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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22462 Location: Escondido CA
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Hoody Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2007 Posts: 1948
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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My vote would be for original german westfalia from the bus depot.It will fit the best.Not cheap but you get what you pay for.I would not buy anything someone has already installed.For an extra 200.00 you buy it once. |
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jmstu76 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1227 Location: Edmond Oklahoma
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Don't go with the bus depot canvas. Look in my gallery to see why. I'm not impressed with the fabrication and the mistakes in it. Couldn't see what was wrong until it was installed. To make it worse, I have contacted BD about the problem and never was responded to. I figured they would have stood behind their products a little better.
Here is the image showing the obvious flaw in the manufacture. It looks nothing like the other photos and other canvases that I have seen. It is most likely the only one like this, but it was a gift from my wife and I am still not happy it looks this way and I don't have the funds to buy a another brand new canvas.
My bus is on the left and a go westy canvas is on the far right. Middle bus has the original canvas. Notice the window shape and the lack of symmetry.
Still waiting on Bus Depot to help a loyal customer out so I can stop telling people not to buy canvases from them. hint hint. _________________ James
'76 Deluxe Sage Green Westy
2258 cc GD case 78mm CW crank, 2.0 H-beam rods 5,325” 22mm pin, JE forged pistons with 15cc dish, JE rings, type 11 clearanced oil pump, CB Eagle 2205 Type-2 “Torque Special” hydraulic cam with matched lifters fed by CB Dual Weber 40 IDF MX with 6” foam air filters, currently 55 idle, 130 main, 200 air correction, 32 mm venturis. 27in General Grabber AT2 All Terrains, Berg Shifter, stock '76 exhaust HPC Ceramic Coated. 11/18/2020 |
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Hoody Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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We are talking apples and oranges.Your canvas is the "Bus depot"import from who knows where.I am talking about the original westfalia canvas from germany with the windows,400.00. |
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Collie Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2006 Posts: 1285 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Here is mine I got from CIP....perfect fit, big ole windows....loved it...
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theadmiral1000 Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2007 Posts: 251 Location: Bothell, WA (near Seattle)
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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Despite what others have said, I had good experience with the budget canvas from Bus Depot when I installed it on my now-sold 77 Westfalia. It is of course important to mark the corners and be careful during the installation process for the finished product to look good. _________________ Zach S.
71 Ghia
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1977_L63H_P27 Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2006 Posts: 2345 Location: Bristol, Tennessee
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:14 am Post subject: |
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Here's the budget canvas from Bus Depot just after installation.
There's ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with this product. It's the Just Kampers canvas without the international shipping. And, except for getting those little screws in the corners , installation was a breeze. Peace! _________________
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...and try a few chubby ones until you find one you like.
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you can't spell Volkswagen without SWAG
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jmstu76 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1227 Location: Edmond Oklahoma
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:30 am Post subject: |
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Hoody wrote: |
We are talking apples and oranges.Your canvas is the "Bus depot"import from who knows where.I am talking about the original westfalia canvas from germany with the windows,400.00. |
I now agree with you. I didn't realize that my wife bought the BD exclusive design canvas. It still doesn't look right to me, but oh well, live and learn and buy the best canvas available next time. _________________ James
'76 Deluxe Sage Green Westy
2258 cc GD case 78mm CW crank, 2.0 H-beam rods 5,325” 22mm pin, JE forged pistons with 15cc dish, JE rings, type 11 clearanced oil pump, CB Eagle 2205 Type-2 “Torque Special” hydraulic cam with matched lifters fed by CB Dual Weber 40 IDF MX with 6” foam air filters, currently 55 idle, 130 main, 200 air correction, 32 mm venturis. 27in General Grabber AT2 All Terrains, Berg Shifter, stock '76 exhaust HPC Ceramic Coated. 11/18/2020 |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22462 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:10 am Post subject: |
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I do have some small factort to consider. Its for a 68 and I do want the og yellow color. I plan on Velvet green paint, I love the color combo.
