Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:03:46 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: sliding door screen
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I was previously able to look at your site, but now I am asked for a username and password (a popup requesting that appears, followed by a statement saying, "you are not authorized to view this site.") Hard to consider buying anything if I can't see what's for sale.
---- Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi David
> I have toyed with making these for some time. I still have not been
> happy with any of the available side door screens. I have a new one
> that my wife purchased from GW. I looked it over and found it to be
> fairly generic. From what I understand there are many application
> differences in many models. Making 1 screen to fit all is a BIG
> challenge. I do have a Prototype on the board but Do not like the
> life span of the strip magnet. The issues is if you build it on the
> inside and close the door you trap the bugs in from screen to door.
> If you mount to the outside you have to take it down to close the
> door. I did come up with a cleaver little side door screen but I am
> not ready to put out to the general public. It is also a bit more
> expensive then the standard GW screen. I usually hate to reinvent the
> wheel but from what I have seen the only wheel out there is Flat or
> square. I also have a slick rear hatch screen that will fit ALL
> vanagons Not just westys. Still in Prototype stage and again more
> expensive then the OEM snap in gig.
> feel free to follow my website at www.fanchers.com click on the VW
> Stuff Section. Nothing is posted but if there is enough interest I
> will do what I can to put something out for the dreaded BUG season.
> C-ya Jonce
> BTW not trying to do a shameless plug.
> C-ya
>
>
>
> >---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > Tell me more about the sliding door screen. What year is your van? Does
> > > anybody know what the difference is for the arrangement of the early (as in
> > > through 83) and later sliding door is? I have access to both
> > style interiors
> > > to look at, if need be, but I have no idea how the screen
> > attaches. It is an
> > > 83 I am wanting to put the screen in.
> >
> >I have a sliding door screen in my 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile. I
> >installed it following directions from the vendor (GoWesty). The
> >screen itself is of excellent quality. However, I am very
> >dissatisfied with my installation, and frankly, I can see no way
> >that it could be installed so as to fit tightly and function to keep
> >out insects, with all the things it has to fit over and around. It
> >is particularly problematic at night if I have a light in the
> >cabin. that attracts the critters. In these parts, the brown
> >scarabs called locally "June bugs" are particularly bothersome, and
> >of course some mosquitoes certainly find their way in. It does seem
> >to exclude houseflies, which are numerous at some public
> >campgrounds, and admits fewer mosquitoes than no screen at all.
> >
> >If anyone knows how to fit it tightly to the frame, and could advise
> >me, I might try to redo it, though of course I would have extra snaps in place.
> >
> >David McNeely
>
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David McNeely
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