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minsk Samba Member
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GreenMachineVW Samba Member
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That was exactly what I was thinking when I made it fit the behind the front seats: pretty stealth, especially in a darker shade.
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Timwhy Samba Member
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Clarey Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 11:33 pm Post subject: how to unsnap Curtains Behind Front Seats? |
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Silly question here but... How do you unsnap the front curtain? Mine snapped in easily, but I can't get it undone. The curtain behind the front seats has a different type of snap than the other curtains. Is there a trick for undoing these super tight snaps? |
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Timwhy Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2009 Posts: 4002 Location: Maine
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 3:22 am Post subject: Re: how to unsnap Curtains Behind Front Seats? |
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Clarey wrote: |
Silly question here but... How do you unsnap the front curtain? Mine snapped in easily, but I can't get it undone. The curtain behind the front seats has a different type of snap than the other curtains. Is there a trick for undoing these super tight snaps? |
Not sure what you have for snaps? I bought this snap tool from a canvas shop that repaired my GW Wasser Stopper
when one of the snaps pulled through the fabric on removal.
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'09 VW Tiguan (dead)
'87 VW Westy
'91 Tin Top
'90 Cabby
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Westified Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2012 Posts: 402 Location: Miami, FL
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Curtains Behind Front Seats |
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Consider using Starbrite snap and zipper lube. It works great.
Overtons sells the snap removal tool.
http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cg...hgodj28AbA _________________ 1984 Westy Wolfsburg, owned since 1987. FAS 2.0 NA engine conversion in 2022. |
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tam_shops Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2012 Posts: 1530 Location: Vancouver BC
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:03 am Post subject: Re: how to unsnap Curtains Behind Front Seats? |
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That is cool! I want one!
Timwhy wrote: |
Clarey wrote: |
Silly question here but... How do you unsnap the front curtain? Mine snapped in easily, but I can't get it undone. The curtain behind the front seats has a different type of snap than the other curtains. Is there a trick for undoing these super tight snaps? |
Not sure what you have for snaps? I bought this snap tool from a canvas shop that repaired my GW Wasser Stopper
when one of the snaps pulled through the fabric on removal.
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As for the curtain, I hang mine like Tim, but with the original snaps (one on each side). In the middle, I use a magnetic hanger hook to snap the fabric onto the poptop metal. That way, when the child that sleeps up there wants out/down, it just falls off/down when he pulls on it and nothing tears.
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Magnetics-Magnet-Fast...0560DPYA93
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pinetreeporsche Samba Member
Joined: June 11, 2009 Posts: 752 Location: Falls Church, VA
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Curtains Behind Front Seats |
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SIMPLEST EVER: At a bicycle store or Target, get a bike flag on one of those flexy fiberglass poles. Measure twice, and cut the pole (once) to go between the outer edges of the shelf-ledges on either side of the mid-section of the van-- over the front of the slider door and above the front edge of the sink-- arched to push up against the underside of the headliner. Held in place by press-fit against the top, no screws or hooks. Use a decorated bed sheet (cut vertically up the middle and hemmed), or light weight full-length curtains-- and never mind the fact that the top is ached. Open up the ends of the top seam, and slide the two halves onto the fiberglass rod. When not in use, have the one behind the driver secured close to the pillar wall behind the drivers seat, esp. up high behind the driver, to minimize blinding the his view when swinging his head around for rear views-- gather in and retain the curtains w/ a few velcro loops, or even with twist ties. If the pole is the right fit, you can slide the curtains up to meet at the middle without too much of a fight, and they'll stay in place. This solution assumes that you also have the basic Westy window curtains, side and rear. Yes, it's tried and proven in Philadelphia in an urban residential district with plenty of pedestrian traffic. |
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Timwhy Samba Member
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Red Ryder Samba Member
Joined: June 26, 2021 Posts: 952 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: how to unsnap Curtains Behind Front Seats? |
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Clarey wrote: |
Silly question here but... How do you unsnap the front curtain? Mine snapped in easily, but I can't get it undone. The curtain behind the front seats has a different type of snap than the other curtains. Is there a trick for undoing these super tight snaps? |
Yes, it is a different snap with a safety catch. There is a center pin on the female side that pulls out to release the snap. _________________ “Most everyone’s mad here. You may have noticed I am not quite all there myself.” — Cheshire Cat, Adventures of Alice in Wonderland
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mreuter Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2008 Posts: 392 Location: oakland
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Curtains Behind Front Seats |
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I have an original Westfalia divider for sale. This one is impossible to get because of the size. The material hast to be larger and it was never remanufactured in this size. In 12 years I only saw it ones for sale in Germany and I got it. I want $350 what was what I payed for in Germany (280 roro’s then $350) hit me up when interested. I post a picture of it.
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TrashPanda Samba Member
Joined: December 25, 2021 Posts: 119 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: Curtains Behind Front Seats |
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This!
Been looking for this, exactly! Thanks for the run-down and the links! _________________ 1991 2.1L 4spd Tintop |
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