Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]

Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]

$37.00
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Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
  • Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
Pop-Top Tent Adjustment Kit [Vanagon]
Product: GW-FLOPPY-TENT-B-GONE
Works With: 1980-1991
Manufacturer: GoWesty
Availability: Good Stock
Wrench Rating: Requires some hand & power tools and minimal mechanical knowledge.
$37.00

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Does your new pop-top tent fit a little loose (or too tight)?

This replacement bracket kit makes it possible to adjust the final height of your pop-top to achieve optimal pop-top tent tension. This clever kit replaces your original upper lifting mechanism (“H-bar”) pivot brackets with custom-made slotted brackets crafted from corrosion-resistant plated steel. Our brackets allow you to fine-tune the adjustment of the height of the pop-top, either a little higher up (to tighten a floppy tent) or a little bit down (to loosen a too-tight tent). Super simple. Super smart!

Fits: All 1980-91 Vanagon Westfalia
  • 5 stars: 10 (77%)
  • 4 stars: 3 (23%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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W W.

Hands down a no questions asked "get this" item if you are putting on a new canvas. Would be nice for a floppy existing canvas too. A new tent can be very tight when new, and it is more than comforting to be able to adjust it to a looser height till it's naturally stretched from normal use.

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Dan S.
Floppy tent b gone

Helped to take some slop out of my tent.

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Pete K.

Good !!

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Mark W.
Paint before installation; brackets used to reduce tautness

I chose to paint rust-o-leum gloss dark brown that was reasonably close to rest of H bar. Not sure why GoWesty chose not to anodize a dark brown. The inserts between the H bar and bracket means no scratching of paint if you chose to paint your brackets

I used brackets because my canvas was too tight requiring much too much force to lock into place. There was enough range in the design that I was able to get it to the ideal tautness with about 3mm of adjustment to less taut still left

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Scotty T.
Tent adjust brackets

Works great and has a lot of adjustability.

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Paul S.
Can't go wrong...

Easy install. Missing the phillips screw holes that the original had to help attach it more solidly to the roof, but no biggie really. Works as advertised!

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JM A.
Works great

Must have product

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Thomas P.
Nice and tight now

makes everything look nice and tight now

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Lars H.
Tight fit

Yes this helped to tighten up the pop top I installed. Easy installment with GoWesty instructions.

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Rolando O.
Great fix

Helped remove the flopping from my tent.

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Ralph C.
Just what I needed

My acrylic tent was super tight, a little too short. These gave me the slack I needed.

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Bradley G.
Worked good for Pop-Top Tent to Tight

My new canvas tent on my 1984 Westy Wolfsburg was too tight. I was worried I would rip the tent or break the push bar mechanism. This gave me an additional 1/2" of slack. This has helped greatly. I wish I could have gotten another 1/4" but this is a huge improvement. One recommendation I would make for GoWesty is to include better push nuts. They should include ones similar to the original push nuts. I fought for 1 hour trying to use their push nuts. I re-bent my old original ones I had taken off and reused them. They worked. If you can't re-use your original push nuts go to AutoZone and get new ones. Otherwise, this is a great kit, I highly recommend.

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Gonzo C.
Great idea if your tent is a bit taut!

I installed my new tent a bit tight I guess, and am not about to rescrew into the already stressed fiberglass: it already pulled out in one corner. This certainly solves the issue for me, and in a very clever simple way.

If you are willing to be a bit cavalier, you don't have to remove the H bar assembly:
- have the roof raised about a foot above closed position,
- use a strong rubber bungee or other non-sliding restraint to keep the arms from expanding
- remove ceiling bolts,
- open roof another foot with a pole/wood brace
- drill larger holes (do use a towel to catch resulting steel slivers!)
- reassemble.

I marked things down one star as this appears to be regular, not stainless steel, and not painted. Up here in the Pacific NW we'd expect this part to rust quickly. VW certainly painted their components!

Thanks for your feedback! Just so you know, the brackets are crafted from plated steel for great corrosion resistance. You shouldn't have any rust issues up there in the PNW. Thanks for your business! Cheers