In a message dated 6/12/06 12:45:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kimbrennan@MAC.COM writes:
> It is not necessary to remove the poptop to remove and replace the > canvas. You can remove the canvas with the poptop partially raised. I > used a folding chair to prop it up. > > this is true on the 85 up poptops.....where there are aluminum strips screwed to both the roof and the poptop that hold the canvas....changing canvas is easy as the spongecake.....but the 84 down ones - with the million staples - and only the aluminum strips holding the canvas to the roof (the canvas is stapled to the poptop section on the 80-84 westy) is a different story.. chris |
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