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• To paint or not to paint, that is the question!
  Historical mailing list - Pierre Monette-Dorais
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:59:46 -0400
  Hello everybody! I don't know much about poptop maintenance and i would like your advice. I have to remove the poptop to redo...
• FS: new flat poptop seal (80 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:53:55 -0700
  I ordered a flat poptop seal from GoWesty (for a 80 Westy) and found that I am gonna replace the whole seal. Soooo... I...
• Poptops in SF
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 05:46:21 -0800
  ...I have inherited several abandoned poptop projects from guys who had no idea what they were getting into. BenT Inherited? Did these people owe...
• poptop seal - quality?
  Historical mailing list - karen d
  Thu, 25 May 2006 05:48:14 -0700
  I need to replace the poptop seal on 84 westy. Bus Depot, Bus Boys, Go Westy, etc...all have. Do they all come from...
• Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:29:12 -0800
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0005C&L=vanagon&P=R18734 > folks, it is time for a new poptop canvas for...
• Re: Friday poptop cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 5 May 2006 16:37:46 -0400
  LOL! My poptop is tan, can I be one of the front teeth? At 01:22 PM 5/5/2006 -0700, Robert Fisher wrote...
• Poptop Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  15 Nov 95 17:14:36 EST
  ...The most irritating recent development is that my poptop latch has begun to rattle. I can't find any way to adjust the tension...
• Re: [WetWesties] Beautiful white 1990 westy camper in Bellevue...
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 14:16:25 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Used 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon Vanagon Westfalia Camper Van Full Kitchen > Poptop for sale in Bellevue, WA | The Green Car...
• Re: roof rack brackets on westy top
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:08:08 -0400
  I look forward to responses on this as well since my Thule rack is now idle since I put the poptop on the GL...
• poptop for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:54:56 PDT
  Hi, I am looking for a replacement poptop for my Westy. The one I have now only has one window. Are there any potops...
• Re: Sealing the poptop
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 19:13:37 EST
  ...I am assuming that > any cleanser will probably do for the cleaning, but what should I use to > i have a brand new poptop...
• Re: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 07:20:12 -0700
  If you mean the ones on the poptop itself, these are metric, which may be hard to find in stainless. You can then replace...
• Re: Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:34:32 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > As Ron wrote, originator of poptop lift assist kit. IIRC, he was also Samantha Stephen's doctor, right?! Oh wait...
• Re: Westy Top Seal Adhesive * Bargain Alert
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 18:58:07 -0100
  ...The 3-sided poptop seal and the luggage rack seal have impregnated aluminum clips, and attach securely without adhesive. Only the flat seal that...
• Re: Interesting Trailer on Campout
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 14:11:12 -0800
  yes, and now call it a "removeable poptop" and sell it with a non poptop westy/eurovan, and we enter the business plan of...
• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Woodall
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:56:50 -0500
  ...the arms off the skylight tracks,reached into the poptop latch,popped open the poptop,unzipped the canvas window and screen,and jumped in...
• Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:54:34 -0700
  Has anyone investigated installing one of the old ASI poptop kits on a non camper van? I had an '83(?) diesel ASI years ago...
• Wax on poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:48:38 -0700
  I made the mistake of getting wax on the poptop seal (The aftermarket one with the bumpy finish.) Nothing I use seems to be...
• poptop section for sale - Re: Adding a pop top question??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 00:12:36 EST
  ...if youre interested i have a complete vanagon poptop section for sale, also. chris
• installing poptop
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 16:55:17 -0400
  ...I'd appreciate hearing from folks that have installed a poptop onto a non- poptop van regarding how you did it. I have the...
• One-man poptop canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 11:12:40 -0700
  ...The directions and conventional wisdom say that you take the poptop off (with help), install the top of the canvas and the tacking strip...
• Re: He's After The Unknowns AGAIN!!! :)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:53:24 -0500
  OK OK...I'm brand new here though...and the proud owner of a 1978 poptop bus, and a very recently acquired 93 Eurovan...
• Poptop leak
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:00:50 -0600
  I put a new canvas on the Westy last spring and put a new seal on the poptop. Sometimes when it rains - and especially...
• Re: Tinting marine paint for poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:47:05 -0700
  ...Tinting marine paint for poptop? > >Look at www.frappr.com/vanagonlist My van is on there,and you >cansee the results for yourself. This...
• Re: Poptop window/screen replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:54:08 -0700
  I had a bad screen on my poptop. I got a screen replacement from Jonce--that I "glued" in with a magic latex glue...
• Re: poptop seal - quality? great success with BD seals
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 26 May 2006 11:19:13 -0400
  The PO of my weekender replaced the poptop seals with Bus Depot seals sometime in 84. I installed the skylight seal that he gave...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:15:29 -0700
  ...They suggest four people are needed, three at a minimum, to > remove the poptop. Is it do-able with only two people? That's...
• Raising poptop with kayak on roof
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:20:03 -0500
  ...With nothing on the roof it's a bit of a stretch for me to get the poptop fully up and pull it down...
• Re: poptop seal - quality?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 26 May 2006 09:44:56 -0400
  ...poptop seal - quality? > > > >I need to replace the poptop seal on 84 westy. Bus Depot, Bus Boys, Go > >Westy, etc...all have. Do they...
• The poptop project, part 2
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 23:22:07 -0400
  ...I attached the poptop hinges back to the poptop and lifted the fiberglass part onto the van (with the help of a buddy). I...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:15:00 -0500
  ...Poptop Raise Assists > ::: > :::Yes, I used 250 pound struts that I got from McMaster-Carr. > ::: > :::I believe I used 9416K54. > ::: > :::However, part of that...
