I have had mine in parking ramps that say they are 6'8", but I don't try it
unless I don't have any choice. Most of them usually have a sign hanging at
the entrance at the minimum height. I drive very slowly, watch my antenna
and park in the closest spot I can find.

Tim Hannink
Winter Park, Florida
1987 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Camper - "Goldibox"
http://hanninkt.home.netcom.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Stewart [mailto:DStewart@chrm.com]
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; hanninkt@IX.NETCOM.COM
Subject: Re: Westy height ? Garage door openings

How about a parking garage with 6'7" clearance?  Doesn't sound like that
will make it, though I've seen a Country Homes Vanagon in our garage here at
work.

>>> Tim Hannink <hanninkt@IX.NETCOM.COM> 01/26/01 09:56AM >>>
A standard garage door opening is 7 feet high. The thing to look at is the
garage door itself, the older one piece pivoting doors take up about 6" of
doorway when they are open. The newer sectional roll-up doors can be
adjusted to go above the door opening. I had mine adjusted that way when I
had my new door installed. Mine just fits in as long as I remember to close
the roof vent. My antenna hits the opening when it is fully extended

Tim Hannink
Winter Park, Florida
1987 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Camper - "Goldibox"
http://hanninkt.home.netcom.com/

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of philip menchions
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:37 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Westy height ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
To: "philip menchions" <tassie@E-STELLA.NET>
Sent: January 26, 2001 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: Westy height ?

> Does anyone know the height of the Westfalia offhand? I'd measure mine
> but there's two feet of snow on top of it right now :-(  There is
> ,however, a goretex cover between it and the snow :-)
>
> book says 82 inches, unladen. with normal tires and wheels.
>

So that's 6 feet 10 inches. A standard garage door is 7 or 8 feet?

Guess I should have pointed out in the first place why I needed the height.
House hunting. There's gotta be room for my baby :-)

Thanks
Phil Menchions
'89 Westy