In a message dated 96-05-14 14:33:30 EDT, tbf@pacifier.com (Todd Francis)
writes:

>We have had two Westy's, and are currently on our third.  In the first one,
>I made curtains out of heavy material (light colored) that didn't let the
>light through.  In no time, they were faded and looked awful.  The second
>Westy had factory curtains that let too much light in.  The material was
>great, never seemed to fade, but you could see in at night.  So I took them
>down and lined them with a darker, same shade cotton. Not only did it give
>us complete privacy at night, but the curtains actually looked like they
>were made of higher quality material. I am currently doing the same for our
>new ('86) Syncro.  It's a bit of work to take down the factory rods, but the
>result is worth the effort.  The factory material (at least in the older
>models) wears like iron, and it may be worth your while to try to find
>curtains out of a wrecked VW Camper.
>
>Becky Francis
>'86 Westy Syncro