Date:         Thu, 19 May 2005 00:38:08 -0400
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacement Canvas for Vanagon
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> When I bought a replacement canvas (I got mine from GoWesty 
> as I could get it there in other than gray or tan), 
> instructions came with the canvas.


We too can get them in other colors. But they would be from a different
manufacturer from our tan or gray ones. 

Our tan and our gray canvas are European made, whereas everyone else's is
U.S. made. The U.S. made canvas, while good quality, does not look
particularly stock. Our European made canvas looks much closer to stock. In
fact, one version we offer actually _is_ stock; it's made by the German
supplier to Westfalia.  The other is a lower-priced aftermarket repro of
that canvas, which is so close that you'd be hard pressed to tell the
difference without seeing them side by side. (It's a slightly different
shade of color.)  It is still MUCH more stock looking than the U.S. made
version sold elsewhere (and cheaper as well).  However the European ones are
only made in tan or gray. If you want a different color we can supply it,
but then it would have to come from the same U.S. supplier that everyone
else sells.

As for instructions, our canvas does come with illustrated instructions, but
they follow the factory-recommended procedure, which is to remove the poptop
first. Many people have had good luck replacing the canvas without removing
the poptop (a fact that is referenced in our instructions but not covered in
depth). However, it has been covered on the list a few times, so I'm sure
it's in the archives.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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