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Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top
Historical mailing list - GEORGE J GREEN
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:33:25 -0400
There's a pop-top available for sale close to me, but I was wondering how much effort it is to install a pop...
i just like saying pop-top...
Historical mailing list - lbmelman
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 02:52:16 -0800
when you pop the top on a pop-top and put the lounging cushions in place there is an opening left for crawling into...
sports rack to pop top
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:40:24 -0700
Has anyone EVER had ANY problem with mounting their sports rack to the fiberglass pop top??? With the pop top hinges? With the pop...
Pop-top installation
Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:12:12 -0800
Hello all, Can one take a pop-top unit off a wrecked van & put it on a non-pop-top & cutout the opening & end...
pop top / high top compromise modification
Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
Sun, 11 May 2003 15:04:49 -0400
I am considering fixing (ruining?) my pop top such that it will be raised partially (12 inches) semi permanently. I would attach a knee...
Removing glue on pop-top
Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:36:04 -0400
...Someone replaced the pop-top seal, and got glue all over the pop-top is some places. Anyone have any suggestions for removing the...
Re: Pop-top installation
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Sun, 27 Jan 2002 09:29:43 -0800
...Pop-top installation > Hello all, > Can one take a pop-top unit off a wrecked van & put it > on a non-pop-top & cutout...
Re: Removing glue on pop-top
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:20:18 -0400
...Someone replaced the pop-top seal, and got > glue all over the pop-top is some places. Anyone have any suggestions for > removing the...
Re: Q Pop-Top Insulation
Historical mailing list - Greg
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 00:48:39 -0700
Maybe it's for when the pop-top is closed. And maybe it's for keeping heat Out? ----- Original Message ----- From: Davidson To: vanagon...
Pop top seal replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 19:15:20 -0700
A very dull and boring blog post about a new pop top seal. https://shufti.blog/2017/06/17/vanagon-pop-top-seal-replacement...
Re: Is the pop top really worth it? I hear they are noisey
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:32:47 -0500
Does anyone know hoe much head room the pop top adds, with the roof in the closed position? ERic Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel wrote...
Re: Pop-top installation - poptop for sale
Historical mailing list
Sun, 27 Jan 2002 02:31:12 EST
In a message dated 1/27/02 12:17:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, realthing74@YAHOO.COM writes: > Can one take a pop-top...
Pop-Top Not Closing all the way
Historical mailing list - Ryan London
Sun, 6 Jun 2004 17:35:49 -0500
The inner seal (not outside flap) between the luggage area and the pop-top isn't sealing against the luggage area, leaving about a...
Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:38:37 -0700
...Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top wow, thanks for the quick response, i think i'll wait a while before undertaking...
Pop top[ installation pictures
Historical mailing list - Mark Ball
Wed, 13 Feb 2002 10:48:41 -0500
I loved the pictures of the pop top installation by Don and Christina Preston. How can I get a pop top for my Vanagon...
Thule cargo box -- on pop-top or hitch?
Historical mailing list - Sean Hyde
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:23:42 -0400
With a long road trip on the horizon for our family, we are considering adding a cargo box on top of our pop-top...
Wavy Westy pop-top - Normal?
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 21:15:33 -0500
I noticed when sighting down my pop-top that the bottom edge of the pop top does not seem that straight and true. I...
Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top
Historical mailing list - GEORGE J GREEN
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:41:44 -0400
...Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:33:25 -0400, GEORGE J GREEN <gjg9003@esu.edu...
Re: Is the pop top really worth it? I hear they are noisey
Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:09:59 -0500
...I am not considering anything but a pop-top (or other raised roofs). A non pop-top is, to me and many other vey...
Re: Thule cargo box -- on pop-top or hitch?
Historical mailing list - brady
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:55:52 -0700
...cons of each? Our concern with mounting on the pop-top is the possible inability to raise the pop-top with the cargo box...
Re: i just like saying pop-top...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 07:50:09 -0600
...on a pop-top and put the lounging cushions in > place > there is an opening left for crawling into the pop-top. > > two questions...
Vanagon Pop top color
Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:06:15 -0500
Hi, where can I find the color code of the always paler painted Pop top compare to its body ? Any advice for the following...
Pop-Top Seals
Historical mailing list - Reynolds John
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:59:35 -0400
I'm installing new pop-top seals on my 81 Westy. Since there were never any on the van I am unsure as to...
pop top hole trimming progress
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:41:18 -0700
I fooled around with what I had on hand and started on trimming the pop top conversion big hole edge treatment (PTCBHET for short...
new pop top canvas installed
Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:29:48 -0700
"White Man's Burden" got a new pop-top canvas and lived up to its name: http://gallery.openfbo.com/PopTopCanvas My recommendations if...
Pop top seal Manafacturer
Historical mailing list - ghamburg
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:55:00 -0800
The pop top seal w/ embeded stainless steel clips is manafactured by Trim Loc of Buena Vista ,CA USA Phone # 714-562-0500 I...
pop top work
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 4 Jun 2011 18:57:22 -0700
got some work done on the pop top yesterday and today... de-flocking the ceiling and made a start painting. http://shufti.wordpress.com...
Re: Westy roof
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:43:28 -0500
Dave, The pop top, gives you about 3-6 inches extra head room, over a non-pop top, in the down positiion. If this...
Re: Thule cargo box -- on pop-top or hitch?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:43:01 -0400
...cons of each? Our concern with > mounting on the pop-top is the possible inability to raise the pop-top > with the cargo box...
