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Hi, having finally decide to cut the hole in the roof and fit the Westy top (had it for 5 years!) I need advice on which canvas to go for. I want to ensure I buy a good quality canvas so the end result is as good as I can get. So, if anyone can recommend a particular canvas it would be very helpful?

Many thanks, Denzil

Before you cut the hole - it is a Mosiak pop-top, not a standard Westy one, yes?

I'm not an expert but have seen the ones from gunzl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRx-sSpwQJM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and go westy http://www.gowesty.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; recommended a few times. I was going to replace the one on the westy pop top i have ready to fit my van but think i'll try and clean up the existing one first!

horns wrote:Before you cut the hole - it is a Mosiak pop-top, not a standard Westy one, yes?

Not entirely sure what the difference is between a Mosaik and a standard Westy top? I assumed I had a standard top, brought from german Frank at VanFest a few years ago. It has the old style canvas fixing ie staples, apart from that 'I know nothing'!

The problem with the Gowesty canvas is the 4 wks delivery time ( and to a lesser extent the price + import duty). Concept tops produce one, priced slightly less than Gowesty and then there is the Gunzl canvas. Both priced similarly but which is the better of the two.........any clues

Thanks

what horns is alluding to is that westys have a different roof profile (ie flat) to your van, therefore the bed system from a westy needs adaptation to fit the curved profile of your roof.

lance at vw evolution did the panel you need.

jason k wrote:what horns is alluding to is that westys have a different roof profile (ie flat) to your van, therefore the bed system from a westy needs adaptation to fit the curved profile of your roof.

lance at vw evolution did the panel you need.

Thanks, already lined up the bed profile from Lance.