Tobin -

VW# 253-070-918 G, Westfaliawerke # 900 010 637 142
Size is 6x16mm in length.  The 10mm hex nut is 6mm thread for this bolt
Trivial Note:  The carriage head is colored "Toscana Beige" and is used thru
1984.  The same bolt, but in different head colors from 1985 are:

253-070-908 C - Pastel White
253-070-908 D - Hazel Nut Brown
253-070-908 E - Desert Beige

The plastic "dressing" cap which goes over the nut after securing is
255-070-909 A, only color available now is Black.

As to locating where a carriage bolt of this size can be located, off the
top of my head I just don't know, but I'll check some long-time sources of
my own tomorrow and see what I can come up with, maybe I can help.

Jim Thompson
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
oldvolkshome@earthlink.net
jim@karmannghia.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobin Copley" <tcopley@SFU.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:41 AM
Subject: Size spec for pop-top bolt?

> Hi all?
>
> Can anyone give me the specs for the short carriage bolt that goes
> through the westfalia pop-top to secure the struts that lift and hold
> the pop-top in position when open?  These are the bolts that go through
> the top less than a foot back from the forward edge of the pop-top,
> securing the strut "foot", which is attached to the pop-top by two such
> bolts and two phillips head wood screws.
>
> I had two of those bolts snap off on me when re-installing my pop-top.
> The bolts appear to be about 1-2 cm long, and take a 10mm nut.
>
> Any suggestions on where to locate a couple of these bolts in the
> Vancouver, BC area would be appreciated, too.  Pacific Fasteners
> doesn't carry metric carriage bolts.
>
> Thanks,
>
> T.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Tobin Copley        Vancouver, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W
>
> '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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