Date:         Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:31:05 -0400
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Quick Help!!!! 85 Westy camper top canvas holder
Comments: To: Dana Showers <dshowers@CPDS.NET>
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Dana,

         On my '85, the aluminum strips around the bottom of the canvas are
on the inside. I haven't had this van since new, but judging from the
condition of the canvas, I believe it to be the original installation.

         Inside makes more sense to me... the rainwater can run down the
canvas to the roof metal and away... with the strips outside, water can
pool behind the strip and work it's way in through the canvas. This may not
be a problem in your climate, but I've noticed that wherever I camp, I
create an instant rain forest. ;-)

Tim

At 11:49 PM 4/13/2006 -0400, Dana Showers wrote:
>Can someone with an 85 Westy quickly tell me if the bottom canvas holders
>are on the outside of the canvas or on the inside?
>
>I hung the top with the holders on the outside and I am thinking the bottom
>holders are on the inside.
>
>tia,
>
>Dana
>85 Westy 1.9td
>04 Beetle 1.9tdi
>
>
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