Roof Pimp ??

M 80NGO · Post by **M 80NGO** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:48 pm

This is a truly brilliant peice of kit as when you get to the campsite it turns into a swiss army roof, once removed it can be used as either a paddling pool for the kids, a nice bubbly bath or a little boat to go and do a little fishing in

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:54 pm

There is a rubber seal on all edges.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:48 pm

M 80NGO wrote:This is a truly brilliant peice of kit as when you get to the campsite it turns into a swiss army roof, once removed it can be used as either a paddling pool for the kids, a nice bubbly bath or a little boat to go and do a little fishing in

I was thinking just that

transom mount on the back & little outboard

Didn't "playpeople" used to have a camper that had roof/boat?

Joking aside, great idea, still undecided on looks personally, but functionality/flexibility - great

How's the front seal when doing motorway speeds? What about security with external clips?

Northern Bongolow · Post by **Northern Bongolow** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:01 pm

nice job haydn.

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nigelgibson · Post by **nigelgibson** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:22 pm

Figured you may have put a seal on , just cant see it on pics, i assume then it will be pretty stable at speed , given that it is a roof normally used as a permanent fix ?

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:12 pm

Just fitted the Fiamma Pro 35 sunshade.....very easy job and pleased with the overall result..
There is a massive amount of room in the "upstairs" loft.....got to be careful not to put anything to heavy up there. 3 inch memory foam mattress and 15 tog duvet, wind breaks, etc all get lost up there.

Northern Bongolow · Post by **Northern Bongolow** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:04 pm

posh g*t !!!!

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:07 pm

So far so good !!!! been for a couple of runs and it behaves very well.....there does not seem to be any differance in performance or stability....There are no rattles etc and it does not appear to be trying to lift even at motorway speeds....Also no sign of the rain getting under.

Not everyones cup of tea but it looks o.k. and the amount of space is amazing...Gotta be better than a trailer/backbox/roofbox etc..

wonkanoby · Post by **wonkanoby** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:22 am

so when its of you have an open convertable?

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:24 am

wonkanoby wrote:so when its of you have an open convertable?

When it's off it's still a tintop with a sunroof, structural integrity unchanged

nicstrike · Post by **nicstrike** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:14 pm

how about a hybrid? a high top aft. obviously a bit of "beefing up" would be required to the mechinism but you would have the best of both worlds. flexibility of the aft but the extra storage for all the bits and bobs carried on trips when stowed down.

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:05 pm

Last year I checked out if any dealers could supply me with a glassfibre hightop to completely replace our AFT but was told that it would cost too much to convert a tintop hightop to fit the AFT roof shape. Pity ,because I like the idea of the extra perm. roof storage Now that our son is off to Uni that is all we use the AFT for

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:02 pm

I've just come across this thread - brilliant idea and execution

Wondering why you didn't get it painted to match the upper body

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Mon May 21, 2012 12:29 pm

Thought it looked a bit more "streamlined" matching the lower body.

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:44 pm

So, how has the longer term test of the removable roof been going?
Great job, looked really good although I would have painted it in the main body colour, removed the rear roof spoiler and fitted a more 'low profile ' roof light

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