I installed a fancy 3-window canvas from Bus Depot ( thanks guys for
the great service ). I did this without taking the top off like some
suggested and used a small dremel rechargeable screwdriver to reach
those tiny screws.

Now, the canvas looks very good and even, and it is a little tighter
than the 25 year old original. I did notice that it became easier to
lock out the supports with pop top use.

2010/1/26, Jon Kanas <kanas@qadas.com>:
> Greetings everyone,
>
> Today's question is a simple one:  With the new canvas installed, the
> poptop is now extremely difficult to lock into the raised position, and
> the canvas seems extremely taught. For those of you who have replaced
> the canvas in your Westfalia, was the new canvas significantly tighter
> than the old canvas?   Any suggestions on how the get the canvas to
> stretch a little bit?  Just leave it locked open for awhile?
>
> *Best Regards,
> Jon B Kanas
> Email: kanas@qadas.com <mailto:kanas@qadas.com>
> Website: http://www.qadas.com/~kanas <http://www.qadas.com/%7Ekanas>
>
> *
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Chris S.
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