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Subject:Re: Sliding Door Screen
From:Owen
Date:Mon, 7 Jul 2003 21:11:44 -0500

I thought to myself "someone had a really easy efficient way of doing that,
I should go dig the archives for it".Then the website I was going to go
digging for shows up. Thanks for the ideas Roy and thanks for reposting it.

Owen Brand
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Olynick" <rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: Sliding Door Screen

> Or, you can make your own sliding door screen, as I did. See my website
for pics
> and details.
>
> Roy Olynick
> '87 VW Westfalia GL (For Sale)
> '91 Honda Civic SE
> '01 Honda Civic LX-G
> www.autobahn.mb.ca/~rrh/Westy_Home.htm
>
> | Unfortunately you do have to drill your own holes for the snaps.  Or you
can
> | do what I did and use some small rare earth magnets to hold your screens
in
> | place.  Check out http://www.wondermagnet.com for examples.  I used size
#2
> | (1.4" x 0.8") in the corners and a few size #3 (3/8 x 1/8) button
magnets to
> | hold the top and sides nice and tight.  I first tried this idea for  the
> | rear screen on my '72 bus to hold the sides tighter on particularly
buggy
> | nights.
>

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