I pulled this from an old archive I had.

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/1988/VW/Vanagon/Ragtops-Sunroofs/

I am thinking of putting something like this in.

Robert
NY

On Apr 24, 2009, at 9:51 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

> Hi all,
>
>  I have a non-pop, non-AC van and I'm interested in putting an after-
> market
> skylight in it.  I am thinking one of those transparent tinted
> panels, right
> above the front seats, the kind that open up a few inches to a slant
> from
> one edge.
> I had one, installed by the previous owner, in a VW beetle I
> recently sold
> and I liked the extra venting and the veiw of the stars, but that
> one was
> kinda cheapo.  It's hardware was crude and the rubber gasket was all
> cracked
> and dried up, the trim ring inside was kinda 'cheesey' too and it
> whistled
> and rattled driving down the road.  Has anyone encountered a unit
> like that
> but with some better quality?  Any 'favorite' places to look for
> that kinda
> thing?
>  The type I have in mind installs almost flush with the outside of
> the roof
> so it doesn't interupt the air flow when closed and you don't really
> see it
> (again, when closed) when you look at the van in profile.
>
>  By the way, My almost full time van co-pilot, Jake the Chesepeke dog,
> really loves the new 'hatch-latch-extender' I fabricated recently
> after
> seeing some posts on them here on the list.  The inside of the van
> stays
> much cooler with the extra cross-ventilation that new opening
> provides, and
> I can be even more certain (Jake is pretty intimidating to anyone
> approaching the van anyhow) that the contents won't be disturbed
> while it's
> parked.
>
>  Don Hanson