There is mention on the Samba of harvesting a hightop from a junked van for use on one's van so a search for this might help. �Depends on the top in question and how it was installed, but it basically involved unscrewing the metal strip anchoring it and working around the perimeter of the base with a stiff-bladed scraper to break the sealant/adhesive layer, followed by careful lift to remove.
If you are offering to trade your hightop for a poptop you might get plenty of takers.

Stephen

--- On Wed, 3/27/13, Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: High tops- removal/trade
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 12:49 AM

Hello there-Has anyone had experience they can share with the process of removing a high top from a van and replacing it with a pop top? Tricks, warnings, issues?Thanks,Geneva and Mike Prescott, AZ
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