pop Top Gasket Glue ??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:20:43 -0700
  ...I don't recall seeing what the PROPER glue might be. > My Westy has glueless pop top seals and they are falling off from...
• Westfalia dimensions
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:02:54 -0700
  Hi to all, I checked the archives and found nothing about the normal pop-top Westfalia’s height and length. The length, I think...
• VW Pop-top Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 95 16:33:36 -0800
  ...1971 pop top camper van Full functioning camper van with things like: sink ice box table folding seat/bed plenty of storage electrical hookups...
• Westy pop-top conversion
  Historical mailing list - Sean R Meiborg
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 18:10:59 -0500
  Does anyone in the Seattle/Pacific Northwest area know of a person/body shop/business that has successfully transferred a Westfalia pop-top to...
• Inputs requested for '87 Westy pop top seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 18:19:44 -0700
  I want to replace the rubber seals for the pop top - both sections. I wonder about aluminum vs steel clips as well as the...
• Re: Pop-Top canvas job....
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:31:48 -0800
  ...Here is my post on how to R&R the pop-top canvas: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0005C&L...
• Re: Thule or Yakima rack part no's - Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Tue, 1 May 2001 09:57:21 -0700
  Mick, Thule Yakima both make rack tower mounts that will fit to rain gutters and are tall enough to fit over the pop top...
• Re: Tops that pop straight up
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 13:25:08 -0500
  it has been my experience that there are/were lots of different companies that manufactured some form of pop tops for VW Vans. Some...