Yep it was the only instrument I was allowed near at school

There we go all finished and clean

cough, splutter
is the new canvas green too?

Due to a sudden change of plan I am seriously thinking of stripping the canvas off again and getting a new one in a different colour

All being well I will strip it out and post it off on Friday

As soon as I have the new one I'll post a review and some pictures

I'm also going to get the old one "tarted"up a bit, maybe add some embelishment

The Friendly Forum will see Aggers van and have sole exclusivity

Ah, I have been contacted by someone who will buy my old one locally, but has asked that as I'm having a new one could we share postage as he wants to add some colouring to the existing silver / grey, he is a VW enthusiast and we have been talking about it for a while


Sorry should of said he bought a damaged Troll that needed quite a bit of bodywork damage rectifying the roof was intact but the canvas was missing???

are you a serial canvas remover? Agger

DIY phobia has been cured I see
sorry couldn't resist was jesting

wonder if it was the troll with the box roof on baye

ooo is there going to be an account of the eriba re birth ? sounds interesting

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are you a serial canvas remover? Agger

DIY phobia has been cured I see
sorry couldn't resist was jesting

wonder if it was the troll with the box roof on baye

ooo is there going to be an account of the eriba re birth ? sounds interesting

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Apologies for dragging up a year old post with my first on the forum, but I just wanted to thank Agger for his help and advice in removing and replacing the poptop canvas on our 225L.

We recently bought a 2004 puck L where the previous owners had allowed the canvas elastic to wear, which resulted in two tears in the triangle vents at each end of the van from the scissor hinges as the canvas failed to pull into the van. Added to this a slight smattering of the dreaded black stuff and I was under strict instructions from the boss that if we were to buy the van we needed to replace the canvas asap. Now my DIY skills are usually strictly limited to calling a man who can! but after reading the forum I came across this topic and decided to contact Agger in hope his limited diy skills somehow mirrored mine,(very unlikely). Following the advice on here I was able to remove the canvas, have a new one made using the original as a pattern and have managed to replace good as new. The process of removing and reinstalling probably took around 4 hours all in, even with my diy phobia, so thanks once again Gray!

Bryn

Thank you to Bryn and Agger for sharing their experience of removing the canvas. I've located the mysterious bulge in the aluminium rail, which is just rear of the door on our Triton. I removed the Philips screws on the bracket that seems to be holding the bottom of the canvas down (centre front), but nothing is coming loose. I'd appreciate it if anyone who has done this could tell me what I do next please? Do I have to lever the aluminium piece off somehow to get the bottom of the canvas released? Don't want to break anything! Ours is quite mouldy and needs a good clean.

Many thanks,
Sarah

If your canvas has'nt been removed before! It could take a bit of wiggling to free it, especially to start it moving out of the bulge. I did ours with a little help from Mrs Agger, but once it free'd it was essy peasy, but initially quite a tug is required!

I have cleaned (no pun intended) this post as much as I can to still remain humerous, those easily offended should avoid my posts! Although I don't swear or use offensive language I can be quite blunt, straighttalking it used to be called but I suspect those who know about political correctness will no doubt have a new name for it, I expect I have an illness or something

Hi Agger

Thanks for the advice re the bulge . I will get my other half to help with that! But it is releasing the bottom part of the canvas I'm stuck with. After removing the brackets mid front and back, do I have to remove the whole aluminium piece that goes round the hole in the roof? Do I lever it off somehow? I appreciate your advice ! I don't have the DIY gene! We've got great curtains now though!

Thanks
Sarah

Hi Sarah, yes the aluminium strip around the lower half of the canvas has to be removed as it "traps" the lower rubber seal, just be careful when you remove the alloy strip as it would be quite easy to bend the strip due to it being flimsy. Also when you have finished the removal and get round to putting the alloy strips back, make sure you "seat" the rubber strip properly (easy peasy even for me a ham fisted diyer) hth