Date:         Fri, 1 Jul 2005 17:54:57 -0700
Reply-To:     stephen steele <steeles159@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         stephen steele <steeles159@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Awnings (yes again)
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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Having recently moved my Shady Boy from my '87 maroon
Westy to my new '89 gray Westy, I was glad that I
didn't paint it as I had thought about.  BUT even if I
had, I could have repainted it gray.

I did clean up the four years tarnish off the back of
the "pod" and sprayed it with a color very near the
original. The meatl and the end caps took the paint
well and I am re-thinking re painting the whole pod to
match either the pop top or the Westy itself.  I think
a color matched SB would be a nice touch.
Anybody BTDT?
Stephen

--- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:

> I tried the EZ Awning sold by the Bus Depot. I was
> disappointed by
> it. While has some decent features, it wasn't very
> elegant.
>
> Then I heard about a way to get the Shady Boy. So I
> did. Now, this is
> MUCH more to my liking. Took me a few minutes to
> drill the holes and
> get it mounted, but I like this one a lot. Though
> the EZAwning is
> relatively light in weight, and doesn't require
> drilling holes in
> your Vanagon to use it, the Shady boy is even
> lighter, and doesn't
> take up any room inside. It goes up even faster and
> is fairly easy to
> take down and store back in its little box.
>
> Too bad I couldn't get the Shady Boy storage box in
> an anodized
> maroon to match the rest of my Vanagon.... :)
>




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