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• FS: complete vanagon poptop roof w/ bed, fits any van
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:07:22 EDT
  ...complete fiberglass poptop vanagon roof, with double bed and luggage rack. fits any van , easy install. must pick up in SE PA [text/html]
• Re: ma x weight on Thule roof rack.
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:32:19 -0700
  My 83.5 wbx westy came with a Thule roof rack. The question is what amount of weight, shape etc can I safely carry...
• solar fans for the roof vent?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:54:37 -0500
  I know I've seen them for RVs, but has anyone seen a solar-powered vent fan kit that fits into the square roof...
• roof racks
  Historical mailing list - mat christensen
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:46:02 -0700
  looking for a se of thule roof racks with the fake gutters if possible-thanks matt --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a...
• Re: Glass Sun Roof
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:21:02 -0500
  ...Glass Sun Roof > > >> Has anybody seen or installed a glass sliding sun/moon roof on a vanagon? >> It would be over the driver and...
• Re: luggage rack drainage? water goes where?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:26:54 -0400
  At 22:12 9/20/99 , you wrote: > Just explored the van's roof & noticed the (presumed) drainage holes in the >luggage rack. Bentley...
• Re: Over the bed storage
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:47:36 -0500
  As others have indicated, the Westy's roof is different, and probably not applicable to your setup. On the other paw, there are reinforcing...
• Roof vent for hardtop Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moon
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:37:55 -0700
  Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a roof vent for a hardtop vanagon? I want to get something installed to cool...
• Re: DIY Roof Rack?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:21:03 -0400
  ...easily be > adapted to a Vanagon: > > www.geocities.com/vw_type2/roofrack.pdf > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato...
• Bungee net for Westy roof top storage bin?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Jones
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:44:31 EST
  Does anyone know of a bungee net with hooks that will work for the roof top storage bin at the front of the van...
• Re: Antifreeze and pests and pets
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:19:06 -0600
  John, " think the best approach is the secure your goods, don't leave dog food or antifreeze on the roof" I agree totally and...
• Falling rock
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:21:11 +0100
  ...It hitted the roof right in the middle, between front and rear doors. The roof sunk in about 15 cm and the inner roof...
• Re: Glass Sun Roof
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:28:02 -0800
  ...Glass Sun Roof >> >> >>> Has anybody seen or installed a glass sliding sun/moon roof on a >>> vanagon? >>> It would be over the driver and...
• Lengthening The Upper Bed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Oct 1994 06:47:08 -0400
  ...I store in in the roof in the far back, and when I sleeep in the roof I put it in the hole. This...
• Re: Roof Racks & Storage
  Historical mailing list - ncarter
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 17:03:44 -0800
  ...I made rain gutter type brackets using 1-inch angle and 1/8-inch round stock and mounted them to the fiberglass roof. This...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Higgins
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 08:47:44 -0500
  ...sunroof? > > are there any vanagon's with factory sunroofs? > where are they located on the roof, how do they work(slides, tilts, > fixed)? Yesterday...
• Re: How to increase gas mileage;
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:18:03 -0600
  ...But don't carry any of those 8 on the roof! Now, since we are in the tongue in cheek part of this serious...
• Westy Roof Strength
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:17:20 -0700
  ...The roof is very well built in my experience and I doubt you would have any problems. Be carefull not to slip off though...
• High-roof tailgate wanted
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 22:18:51 +1300
  An acquaintance here in NZ has somehow found a high-roof T3 he thought about wrecking, but it turns out to be too good...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 11 May 2018 11:44:35 -0700
  A rooftop, pelican-case box with metal locking straps like the gowesty one is exactly what inspired the only break-in attempts we’ve...
• a kinda ugly roof rack adapter
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 19:16:43 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/vanagon-kludgy-roof-rack-rail/ alistair
• Re: Solar
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Tue, 6 May 2008 14:52:32 -0700
  ...southwest, I couldn't put our panels on the roof as we prefer to camp in the shade. YMMV due to personal comfort zone...
• Re: Poptop conversion from a tintop.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Sep 2024 17:16:04 -0500
  ...Given the amount of > > damage to the roof combined with the complete wipe out of the AC > > inside that hangs from the roof, I...
• free rooftop enclosure for a 1978 Westy
  Historical mailing list - J.Fleming
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 15:40:21 -0800
  All, I have a rooftop enclosure in excelent shape made of thin plywood that fits in the front roof-top carrier of a 78...
• Refurbished roof
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:33:57 -0500
  Hi everyone, just thought I would share the work I did on my roof. Please ch= eck out my blog for details: http://1981vwcamper...
• Looking for Westfalia roof rack recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Rich Jones
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:48:58 -0400
  I'm tired of haphazardly tying my canoe to the roof with foam blocks, so I'm interested in what list members use. Specific...
• Re: The Looks.....(vanagon envy?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:13:54 -0800
  On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > Idle curiosity - why the roof mounted spotlight? > > I...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:08:19 -0700
  ...On top of the regular roof, and > separated by about an inch, was another roof. The idea was that the flow > of air between...
• Re: can you stand on top of your westy?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 07:03:51 -0700
  ...I've even been seen putting a step ladder on the roof of our Westy to get onto the house roof... Shawn Wright, I...
• Re: wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy roof, no rack
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 3 May 2004 08:21:00 -0400
  ...wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy roof, no rack Thanks to everyone for the awesome answers. I've received a number of suggestions to...
• Why have a camper?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:58:51 -0700
  As I lay looking up a the brilliance of the universe, it suddenly came to me ... "What happened to my roof!!!" Westy as a...
