simon
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Post by simon on Jul 5, 2017 15:15:04 GMT
I need to replace the canvas on my Front hinged westfalia, who currently supplies the best Orange canvas with 3 windows in the UK. If you've had personal recent experience of fitting one please recommend me a supplier.
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Post by Baz on Jul 5, 2017 19:51:53 GMT
Sorry Simon , google might be your friend here , I think @rick had a similar bus but I don't remember anyone having an orange one with three windows ?
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Post by Robo on Jul 5, 2017 20:29:14 GMT
Sorry can't help but we managed to get a bargain for our front hinged westy roof from eBay, Mrs Robo managed to bid & win it which we fitted & was fine.
It wasn't until afterwards I read about people having issues with different suppliers etc. I reckon we just got lucky! Oh it wasn't orange tho!
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Post by Robo on Jul 5, 2017 20:43:21 GMT
Here's a couple of before & after pics...   I did it myself single handed, most people on TLB who had done it advised taking the roof off except one person who is now on here I wonder if he remembers? So I took the bed out & did it with roof in situ. Tools required.   Plus a lump of wood to prop the roof up 👍🏻 |
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Post by Zed on Jul 6, 2017 7:14:31 GMT
That'll be me.  I've done several without removing the roof as there's no need to. Orange ones were always 3x the price, probably better canvas and proper zipped windows. The cheap ones, certainly at one point, had velcro to close the flaps - crap! Some didn't have side windows, some had side windows without flyscreen. So when buying I'd advise phone and ask lots of questions, there will be reasons why cheap ones are cheap. I think (10 years ago) only Go-Westy (??) sold the good Orange ones. Something with "Westy" in the name anyway. |
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Post by Robo on Jul 6, 2017 8:25:21 GMT
That'll be me. I've done several without removing the roof as there's no need to. Orange ones were always 3x the price, probably better canvas and proper zipped windows. The cheap ones, certainly at one point, had velcro to close the flaps - crap! Some didn't have side windows, some had side windows without flyscreen. So when buying I'd advise phone and ask lots of questions, there will be reasons why cheap ones are cheap. I think (10 years ago) only Go-Westy (??) sold the good Orange ones. Something with "Westy" in the name anyway. It was indeed Mr Z, I recall everyone saying remove the roof but I would of needed helpers to do that and I didn't have any so tackled it alone, I do believe it was more of a fluke that i managed to do it though & got lucky although it was probably a little tight I had no intention of removing all those staples again  |
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Post by Robo on Aug 24, 2017 20:51:43 GMT
I need to replace the canvas on my Front hinged westfalia, who currently supplies the best Orange canvas with 3 windows in the UK. If you've had personal recent experience of fitting one please recommend me a supplier. Did you get your canvas sorted? |
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Post by pkrboo on Aug 25, 2017 9:40:39 GMT
That'll be me. I've done several without removing the roof as there's no need to. Orange ones were always 3x the price, probably better canvas and proper zipped windows. The cheap ones, certainly at one point, had velcro to close the flaps - crap! Some didn't have side windows, some had side windows without flyscreen. So when buying I'd advise phone and ask lots of questions, there will be reasons why cheap ones are cheap. I think (10 years ago) only Go-Westy (??) sold the good Orange ones. Something with "Westy" in the name anyway. Wolfsburg west |
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Post by 912 on Aug 25, 2017 11:11:10 GMT
Wolfsburg west are the ones, prices have gone up due to the exchange rate  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 13:53:28 GMT
That'll be me. I've done several without removing the roof as there's no need to. Orange ones were always 3x the price, probably better canvas and proper zipped windows. The cheap ones, certainly at one point, had velcro to close the flaps - crap! Some didn't have side windows, some had side windows without flyscreen. So when buying I'd advise phone and ask lots of questions, there will be reasons why cheap ones are cheap. I think (10 years ago) only Go-Westy (??) sold the good Orange ones. Something with "Westy" in the name anyway. Wolfsburg west WW I think that was what I fitted ... bought from VW Evolution when I got the bus 7 years ago. Nice thick canvas. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 13:54:23 GMT
Wolfsburg west are the ones, prices have gone up due to the exchange rate Brexit effecting us all |
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I've done several without removing the roof as there's no need to.
