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Subject:Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops Vs. Country Homes tops
From:Randal Jett
Date:Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:14:26 -0700

Depends.� It would be�HELPFUL if you would include a price or a price range.� I would consider it if it's a real bargin.
Randal

----- Original Message ----
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 8:14:02 PM
Subject: Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops Vs. Country Homes tops

Anybody wanna buy a pretty nice 85 Riviera ?
I have a line on a pretty nice blue one, needs the usual engine work.� Very
nice looking cabnitry inside too.
scott
Southern Oregon

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Ballen" <jamosb78@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: California Camper Tops Vs. VW Camper tops Vs. Country Homes
tops

> As a former Country Homes Camper owner, I know a few things about them...
> They were all built on passenger vans.� No reinforcement of the roof was
> done in the conversion.
> They certainly have their advantages, but overall the quality of the
> westfalia parts used are superior.� I found my top� (ABS plastic) started
> to crack at the stress points (hold downs)...and after this started, there
> was no going back.
>
> You guys who are interested in this should check out this thread over on
> the Samba, where a guy whose passenger van got whacked by a tree decided
> to make it into a camper with a CHC top.� He documented the process pretty
> well, and in the end, did an awesome job.
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=273404&highlight=country+homes