ARE POP TOPS SAFE? | POP TOP INSTALLATION | WHEN POP TOPS GO BAD IN 2021 

I haven't got a pop top but u sorted my 00 code on my Chinese diesel heater so I watch all your stuff now nice video

Note to self. Pop top front overhang should be minimal and straps should secure the pop top especially at the front.

Pop tops open at the front generally because that is where the height is needed, no point having stand up height over the bed…

pop tops and panels should be hinged at the front so wind blows them down not up or open, simple design rule really. yeah ones the other way can be safe, but you still have to think that someone will forget to put it down before driving.... like you see people forgetting to put slides in, or wind legs up, awnings out, it happens, so needs to be planned for....

I used to be the proud owner of a Citroen 2CV. Look them up, kids! They all had a soft top as standard. To open the soft top and travel along with the sun beaming on your dome, all you had to do was stop the vehicle and open the spring-loaded clips at each corner of the soft top, release the bar holding the roof down and then manually roll it back to the rear clips and secure it. Drive off, sun, dome, smiles. I had just bought it and was on the way home. I looked up at the clips and said to the missus "let's open the roof!" Now, the 2CV has a 600cc engine so it's like the Puch moped of the car world. You know, those mopeds with pedals on them? Like that. In fact, pedals would add a bit of hair to its balls. It's very tiny pair. So yeah, thundering along at 45mph, hammering the very tits off her, the missus and I, in unison, unclip the roof. Remember the bar that was holding it down? Under pressure from the clips? Well imagine that a 45mph wind caught the fabric it was attached to and swung it round on it's hinges, unleashed from pressure and then all of that force stopped dead by the tallest person in the front having their nose in the way. Clips, roof, Wang, TWAT! Twat, to what does he refer? Your choice. There we were, travelling along at 45, I'm pretty much blind and the missus can't breathe due to trying to stop laughing and the roof is flapping about behind us. Fortunately I managed to stop without causing any injuries to anyone else. But yeah, do try that at home. Only ever at home.

Nice video mate and I thought I did bodge jobs but that one takes the biscuit mate who ever installed that wants shooting hope they get it sorted and they deserve compensating for it

happened to my boss (on the motorway too) that was Camper Kings.

Hi I've had a problem with a poptop different to your friend and can't find a solicitor that will even look at it do you know of one ?

Would you recommend a place that could fit a top on my 1999 Nissan Sentra please I live in Flintshire North Wales thanks 👍

What make of roof was it as there are roofs and then there are roofs some are just rubbish

I have had a T2 Westfalia, and it was great and never had a problem. Now I have a T4 and am looking at Westdubs to put a roof and bed. They seem to have a good name, what is your opinion ?

Skyline supply a roof now that doesn't need straps I would recommend them

Hi, I am looking at a ford with a pop top but when its lowered its not level at the front and where the seal strips are all round, you can put whole hand straight into void, straps fully tight but doesnt pull pull top down any tighter. Even after dealer adjusted and now better but doesnt seal at front, still put fingers easily into the gap. My concern is wind noise, water ingress, overpressure and worst case failure of fibreglass top breaking up. Dealer says all fine but is that likely to be the case or am I being overdramatic. Any advice appreciated as think might be best to walk away?

Can I ask what speed they where going at when this happened ?

Hi any chance you can let me know the name of the company, as I have mine booked in to be done in January, and just a little concerned. I think the place where I have booked it in fit them a similar way, ie big overhang at the front any info would be great 🙏

pop tops are about as safe as a convertible you roll you die they cut the roof off and the support that run across it then do nothing to reinforce it

you let air under heath to lift the top of you had the top in open position , i would use duck tape

1 inch strap is ample when used correctly. ;-) That's just a 5hit roof installed by idiots.. end of story. :-( Gets right on my wick all the cowboys who have jumped on this industry, we spend as much time doing new conversions as we do fixing other companies work now.

Please tell me it wasn’t C&H Campers

I hope it wasn’t who fitted mine 😱😭

Dude I can’t watch your video properly: I’m flicking through instead. The part where you narrate is flickering really badly and it’s unwatchable for me at least. Do you have a fan in front of a light, or don’t you have the proper incandescent light setting on your camera?

I would say it’s both parties fault, 1) not going to a decent company, 2) based on that overhang I assume the overhang was coming down the windscreen therefore shouldn’t have driven away which would have avoided the issue that occurred. This is why I went and paid a lot of money to get a professional to fit my second fan. Research on internet is an easy task to undertake, by the the way professionally good fitted roofs can still be heard, you cannot hide the wind from them.

Get what you pay for..