Date:         Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:31:06 -0500
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Installing Pop Top Seals ?
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> I'm installing new poptop seals for the first time I might
> add ! :o) And I was wondering if anyone could give me any
> advise on using any type of sealer, to aid in holding them on?
> I was considering Clear Silicone caulking ?


That depends on whose you are installing.  Ours require no sealer at all;
they just slde on, grip with the internal aluminum clips, and you're done.
Our competitors' seals require adhesive at least for the front section.
Clear silicone or auto trim/weatherstrip adhesive will usually work. Those
sections that have metal clips should hold without the need for adhesive.

Poptop seals were the Bus Depot's very first in-house-designed product over
a decade ago. While our competitors simply repackage generic weatherstrip as
"poptop seal", ours are designed specifically for VW poptops. Besides not
requiring any glue at all, they perform as well as the original German
design (something which cannot be said of the others). The main section
seals better, and the luggage rack section allows proper rainwater drainage.
They also look closer to stock. And unlike the others, our luggage rack seal
can be installed without removing the luggage rack.

http://busdepot.com/details/canvas.jsp (scroll half way down)


- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com

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