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I have a tintop.ġ987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender 'Mango', two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. I will also be installing a divider curtain on this arch for quick privacy such as using the bathroom or getting dressed for a bike race. Having said that, I just got done using cardboard to trace the curve of the headliner behind the front seats as I am making a strong arch to hold up rear bunk beds. I also like this because when the van is parked, any electronics or the like sitting around the front area are also hidden from view. It opens the van up greatly, and someone sitting in the reversed front seats can be reading a book or conversing with those in the rear while all are sheltered from outside view together. These are the reasons we have words like “wanker”

Motor home snap in curtains install#

He then went on to install a SVX engine in a great build thread, had engine troubles and I believe has sold the van. Rubber Tramp made a stealth curtain setup I remember a while back a thread and it took me 25mins to track it down. Happiness=Portland, Oregon in the rearview mirror!

Motor home snap in curtains drivers#

If you have a westy curtain and just want the back covered, just snap the middle two snaps above the passenger and drivers shoulder, then mount then snap the front window covers in front instead of back.

Motor home snap in curtains windows#

I have a westy, but, the front curtain can simply be snapped in back with the ears covering the windows up front, in essence, reverse mounted with the windshield not covered.

Which I wish was a lot more than normally is No one knows whats going on behind the curtain Used the original screw holes thru the wood ceiling and a heat gun. Got a friend to sew the curtain hangers to the curtains Mines a westy so a little different than headliner, but I got curtain trackĪnd a big sun blocking curtain from Target. The curtainīlocks most of the cabin light and retains the heat better for the back of the van. I also put in a few extra studs for the snaps down the 'B' collumn. In my Westy I put in studs for the female snaps that I put in my Stealth Curtain, all along the front Also with the elastic, the position of the snaps on the curtain did not have to be a perfect match to the screw in snaps.ġ987 Syncro Westfalia, stock (bought 1994)ġ986 Syncro Westfalia SVX, 3 knob (bought 2008) I removed the screws at the rear of the headliner and replace the screws with screw in snaps, and made the curtain to match the snaps, and added some small bungie cord (actually tent pole elastic) in the hem above the snaps so the curtain would suck up to the ceiling. I use one of those shower curtain rods, and curtains from wall mart with the big holes in them, thread them over the rod, and use some safety pins to fold the curtains in half (too long otherwise) and hold the bottom to the top. I don't have a photo with the curtain in the between cockpit/cabin position, but here it is mounted in the front: In the cold weather, with aircooled heat being precious, I have the curtain in the middle when driving, until I have plenty of heat, and then I can just unsnap it with a little tug. It also make the cab feel much more roomy with the curtains drawn. That combined with snap in curtains on the side windows replace the bulky factory front curtain that was useless at keeping out the light, and at night with the lights on served more like a one way mirror to look INTO the van. However, the same curtain has additional snaps that match the snaps that I screwed in around the windshield, and it is a nice tight fit against the glass, with the excess rolled up in the angle of the windshield and dash. I now have a snap in curtain that goes there, but is stored when driving, making it less handy. I got the track from a newer model Westfalia, and carefully bent it to match the roof line just forward of the pop top opening, and screwed through it with some really small screws. Really easy to use, and readily available (thus used). It was one piece, and I would slide it behind the drivers seat and tie it back when not in use. I initially installed a track, and made a curtain with a contour to match the roof line. probably less elegant than what you are going for but it worked well. In my bay window I used big magnets and a blanket. I have a set of light-blocking drapes all ready to go into my '86 Westy but am undecided on their mounting. What are your experiences? Pros and cons? I have seen pictures of what appear to be tracks attached to the headliner with the rear mounting screws and it appears that some have simply rigidly attached said curtains and use tie-backs to keep them open for driving. Posted: Wed 4:01 pm Post subject: Curtains Behind Front SeatsĪ question for all of those who have installed curtains behind the front seats to add privacy to the rear area - How did you attach them to the headliner or overhead? This page may contain links to eBay where the site receives compensation. Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top