Hi, We recently got and installed the Bus Depot sliding-door screen in our '87 Westy. It didn't come with any sort of installation instructions!!! So I went hunting on the WWW and found someone's instructions for installing an earlier-year GoWesty sliding door screen. That, along with someone's else's photo of an installed screen, was sufficient for us to figure out how to install ours (though it helps that I is a injunear). The most notable difference is the shape of the "frame" of the screen. The earlier-year screen was pretty nearly rectangular. Ours has an extra 'bump' which is needed to attach the frame around the heater vent. So I suggest that you make sure to get a screen that's designed for your year and model. It could make a significant difference.
BTW, it's a great thing to have the sliding door screen. Even Simon the Skeptic said he was glad we had it, after we spent a hot Saturday afternoon comfortably out of the sun in our now-breezy-not-buggy van! I highly recommend it.
B(&S) '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal
On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 08:41:42 -0400, you wrote: >As the subject says, I'd like to attach a screen over the sliding door >on a regular vanagon. I've read that due to the differences in heating >duct over the siding door the westy screen does not fit properly. I'm >sure some of you have either found a work around or used one of the two >screen sets I've put below. Any comments or experience with any of >these and how they work with a *non-westy* would be helpful. The reimo >looks of good quality but quite a bit more then the other units. I >emailed with busdepot but got very little info or a picture from them >about there aftermarket kit. > >thanks > >JFF > >Regular VW sliding door screen ><http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253603> > >Aftermarket Busdepot ><http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=AW704RS> > >Aftermarket German reimo unit ><http://secure.mycart.net//catalogs/catalog.asp? >prodid=1206840&showprevnext=1> |
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