

| Subject: | Re: cracked poptop |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:48:12 -0700 |
Can you post pix somewhere? Just epoxy a reinforcement in behind - preferably another piece of FRP - and don't worry about the part under the seal. On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com>wrote: > my poptop cracked unfortunately, when it fell down when I had the lifting > mechanism out. stupid mistake, but luckily I could pull my fingers away in > time, which is more important than the top. > so now the left front corner at the luggage rack has a crack. its on the > vertical part, the crack forms a triangle with the poptop seal and the > flat > luggage rack seal. It starts about two inches in from the corner on the > horizontal and ends about 3-4 inches above the corner. How do I repair > this? > I was wondering if I can put a steel U-channel under the horizontal potop > seal, or a steel plate on the inside folded over so that I can glue it on > the inside and have it wrap around the top hidden by the seal. any ideas, > sources etc? > Thanks! > Florian > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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