• Re: Westfalia poptop roof for sale - MD
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:17:56 -0500
  ...westyventures.com> wrote: > Make your hardtop a poptop! I have a good complete roof section and > poptop from an '85 Westy I need to...
• how to convert your hardtop passenger van into a westy poptop
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:28:32 EDT
  ...http://homepage.mac.com/mwsnow/PhotoAlbum5.html fyi, i have some vanagon westy poptop sections and camper interiors FS if anyone wants to make...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:27:41 -0400
  ...This may explain why one member recently > > reported that his Motorworks poptop seal did not seal well. > Also, my poptop > > seal has a smoother...
• Re: Poptop seals
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 16:45:26 -0800
  ...Chuck Krause wrote: > I'm brand new to the list and want to find out some info on poptop > seals. I've heard of...
• putting a poptop on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian Scotto
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:51:13 -0400
  ...I have 82 vanagon and want to install a westfalia poptop (vw oem) I was also told there was a site showing this procedure...
• Poptop For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:23:57 -0600
  I have a surplus complete poptop for sale. It includes the rear hinges, canvas, luggage rack, bed boards, mattresses, etc. $250 for everything. It...
• retrofitting poptop onto GL?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 23:42:18 -0500
  ...I know it's been done, but what are the realities (costs, possible leaks, structural integrity, etc.) of putting a poptop on a GL...
• Restoring Poptop Color
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 08:08:48 -0500
  Hi All, The poptop on my 87 Westy seems to have never been waxed....as a result its a faded, powder blue. I've...
• Re: popup top seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:43:43 -0400
  > I'm in need of a new poptop seal for my 85 Westfalia and am > wondering if anybody has knowledge of Go Westy vs...
• 73 poptop FS: Las Vegas
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tommaselli
  Tue, 3 Sep 1996 16:29:30 -0400
  Hey Now, A friend of mine has a 73 poptop. I think it's a westy but not sure. He left a message on...
• Re: [vanagon] what kind of camper??? - ASI poptops
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 2003 09:33:04 EDT
  ...they were known for their straight-up poptops, and ultra cheezy interior (lotsa fake wood and ugly polyester coverings - very '70's) you may...
• Re: FS: carat interior, westy interior, poptop, capt. chairs etc
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:28:03 -0500
  ...carat interior, westy interior, poptop, capt. chairs etc >i have a white 86 westy w/ tan velour interior i am parting out.. van is...
• Re: FS: Pop-top Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:38:17 -0700
  ...Includes the whole poptop assembly (top, > hinges, latch, old canvas, mounting bits, etc.). Does not include the > bed. > > I'd really like to free...
• Re: Poptop Seal adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:20:10 -0400
  >Hello all... > >I ordered the poptop rubber seals for both the poptop and luggage rack for my '86 westy, but it didn't come...
• Re: GRAY? Was Gray a poptop color?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 18 May 2010 05:52:40 EDT
  ...My poptop is not original to my vehicle. My vehicle is a sunroof bus and the previous owner added the poptop. The Poptop is...
• crack in poptop
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 11:54:22 -0700
  My poptop has a crack which is visible from both the underside and the top of the poptop, and leaks slowly during rain or...
• Re: Restoring Poptop Color
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 08:26:02 -0700
  ...Restoring Poptop Color > > Hi All, > > The poptop on my 87 Westy seems to have never been waxed....as a result > its > a faded, powder...
• Re: Vanagon Pop Top Parts
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:22:36 -0700
  ...I think they made the mosty aftermarket poptops for Vanagons of that vintage. This is their product: http://www.countryhomescampers.com/graphics/awning/Redrock...
• Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:53:50 -0400
  ...While the aftermarket poptop seals are two-piece rather than one-piece (the flat seal at the front of the poptop being a separate...
• Re: '88 Westy poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - dennis_betty
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 14:38:12 -0800
  ...Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:47 PM Subject: '88 Westy poptop seal > The seals are still soft and pliable, but pulling away in several...
• Re: who has the best prices on westy Poptop canvas??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:41:09 -0500
  > who out there has the best prices on poptop canvas? That'd be us. Lowest price out there, especially with your listmember discount. Your...
• FREE Westfalia poptop in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 14:37:57 -0700
  Somebody please come and take this FREE poptop. The last four people who said they wanted it flaked out. Does not come with the...
• Westfalia and AC
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 07:04:13 -0700
  Hello I'm considering getting a poptop from the junkyard, to put on my '87 Syncro. What should I do about all the AC...
• some of the most desirable poptop vehicles for me....
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:17:12 +0000
  ...the steyer-ouch 6x6 i would settle for the sprinter 4x4 poptop with snorkel.... also on page two the westy syncro with the huge...
• My canoe on my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:28:43 -0700
  ...I then stuck the strip onto the rear of the top of the poptop, flush to the rear edge of the poptop and centred...
• Re: [WetWesties] Beautiful white 1990 westy camper in Bellevue...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 13:43:41 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > Used 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon Vanagon Westfalia Camper Van Full Kitchen > > Poptop for sale in Bellevue, WA | The Green Car...
• Re: where to obtain a poptop for conversion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 May 2006 08:06:28 EDT
  ...where to obtain a poptop for conversion I have a bare bones poptop for sale. Was damaged, has been repaired, needs painting. Just the...
• Re: putting a poptop on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 23:16:11 EDT
  ...fyi, i have a complete poptop section for sale. chris [text/html]
• Re: Can a Westy Pop Top be TOO WIDE for a passenger Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 18:26:20 EDT
  ...the US export westfalia poptops will fit on all the vanagon hardtop roofs.. i dont know about the european Joker campers tho.. chris