Date:         Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:10:30 -0700
Reply-To:     BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Screen on a non-westy
Comments: To: Joe Federici <joefederici@EARTHLINK.NET>
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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>