T3 Westfalia Thermal Pop Top Screen

[budice83]

hi there
thinking about getting Thermal Pop Top Screen
dose anyone now how they are fitted and if you need to remove them when you drop the roof down ?

anyway thanks for your time
budice83

[ninja.turtle007]

They wrap around and you can use a bungee around the rear to join together. Yes, has to removed before dropping the top.

[budice83]

thanks for getting back to me so fast there

hav you ever just tryed to drop it down with it still fitted ?

and i take it you must hav one so are they worth it ?

[Alice]

You can't drop the roof with it on, the thermal stuff is too thick to fold down with the roof canvas.
They are a great bit of kit though. We had one for our Devon roof and it was fab, as well as obvious heat retaining benefits, it also kept light out and reduced condensation. I believe Brickwerks do a westie one?

[budice83]

thanks for the info

yeah brickyard do one for a 130 bucks so dont wont to blow that sort of coin with out someone saying there worth it
never work in the van and its bl2 i think that the name is for them but dont hav 400bucks to get a d2 so thats why i'm working on getting this
dose anyone now what the westy petrol heater worth for parts ?

[lloydy]

I've got a brickwerks one, does all its meant too
Lloyd

[budice83]

lol nice but dose it do the job well or will my shower curtain do the same job lol

thanks for your post

budice83

[Cazz]

When we had our Westy pop top, we made one out of that silver coated bubble wrap stuff. We covered the edges in the special silver tape and put some metal eyelets at either side of the rear to attach the bungy to, it cost about £30. We had to do the measuring and cutting on a car park, that got some strange looks.

[budice83]

see i have been thinking about just making it my self i had to work in a laminate floor shop year ago and we had to sell the same stuff for putting on the floor. was thinking if i get the size and make it out of http://www.factory-direct-flooring.co.u ... rrier.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; will it just be as good as brickwerks ?

[ninja.turtle007]

see i have been thinking about just making it my self i had to work in a laminate floor shop year ago and we had to sell the same stuff for putting on the floor. was thinking if i get the size and make it out of http://www.factory-direct-flooring.co.u ... rrier.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; will it just be as good as brickwerks ?

No where near. The quality of the ones you can buy are very good. I think the best thing is they keep the canvas dry which in turn keeps the van dry. They are a bit of a pain to put on though. At this time of year we keep the roof down. As there is just me, my wife and son this works well. Max sleeps in the cab bunk. We have to be a little more organised but stay toasty warm with the ebber not having to do too much work.

My best advice would to be a high top. I'm slowly going off poptops. Okay poptops look better but the practical benefits of a high top are starting to out way looking cool. Maybe I'm just getting old!! (31 next month)

[Cazz]

We sold our westy pop top and bought a high top in we think in 2006, best thing we did. I was 31 that year, is it old? heck that was 5 years ago.

[horizontal kipper]

I have thermal cover for the westy pop top but after using it a good few times the top front plastic canvas bit folds over and lets the wind and rain in. Fixed this by fitting press studs to it the same as the original westfalia ones. The one i have is a paucer one the same as brickwerks sell, so i was told by the maker. It dosent cover the small bit at the back of the roof so i made a bit for this from the foil insulation from b&q. Now its snug but if i was to pick between a high top or pop top westie now it would be a high top.

[Red Westie]

We have a FULL wrap (goes around the back as well!)
When we arive on camp we have it down to a fine art: Michelle partially lifts the PopTop, I clip the wrap onto three installed press studs (top edge of the roof) by standing on the wheel arch each side.....then inside and lock......pull the tails around past the hinges then velcro at the rear....about 2 minutes DONE! No sag at the front (as it hangs from the press studs)
Light tight/water tight and reasonably warm both winter and summer (keeps things cool in the summer)

Ours was from Gunzl at Vanfest 2 years ago £100 (more than that now)

Martin

[horizontal kipper]

We have a FULL wrap (goes around the back as well!)
When we arive on camp we have it down to a fine art: Michelle partially lifts the PopTop, I clip the wrap onto three installed press studs (top edge of the roof) by standing on the wheel arch each side.....then inside and lock......pull the tails around past the hinges then velcro at the rear....about 2 minutes DONE! No sag at the front (as it hangs from the press studs)
Light tight/water tight and reasonably warm both winter and summer (keeps things cool in the summer)

Ours was from Gunzl at Vanfest 2 years ago £100 (more than that now)

Martin

Yes the Gunzl ones are the better ones.

[budice83]

will try and phone him next week about one
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budice83