Alistair,
There is a short length of black aluminum curtain rod screwed to the upper curve of
the window frame. Starts where the other curtain track/air duct thingy ends. Same
thing on the driver side behind the wardrobe.
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@UVIC.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 6:38 PM
Subject: late model curtain "shelf" install query

> Hi,
>
> spent a few hours this afternoon installing the later type curtain/
> junk trough and passenger side mate into my '82 van. I had the bits
> in the garage for years, smoke damaged salvage. Some liquid "vim" and
> pressure washing got the smoke damage out and I can replace some of
> the vinyl molding later.
>
> The driver's side unit went in ok. I like the shallow trough better
> than the early "bottomless pit", its easier to get stuff out and
> won't become such a dumping ground.
>
> But the pass side unit was harder, I had to fabricate some crude
> sheet metal brackets to affix the bottom securely to the van.
>
>
> My question is: in the late model westies, how is the rear most
> curtain attached to the van? The "new" curtain track stops at the
> rear overhead cabinet, but that leaves half of the window
> uncurtained. For now I have left the old style curtain "rod" in place
> for that rear curtain.
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>