Uponreading this, I stepped outside to look inside my boss' 90 MultiVan
Poptop and found that yes, the metal parts are all painted Tan.  So I would
guess that's stock.

On my 84, they're just natural metal, unpainted.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
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On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

> Although I've had my '90 Westy for over six years something I'd noticed
> before just sank in yesterday while cleaning up after a trip.
> All the metal parts of the pop top frame (cross bar and supports) of my
> '90
> are painted tan, not gray.  The rest of the interior, upholstery, carpets,
> and cabinets, are gray.  But the metal structures for the pop top
> mechanism
> (and the interior of the top itself) are tan, like my '85 was.
> So, the question is this:  is that normal/stock on a '90 with gray
> interior?
> BTW, the original factory body and top color was the dark blue, Orlay
> Blue.
>