I have had my Vamoose pop top now for 15 months and couldn't be happier. It is not the flashiest with no panoramic zips or multi windows and one colour fabric choice. What it is though is belts 'n' braces and bombproof ! They have been making them for years, it is tried and trusted. It laughs at bad weather and rain! I love the neatness of the internal gas struts and the simple st-steel hinges to the rear ( no stupid bungee needed here to stop catching in the scissor hinges ). I have extended the bed board and now have 2.1 metres bed length in a swb T5.1. They had my van for 2 days and fitted the colour matched pop top, deluxe bed board, diesel heater, Vamoose awning rail and new rear window. I also bought their bespoke internal thermal liner for winter use. And my van had furniture and a RIB bed already installed. Others didn't want to know. Vamoose just got on with it. Decent price too. Highly recommended!
Absolutely perfect. I can now make one myself and fit it to my van. Just have to make an aluminium frame with corner reinforcements and strengenthing bars at front and rear for it. Thats just saved me a pretty penny.
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These guys are so efficient and experienced; making it seem so simple. Would definitely consider them for any project relating to van space utilisation and customisations. I am very curious about a rough estimate on how much does this process cost ?
I'm looking to do exactly this to another van, and I have a question. After cutting out the roof, sheet and frame, what was that white frame made from that you set on top?
Hi Lucas Just like to clarify something with you , this video was taken by one of our customers around 7 years ago , it has obviously been edited as the part where we TRIPLE seal all the frames and paintwork is not shown , I have been building camper vans for almost 30 years and fitting our Vamoose roofs for nearly 12 years , we have installed 1000’s of these and guess what , no rust ! I’d suggest you get your facts in order before you comment on things you have never seen and no nothing about .
u shows everything but not the paint? this is not Lucas fault. this is big mistake to not showing it in this video, cuz u are amazing to do hard works like this. Well made 😁
In 4 minute 36 seconds The VamOOSE let LOOSE their trade secrets ;but they GAIN APPLAUDS from those who can afford only DIY in all other parts of world ! Great DECODED VIDEO on making pop top!
Hi, if van was originally lwb panel van, is it legal to cut the roof and install a pop top? Does it have to be checked by an engineer and inform dvla ? I’d love to do this but really don’t want to cut the roof just to have issues with police etc since all these stupid regulations have come in
No the van is as strong with our frame in as it was with the original roof , it has been structurally tested by the RDW in the Netherlands and fully certified for type approval. ( no such test is available in the U.K. hence it was tested in Europe )
@@vamoosecamperconversionltd5598 is it possible to have one that opens the other way? Opening perpendicular to the length of the van rather than parallel?
Is the overall structure weakened by removing the roof cross beams. It's Difficult to imagine the aluminium frame providing any roll over strength compared to the original ?
@@kristianszabo3817 held to sheet metal with rivnuts? are you kidding me? the frame might be strong but it'll get sheared right off if there's an accident and the vehicle ends up on its sides.
Dan Staszko 💪💪 If a high strength LEXAN, Kevlar, & Carbon Fibers were properly constructed, that portion of the vehicle should be much Much lighter weight & stronger then the original sheet metal. Similar to an air craft canopy. Strong & visible
Hi I’m thinking of getting this done to my lwbT5, there are so many manufacturers of the pop tops, out there, what is the name of this one just reviewing all of them before I go ahead Many that
I noticed it's a ridged roof. How do you fill in the valleys to prevent water leakage? I saw you squeeze some kind of material in there, what was that? And was any other step to the process of making the valley's water tight?
Great video. These guys know what there doing! Let us know please where we can pick up a unit in the U.S. I bet there would be keen interest in installing your units on our vans here you know.
There is a purpose made channel in the strengthening frame which is filled with bonding sealant. When the frame is fitted it seals the bare metal edges. After this the frame is sealed from the inside and then again from the outside. No chance whatsoever of any rust anywhere.
Aluminium frame in replace of steel cross members . I would not trust it in aside crash.. crash tested?? I think it's reimo that put in a STEEL sub frame when the original tin roof and cross members are removed.
Did not show in detail the most important: sealing between roof and frame ! The roof is not flat, the frame seems flat. Looked like they put silicone in the gaps, but just in there. Seeing only this, I bet it will leak :-(
That's the first thing I noticed, if they are not bothered about protecting the outer & internals of the van before cutting , makes you wonder if other corners are being cut when fitting. It doesn't take long to sheet up the outer bodywork and inners of the van to protect it from metal swarf\filings, a little extra care speaks volumes when a customer is looking for a converter to cut a big hole in their pride and joy. Come on Vamoose surely you are better than this?
+andrew moon The profiled frame has a groove in the underside which is filled with sealant before it is dropped in. This coats any bare metal. The frame is then double sealed from the inside. Then triple sealed from the outside. Absolutely no way any metal will ever rust. Sometimes best not to talk about things you know nothing about.
