Rob,

They are called "fabric snaps".� They have them at McMaster-Carr, and also at my local Ace Hardware stores, that's where I bought them.� At Ace, they come in a kit, with both the male and female pieces.� (The "male" attaches with a screw to your wall; the "female" is two halves that sandwich a piece of fabric; the kit comes with a punch/die to swage the two female halves together securely).� I made a curtain for behind the front seats; I'm not sure if the size is EXACTLY the same as the kind used on Westy's.

By the way, my curtain consists of a piece of fabric with a hem a the top; a bungee cord goes through this.� The ends of the bungee are terminated in loops which go over the white plastic "thingees" on the walls just aft of the front seats.� I also have a modified plastic "C-clip" (for routing electrical wires and so forth) which is screwed into the air-conditioner assembly behind the front seats; the bungee/curtain snaps into this clip, stationed at the halfway point, so that the curtain doesn't sag.� I use the fabric snaps to secure the curtain snugly against the walls so nobody can peek in, two snaps per side.� Mostly for "stealth" camping situations, not really needed in a campground.

But it all works great, installs/removes in less than 10 seconds and not as obvious as the "around the windshield" Westy arrangement.� The fabric is the same as my homemade window curtains, so it all looks "together".

Rich
85 GL
San Diego

--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

From: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Screw mount snaps?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 11:20 AM

I've been looking on-line for those snaps with a screw in the middle
like the type that are used to mount the front privacy curtains. I
have not gone to a hardware or fabric store yet.
I want to make a snap-on curtain for just behind the drivers seat for
parking in well lighted rest areas.

Does anyone know if these have a proper name?

Rob
becida@comcast.net

'91 VW Jetta & an '84 Westy in western WA