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Interior! / Re: Rubber floor install

« on: March 13, 2016, 11:57:23 am »

WOW! Looks AWESOME in the white van. Looks like a major improvement over the abuse your carpet has been taking. Should say much cleaner looking in there.


Glad to see a write up on it by someone other than me. 


Some of the carpet has been a major chore to get off, others have peeled right off with almost zero effort. If anyone comes up with a great way to loosen the glue I'm all ears.

Ok, so mine was a huge Pita for sure!  Tried scraper, putty knife, razor scraper, pole scraper....you get the idea.  Finally ended up borrowing a multitool from a friend with this http://goo.gl/Qm9p2u attachment (top right corner).  So wet the carpet and let it soak for a bit.  Get it under an edge and as you peel it back, let the tool do the work.  Helped speed up the process a great deal for sure!

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Interior! / Re: Manual and Interior Parts for Silver Eurovan w/Gray Interior

« on: March 13, 2016, 11:48:30 am »

Hi CV Forum,

We're proud new owners of a 2002 Eurovan Weekender and we're looking to have a general repair manual and make a few interior replacement fixes, including:

1. Replace a broken plastic mapholder/pocket on the driver-side rear-facing chair, as shown here: http://photos4.automanager.com/019736/6beecb2c721de242a9874beb9e4a4064/16ba562ccf_640.jpg

2. Replace lost curtain gliders and hooks in gray/dark gray color, like these but in gray/dark gray color: http://www.gowesty.com/images/ec/products/thumb/thumb_79d87ecc754e580de87de291e0e13632.jpg

3. Replace the removable doors in the rear bench seat, as shown here: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hE9nni-VwO4/U3D3sZM_6GI/AAAAAAAAcpc/WtTFeurZjUA/s640/18.JPG

4. Eurovan-specific van cover for protection from outdoor elements (e.g. tree sap, sun, etc.)

I did find this as a potential fix-it manual option, from Bentley Publishers:

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/volkswagen/repair-information/vw-eurovan-repair-manual-1992-2003-ebahn.html

GoWesty and BusDepot do carry the curtain gliders and hooks but in aftermarket white color only.

Lastly, if anyone here can recommend a good Eurovan-specific parts dealer online, please do since we're expecting additional replacements needs every year, and many I have called on GoWesty's recommendation are more specific to non-Eurovan VWs.

Marc
Berkeley, CA

Hey Marc, were you ever able to locate the bench seat removable doors?  Needing a pair if you have a place I can source or happen to have picked up an extra set? Thanks!
David

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Westfalia / Re: Pop-Top Chop Advice needed

« on: February 13, 2016, 09:08:35 pm »

It would be far more work to get rid of the rear AC.

Its REALLY nice when its super hot out.

The only thing that is hindered by the rear AC is the rear bed board and it takes 15min to trim it.

Thanks for the advice...will give it a go leaving it.  Maybe I will make an extendable adjustable directional duct

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Westfalia / Re: Pop-Top Chop Advice needed

« on: February 13, 2016, 06:18:00 pm »

Cole thanks!  Perfect info on the seat and will definitely take that advice with welding the nuts underneath. 

On the AC...any reason not to just 86 the whole thing?  I have the trim panel from the donor and would make the rear seat situation easier to deal with.  Have you done that before or any potential problems that could cause?

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Westfalia / Re: Pop-Top Chop Advice needed

« on: February 13, 2016, 04:52:05 pm »

Finally some time to make some more progress.  Have all the parts stripped off the donor, straightened out and cleaned up.  Cole as you mentioned, this took some time and patience.  Ordered all the stuff we should need to reinstall it all as well.

Got the top cleaned up, and herculined!  Looks really good and the bedliner was pretty easy to apply.


One thing I was trying to figure out was the rubber seal that was seperating.  Tried a few products and this Permatex black super weather strip adhesive did the trick.  Now dont put it in the groove that pushes on to the top, not needed.  But will rebond the seal to the groove really well.


Cole, need the sage's wisdom once more on 2 items.  First, wondering what you ended up doing with the rear a/c area?   You mentioned you were going to duct it up to the trim somehow.  Pic below is from your old thread, any guidance or pics on what you did?



Also I would really like to replace the rear seat in the GLS with the weekender donor seat.  I am pretty sure you did this in your setup.  Are all the mounting points there or did you have to create them.  Also, did it have any fit issues with the rear AC blower on the right side getting in the way?  Any other tips or things to keep in mind?  Going to take the floorboard out of the donor as well and have it ready for your awesome flooring!

As always thanks and aloha!  Hoping to do the big cut next weekend!

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Westfalia / Re: Pop-Top Chop Advice needed

« on: January 18, 2016, 08:24:09 pm »

Brave man doing this poptop mod in the middle of winter!

...tapped out with just a thumb

Do have to say, it is a bit easier when you live in Hawaii 

Cole, thanks for the tips and will start getting those last bits together.  If you end up finding those rivet sizes just lmk and much appreciated!! 

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Westfalia / Re: Pop-Top Chop Advice needed

« on: January 17, 2016, 07:48:31 pm »

Thanks for the advice so far Cole, definitely helpful!  Made some good progress and now have the top off along with all the support pieces.  I think the most helpful item I used taking these off was this:

It is called a bear claw nail puller with scrapper bar.  The scraper side has a nice wide and low entry to get in there and pry with leverage, but not destroy the supports you have to re-use.  I would just heat gun in front and move along slowly prying every inch or so.

Now, its time to order a few things to get ready for the install on the donee van, but could really use some help again if possible.  I have most things together, but here are the few I was hoping for advice from the guru:

1. What did you use to "re-glue" all the main supports with?  It would be to replace the white super strong holding stuff VW used that I just heat gunned off for a few days.
2. On the aluminum rails that the canvas is attached to, what did you use for the stick black sealant between it and the body?
3. What size rivets did you use to re-rivet all the supports to the body?
4. The rubber "rain guard" that runs along above the windshield below the top was attached with double sided tape.  Did you find some that worked and held, or did you use some other adhesive?
5. Last one...the trim that seals the top to the roof.  What did you use in the channel to re-apply this to the top?  Also, anything that will re-attach the seal to the trim?  As you can see below, they are separating.  Hopeful that I wont need to replace the whole thing.


Thanks for any tips on these!  Plan to paint the top this week, start getting the donee ready to get a nice haircut!

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Westfalia / Pop-Top Chop Advice needed

« on: December 26, 2015, 01:09:09 pm »

Hey Cole, you have inspired me to take the plunge!  I have a 2002 GL that I am preparing to chop the roof and install a pop-top from a 2002 Westy I lucked into (sadly a good friend had it totaled and picked it up from his insurance company)

I have the Westy pretty broken down so far, fun taking things apart:


But have ran into the first issue that from looking at all the work you have done, needed to get Obi-van's advice on  . So, under all the top interior trim there is another set of trim (seems to be painted metal) that is adhered quite strongly to the body:


Seems like this all needs to somehow come off in 1 piece, then I would drill out the rivets and also move the support pieces from the donor van to the new one. Any tips here on how to get this off?  Heat gun? Tool suggestions?  Any help and advice would be very welcome...thanks and Aloha!