Date:         Tue, 6 Mar 2012 19:00:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@FRONTIER.COM>
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From:         Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@FRONTIER.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy Pop Up zipper ??
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Impress them with your zipper Savvy and tell them you believe it to
be a #5 coil Zipper.

I am not sure on the size but it is a Coil.
Most Upholstery shops worth a crap will have a bin of goofy junk
zippers and pulls.
But it is close to a #5.
Brand of pull will not matter. Must be coil and not tooth to work.
If you purchase 10,000 Pulls from my supplier I can put your name on
the pull if you feel like it.

Not sure if that helps or makes you cross your eyes.
but to replace the zipper take the seam loose on the lower corner
where it is sewn to stop the pull. feed it back on then use a small
amount of Latex type adhesive to glue the flap back over the end of the zipper.

Have fun!
Jonce


>Take the zipper to an auto upholstery shop. They usually have a box of
>pulls and stops.
>
>Jim
>
>On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Ken Wyatt <57skibum@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > Today going through old stuff I found my zipper pull from my westy
> > pop-up screen that's been AOL for several years.  I pulled it off back
> > then hoping to find a replacement zipper pull but was unsuccessful and
> > it slowly disappeared..
> >
> > Now that I have it, I searched the name on the pull (OPTI)  looking
> > for a replacement pull.  So now I'm wondering if anyone here knows the
> > coil size used by OPTI in the early Westfalias?  It would be great to
> > get the zipper working again as the fabric is still in great
> > condition.
> >
> > Or perhaps someone knows where to get OPTi zipper sliders. I located a
> > place in Denmark.
> >
> > TIA anyone,
> > Cheers
> > Ken Wyatt
> > 82 westy