In a message dated 99-07-18 04:11:03 EDT, Jeff writes:

<< I need the male fasteners which are really small tips that install in the
 pillar behind the front doors on the Weekender to fasten the privacy curtain.
 This is the curtain that separates the cockpit from the "living area" in the
 back--stretching BEHIND the front seats. It attaches by a clip and "tip"
 set-up which I guess has a stronger hold than an ordinary snap since the
 curtain must be kept quite taught (I'm guessing I spelled "taught" wrong).
  >>
 Vanagoneers,

O.K., I have a stupid question but one that I need an answer to so that I can
put my front curtains to use.
I got a complete set from a parts Vanagon several years ago and I've got
everything installed and functioning in my van except the front curtain.
I never could really figure-out how the front mounted (assuming it to cover
the windshield and front, side windows) but this post makes me think that
maybe I have this "weekender" version that is supposed to go behind the front
seats.
Mine is a two-piece affair with each panel being about 4 feet long.
Each panel has a webbing-reinforced section along it's top edge that's about
30 in. long that has the small snaps that are the size to fit the curtain
track style sliders.
The remainder of the panel has the larger snaps that are made to fit over the
rigidly-mounted, metal pieces.
There are also snaps so that the two panels can fasten together.

These came out of a '86 - '88 (exact year unknown) Vanagon that had a rear
seat that folded into a bed. That's the only camping provission I saw - no
pop-top, fridge, cabinets or such.
The rear curtains were mounted so I was able to get all the snaps for those
as I took them down but the front was not.
I looked very carefully on the A/C ductwork over the windsield but couldn't
find any snaps or any evidence that there had ever been any.
My previous best guess as to how these fastened was that they went on a
curtain track that ran over the front doors and then snapped onto pieces in
the A/C ductwork.
Problem is, I don't see how a curtain track could be installed over the front
doors.

Could it be that I have the Weekender, behind the seat curtain?
If not, anyone have any idea how and where to mount the snaps and/or curtain
track for these?

Sam Bateman
Fork Union, VA
'87 Vanagon GL
'85 Audi 5000S Avant