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epowell
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 Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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| jxgyvr wrote: |
There is a guy in the BC Lower Mainland who is making a hightop that may be a replica of the Getaway design. I think the company goes by the name Coast Mountain Hightops. A quick internet search should turn up some hits.
(Full disclosure: I am NOT in any way connected to them). |
Thanks!
It seems this company is now defunked 
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jxgyvr
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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Dr. Bjorn's website at https://vanagonwestfaliaparts.com/ seems to have a listing for a Reimo hightop for Vanagons.
Disclosure: No connection with Dr. Bjorn's Auto. However, I have bought parts from him.
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epowell
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| Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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| jxgyvr wrote: |
Dr. Bjorn's website at https://vanagonwestfaliaparts.com/ seems to have a listing for a Reimo hightop for Vanagons.
Disclosure: No connection with Dr. Bjorn's Auto. However, I have bought parts from him. |
Yes, I am in contact with Bjorn - he has access to those beautiful new REIMO hightops, and I am very seriously considering. His prices are much cheaper than the "CANADIANHIGHTOPS"... but still I really hope I don't have to pay that much. In the end a hightop thru him would end up well over $2k... So my hope is to find a second hand GA or AW top, perhaps from a scraped van somewhere...
>>> but I will get something from Bjorn if NOTHING else turns up.
I MUST get a hightop! To me the difference between a van with or without a hightop is indescribable.
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g shepherd
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 4:57 am Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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| epowell wrote: |
These measurements are about what I would expect in comparison to mine, but may I ask you, does yours have the still arched rear section of the roof, or do you have the more spacious "flat ceiling" at the rear section?
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epowell
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:03 am Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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Mine has a flat ceiling |
Thanks... OK that means if I find a used AW hightop and I install it without cutting away the ENTIRE rear part of the ceiling, then the total BED HEIGHT will be 3" less... so a total of about 43cm.
hmmmm.... I think best will be to rip out the entire ceiling in that case.
I am still interested in this GETAWAY hightops... seems some of their models (common in BC) have the full 60cm bed height. . . . this would be wonderful.
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joetiger 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:14 am Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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| epowell wrote: |
| His prices are much cheaper than the "CANADIANHIGHTOPS"... |
Have you priced side windows yet? It helped me with my decision. NAHT's come with two, and Reimos are extra, around $400/side if I recall correctly.
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epowell
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:34 am Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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| epowell wrote: |
| His prices are much cheaper than the "CANADIANHIGHTOPS"... |
Have you priced side windows yet? It helped me with my decision. NAHT's come with two, and Reimos are extra, around $400/side if I recall correctly. |
Yeah, maybe with the extras the prices are the same. I just noticed that it was possible from Bjorn to reduce the price because with him those extras are optional. I was thinking to pass on the windows and make the bed part myself, pass on basically everything except the bare top itself... and even then it is well over $2000. Amazing... So I will be looking hard for a salvaged high top somewhere in BC or even Alberta perhaps. Buying in Washington would involve duty and tax and hassles I'd rather avoid.
Who knows, I very well might finally just end up building on myself from scratch.
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joetiger
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:24 am Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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So I will be looking hard for a salvaged high top somewhere in BC or even Alberta perhaps. Buying in Washington would involve duty and tax and hassles I'd rather avoid.
Who knows, I very well might finally just end up building on myself from scratch. |
I feel like in that part of the world, there's a Getaway Van top sitting in somebody's back yard just waiting for you. Finding it is the hard part!
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epowell
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:50 am Post subject: Re: "Postal" HIGH TOPS in Canada? |
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| joetiger wrote: |
I feel like in that part of the world, there's a Getaway Van top sitting in somebody's back yard just waiting for you. Finding it is the hard part! |
There is absolutely no question that there is one waiting for me (I only need ONE!)  ...so finding it is the tricky part...
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