Now you would think that VW or a clever vanagon.com list member would have
figured out a way to make a switch that would not allow a van to start with
the top up. A simple switch. Or an alarm that goes off when the van is
started up with the top up.

Does anything like this already exist? If not it would be very easy to rig.

Any ideas anyone? Seems like a smart improvement to me and I'd like to wire
my van that way.

William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE

In a message dated 2/12/2002 2:37:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

> Must have a really high ceiling in his garage if he can open his pop-top
in
> it. Most likely, he had the van in his driveway with the roof up and tried
> to pull into the garage. (no, I haven't done it, but I have come close
:>))
>

       Not so funny boys & girls.  I had a customer this past summer who
drove into their garage with the pop-top up.  My repair bill was $8000 and
change, CND of course, and the repair bill to the garage was over 10 grand.
Their insurance company paid up !  Check your top before motoring off !

Cheers

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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