So thats partialy why I posted the WW one and the BD. They seem to have nice looking-well built-propper colored ones. If they are made in Germany to a higher standard then all the better.
Thanks for the input so far. Anything else? _________________
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OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
1964 1500 S
1964 T34 S Convertible
1977 Westfalia Camper pop-top |
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pjalau Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:35 am Post subject: |
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And another review from someone who has the same pot-top style (1970).
The one on the far right has the go westy repro, mine has the bus depot westfalia replacement. Difference in color, but on inspection, neither of us noticed a discernable difference to favor one over the other.
Ron - care to chip in? |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22462 Location: Escondido CA
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Emeritusx Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2008 Posts: 2775 Location: 12 inches behind the wheel
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:03 am Post subject: |
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I have been saving for this one. We are so most here in the middle of the country that even paint molds..
I like nylon as it is quick drying. They are kinda pricey, and its too early to tell if they will last 30 years, but they come in a lot of colors
From go westy _________________ 82 Westy ☢, 66 Splitty ☮, 73 Type 181 ✠ |
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Busdepot Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:01 am Post subject: |
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This is a Chinese made product that was offered to me about six months ago. The price was right, but I passed on it after comparing one side-by-side to my budget canvas. The Chinese material was much thinner. Frankly it did not meet my standards. Given its cheap wholesale cost, I'm sure it will turn up at other vendors as well (if it hasn't already worked its way into the pipeline).
AFAIK the one Wolfsburg West sells is a U.S. made repro that is also sold by several other retailers. It is significantly better than the Chinese one. However it does not look very stock, being a rougher cotton texture with darker screens. Fit is pretty decent but tends to be a little tight. I am personally not a huge fan of it, but you could do much worse.
Well, this private advertiser is saying this is our Genuine OEM German canvas, which would in fact make it different from the Wolfsburg West one. If so, he's selling it for $79 less than he paid us for it. Oddly, the picture in the ad does not look like the German canvas. Maybe it's just the lighting but the color and screens look different to me.
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Here's the budget canvas from Bus Depot just after installation... I have had good experience with the budget canvas |
It's the best I've found for anywhere near the price. It's definitely the best bang-for-the-buck out there; it comes reasonably close to the OE look and quality, for less than the price of the U.S. made one. However, it is not as good as our OEM German one, which is hands-down the best you can buy. Here is a page with links to all of the various options: http://busdepot.com/details/canvas.jsp
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Don't go with the bus depot canvas. I'm not impressed with the fabrication and the mistakes in it. Couldn't see what was wrong until it was installed. To make it worse, I have contacted BD about the problem and never was responded to. |
I have searched all of our Outlook files. We received no email from you about a canvas, nor can I find any record of selling you one. It's hard to tell from the picture - maybe it's the wrong canvas, maybe it's defective and was cut wrong, maybe it's installed wrong. Can you send me details by pm? _________________ - Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot
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Happy Hippie Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2009 Posts: 29 Location: Brodheadsville, PA
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silverside61 Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2007 Posts: 505 Location: Winterport, Me
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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great. so every time you get pulled over, the police dog goes nuts and the cops disassemble your bus looking for contraband |
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Happy Hippie Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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silverside61 wrote: |
great. so every time you get pulled over, the police dog goes nuts and the cops disassemble your bus looking for contraband |
When I get pulled over for speeding? _________________ Respect the Bus, many families were started there!!!!! |
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chimneyfish Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 881 Location: United Kingdom
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notchboy Samba Member
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Emeritusx Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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You can dye the hemp ones easier.. They are whiter to begin with... thought about that too.. I got vw and Westfalia tie dye sheets from these guys, good quality, and they are pretty.
http://www.beandawgdyes.com/ (under Household stuff) _________________ 82 Westy ☢, 66 Splitty ☮, 73 Type 181 ✠ |
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sneakyjack Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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tie dye poptop awesome! _________________ Nothin left to do....
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