• Re: Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Question
  Historical mailing list - S-n-J
  Fri, 07 Jun 1996 17:04:11 -0700
  ...Hauling multiple sailboards on the roof. plus basket and misc gear bags. Total weight might be 100lbs at best. So far no problems. Scott...
• Re: SVC: Link to T-3 Foto
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:54:08 -0700
  ...The roof wac CUT off, and a piece of folded metal > (possibly the roof after being folded) attached to the plane's wing. Ehhhh...
• Re: Cleaning the poptop roof
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 23 May 2008 14:03:04 -0700
  ...Cleaning the poptop roof > > My fiberglass roof is beginning to look dull. What should I put on it > to restore its luster? > Thanks. > Patti...
• Roof Rack for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 27 May 2001 18:53:17 +0200
  Hi folks, I am looking for a surfboard carrier / roof rack to be mounted on my Westy. Since it�s a Pop-Top, the...
• Re: Syncro Sunroof Restoration Project
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 23:36:03 EST
  ...I have noticed a few Samba adds for roof clips of Sunroof vans. Does > anyone have experience with removing an entire roof and not...
• Re: WTB roof rack for kajaks, etc
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:25:30 +0200
  Yakima has hardware options for putting a kayak rack on a poptop roof. Yakima racks aren't cheap, but they are always on sale...
• Roof racks, kayaks, and wind
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 18:13:39 -0800
  ...I'll attempt to create a drawing of it here: __ /|| < Roof rack "tower" and "cross-rod" to hold gear. //|| _________//_||__ < Top of pop-top roof...
• Re: Roof vent for hardtop Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 08:51:40 +0200
  ...Roof vent for hardtop Vanagon? > Does anyone have any recommendations on where to get a > roof vent for a hardtop vanagon? I want to...
• Fwd: Poptop Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
  Sun, 28 Sep 1997 13:34:05 -0400
  ...This gives me time to grab the canvas and roll and pull it in under the roof as it closes. And the roof never...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:05:29 -0500
  ...a small honda car with a shopping cart mounted to the > roof. Similar to those gear baskets that Thule or Yakima sells for > hundreds...
• Anybody have idea about transporting Vanagon camper roofs?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:50:17 -0700
  ...Each is as big as the roof of a Vanagon which they are intended to fit. But each weighs 500 lbs. Is there anyone...
• Westy roof add-on to Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 09:55:34 -0500
  ...I will be adding a westy roof (from a locally found wrecked '80 Westy) to my 86 GL Syncro. My problem now is what...
• Re: Building a westy/DESTROYING A RARE SUNROOF VAN
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:34:04 -0400
  What I don't understand about all this debate is, why do you have to cut off the roof of the sunroof van? You...
• Roof Racks, Space Boxes and Westys
  Historical mailing list - bryan duggan
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:58:46 -0800
  Has anyone out there put a roof rack and space box on top of their Westy? I have put two roof bars up on...
• Wanted: Metal Roof Rack for Splitty
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 11:29:25 -0400
  I would like to purchase a roof rack, preferably metal, for my '59 Panal Van. Anything designed for a pre-'68 would fit. If...
• a roof tent which is only mounted while it's camping season.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:12:01 EDT
  I am interested in what you mean by having a roof tent that is mounted in the summer only. Do you have any pix...
• Westy roof
  Historical mailing list - Dave Emmons
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:54:51 -0500
  ...Is it possible to remove the pop top and install a regular roof from a passenger Vanagon? Happy Friday! Dave Emmons 83 1.9...
• Grommet for Roof?
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:22:21 -0700
  Is there any kind of grommet available to fit the vanagon roof? I've got a hole drilled in it and there are two...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:55:51 -0800
  ...a small honda car with a shopping cart mounted to the > roof. Similar to those gear baskets that Thule or Yakima sells for > hundreds...
• Re: Vanagon Subwoofer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Apr 1994 20:23:45 +0800
  What about mounting a subwoofer smallish tube on the roof of a Westfalia? That is inside, of course, bolted up against the headliner, hear...
• Re: Cool roof paint on material for vanagon camper tops?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:52:26 -0700
  If you folks are speaking literally of "cool roof" coatings, we spent summer of 2011 redoing our 1928 townhouse metal roof with Hydro-Stop...
• Re: Martha's roof coating
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 08:32:08 -0800
  Martha wrote: > > It's called Kool Seal Elastomeric Roofcoating, and is > available (probably among other places) at Camping World. I used about > 1/2...
• Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:37:51 -0400
  ...roof rack for 84 Westie Found a couple of articles about roof racks for Westies. One mentioned that Thule recommends no more than 2...
• Re: Carrying a kayak on the roof of a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:27:39 -0500
  ...I think I would prefer a solution that would allow me to open > > the roof without having to take the kayak off, but I...
• Re: roof cutting pics
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:18:02 -0700
  ...the hole in the roof of my syncro: > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/vanagon-cutting-the-big-hole-in-the-roof/ > > > alistair >
• Alternative roof vents?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 21:10:36 -0800
  I am looking for inexpensive alternative to the OEM skylight/roof vent on my 87 Westfalia which is in terrible shape. It's missing...
• Adding a pop top question??
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:26:27 -0800
  ...Do I need to fabricate the flat bars on > > the sides of the roof for support and so the hindges close properly or can...
• any interest in a rear spoiler for the vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:11:21 EDT
  ...its mounted at the rear of the roof. i have found a spoiler from another vw that works well with the rooflines of the...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:31:25 -0700
  ...Then there is some torsional strength added at the C pillar. >> >> As for the sunroof vans, those have MORE roof structure than standard roofs...