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719 viewsBed bottom removed, exposing roof.
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715 viewsFoam padding on ceiling in Bus. Maybe it's acting as insulation or if you sit up in the lower bed too fast it helps cushion the blow?
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703 viewsSimple sheet metal screws holding the frame to the roof.
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686 viewsAnd they do poke through so watch your head!
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686 viewsLooking down onto the roof from the outside, where the front right corner meets the luggage rack.
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673 viewsThat wire hanging down feeds the over-head light on the Riviera top.
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672 viewsJust a view of all the screws used to hold down the lower rails.
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669 viewsThree screws hold in the under framing. What a bitch to get to this point just to remove them!
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662 viewsRivet location for aluminum headliner trim holder on right side (sliding door).
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657 viewsDetail. Showing that the sealing tape is (somehow) between the lower canvas and framing.
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655 viewsRemoving the chrome bow that clamps down the front, lower canvas.
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655 viewsView showing how sealing tape would normally be positioned, with lower metal rails on top of it.
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650 viewsLifting the lower frame off the roof.
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646 viewsI think that grey blobby stuff is the seal and the white object behind the canvas is the luggage rack. I know the maroon car in the background is my Jetta :-D
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640 viewsIn the Bus, looking rearward down the left side of the Bus, pushing the top up so the bottom framing is lifting up from the roof.
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