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VW T4 "Eurovans" => Winnebago "Full Campers" => Topic started by: dclair on September 30, 2019, 07:39:51 am

Title: Worth purchasing a Eurovan with a cracked roofed?
Post by: dclair on September 30, 2019, 07:39:51 am
I am looking a purchasing a 2001 Eurovan camper but it has a crack in the roof that has been 'repaired'.

As he puts it:
thermal crack which happened last spring due to a cold night and quick warming in the Sun that morning. Had a VW friend/fabricator weld up a bracket system to support the flex at the pop-top struts and also sealed it back up with Eterna-bond tape and some seam sealer. Its Been great for over a year and even in heavy rain

I am obviously worried about purchasing something with a crack and have not idea how the Eternal-Bond tape job will work. The added metal bracket that runs from the attachment points of the strut lifters and the 'scissor' lifter for the roof look like it may help future stress points.
Title: Re: Worth purchasing a Eurovan with a cracked roofed?
Post by: orbeamike on January 19, 2020, 11:54:57 pm
If everything else is in good shape a cracked roof would not be a deterrent, provides you get a hefty discount. There are alternatives out there such as Reimo or Colorado Campers that have better made tops to replace the Winnebago unit.
Title: Re: Worth purchasing a Eurovan with a cracked roofed?
Post by: PeterHandscope on April 17, 2020, 07:25:50 am
From where we can have those alternatives, either we have to go to the Eurovan Dealer or any roof repair (https://g.page/roof-repair-brooklyn) expert?
Title: Re: Worth purchasing a Eurovan with a cracked roofed?
Post by: orbeamike on May 19, 2020, 05:55:57 pm
There is a link on the samba forum that has all the answers you are looking for:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=651391&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=pop+top&start=60
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