Re: new pop top canvas installed
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:56:57 -0700
...new pop top canvas installed > > "White Man's Burden" got a new pop-top canvas and lived up to its name: > > http://gallery.openfbo...
Cleaning mould stains from the pop top interior or re-painting
Historical mailing list - steve d
Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:44:24 +0100
My pop top has acquired a lot of mould stains from now living in a damp UK winter climate. The pop top interior has...
Size spec for pop-top bolt?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:41:23 -0700
Hi all? Can anyone give me the specs for the short carriage bolt that goes through the westfalia pop-top to secure the struts...
Re: Q Pop-Top Insulation
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 23:26:45 -0700
Why bother insulating the pop top... when it's up the canvas lets out more heat than insulation will ever save... when it's...
Looking for camper Pop Top Parts Car - Body only needed
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:50:20 -0400
I am fixing to start on a "project" and need a Pop Top from another vanagon for this project. *Any Pop Top, any year...
Re: Weight of Pop Top?
Historical mailing list - Wes V
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:56:03 -0500
...Weight of Pop Top? > This is going to see like a strange question, but how much does an entire > pop top assembly weigh?
Re: '81 Westy Rims / Poptop Color
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:42:27 +0800
I have photos of two 1987 campers (non-GL) with body colored pop-tops, one maroon, one blue. Neither pop-top had been repainted...
Re: new pop top canvas installed
Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:56:09 -0700
Recently replaced the pop-top canvas (Gowesty) on my 86 Westy Weekender and would echo Matt's comments with some variations: First remove the...
Pop top seal Bulk rolls( LIST PURCHASE?)
Historical mailing list - ghamburg
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:11:09 -0800
MAYBE WE COULD DO A LIST PURCHASE OF A ROLL OR 2 OF THIS POP TOP SEAL SEAL FROM TRIM LOC, I WILL BE...
pop top colour, thread hijack
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 17 May 2010 17:27:13 -0700
Craig's question on pop top colour, and I thin the answer to that one is out there, I seem recall a samba thread...
pop top seal replacements
Historical mailing list - Bryan
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:51:08 -0700
The seal around the pop top and between the front rack appears to be one piece, with a separate seal for the front rack...
Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:46:36 +0200
...Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top > Hmmm. > Is it easier to convert a 2WD Westy to a Synchro, or is it...
Isolation Pop Top Canvas
Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:00:10 +0200
I found an old Westfalia accessory catalog and there is an isolation for the pop top canvas: It is attached at the pop top...
Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:37:28 -0400
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:33:25 -0400, GEORGE J GREEN <gjg9003@esu.edu> wrote: > There's a pop-top available for sale...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Pop Top "secured open position"?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 17:04:28 -0700
...Pop Top Coming Down Some people that have trouble getting the pop top all the way up use a stick to prop it part...
Westys with no pop-top
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Mon, 1 May 95 15:45:21 PDT
Someone enquired about later Westfalia campers without the pop-top. I don't know if this will answer your question or not, but the...
Re: Color matching pop tops?
Historical mailing list - don spence
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:02:29 -0600
What years/models? had color matching pop tops?
pop top painting
Historical mailing list - patrick
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:29:13 -0600
...I am going to be painting my pop top this summer and I am wondering if any body knew of any links with info...
Pop top switch
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:09:51 -0700
All, I got the following link from the archives about the easy way to do a pop top switch [well actually David B got...
Re: ebay car?
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 15:32:22 -0500
...I can open the pop top with my westy in the garage, but I can't open the garage door with the pop top...
Pop top rear hinge removal
Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:16:06 -0600
Folks, I'd like to paint the hinges (if you can call them that) at the rear of the pop-top. Can these be...
1985 Vanagon - Pop Top "secured open position"?
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 19:40:03 -0400
Question for those who've been there, done that......My young kids like to use the Pop Top mechanism itself to hoist themselves up...
Pop-top hold down straps.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 May 94 10:41:29 PDT
...During vehicle operation, the pop top > could loosen from its anchor due to wind > pressure. It could open and separate > entirely from the vehicle...
Converting a '79 to a pop-top
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 25 Jul 95 17:31:19 PDT
...I'd be nervous about converting a non-pop-top bus to a pop-top by simply cutting a big hole in the roof...
Re: Pop top seal replacement
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 22:50:31 -0400
...boring blog post about a new pop top seal. > > https://shufti.blog/2017/06/17/vanagon-pop-top-seal-replacement-and-new-decals/ > > Alistair
Re: NEW! EXCITING! same old stats.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 1 Jul 94 11:01:18 PDT
Add 1 '90 (California model) manufactured 2/91 VanagonCarat Former owner: '69 Westfalia "Oslo" short pop-top '71 Westfalia no pop-top '73 Westfalia...
Fixing pop-top seal
Historical mailing list - shawn luft
Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:55:42 -0400
The seal is comingloose on the front of my Vanagon pop top. It seems the little 'teeth' are kind of rusted out, and it...
Re: Thule cargo box -- on pop-top or hitch?
Historical mailing list - brady
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:04:58 -0700
...cons of each? Our concern with > mounting on the pop-top is the possible inability to raise the pop-top > with the cargo box...
changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:22:44 -0500
...changing pop-top canvas Hi, I am thinking of changing my pop top canvas, 84 Vanagon. I could use all the help and advice...
Pop top bolts
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:43:03 -0500
The dozen or so bolt heads on the 81's pop top have rusted and stained the pop top. I pulled one off and...
pop top heads up
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 4 Mar 2013 18:05:01 -0800
Neil posted a query on the samba about adjusting "the lay" of the pop top a few days ago, and it only just occurred...