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i have the same top and they are big however you look at it,
i think it suits and it looks nice to my eye
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Looking good :ok Mine has the same top too, didn't like it at first but it's really grown on me, the young un loves her "bedroom" and the missus no longer wants a tin or pop top as it wont have the same space or storage potential. Good choice to keep it.
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That looks great and love the colour. :ok
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did you refit the seals?
if they were new then you need to compress them and cut a bit longer as they do shrink back a bit over time
what have you done inside up top
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The previous roof Had no windows and was quite dark and we'd also spoke about changing to a pop top, but then we'd have to find a home for all the junk (useful) stuff :roll:
Decided to stay with high top but get one with windows!!! Happy days :D
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metalmick8y wrote:did you refit the seals?
if they were new then you need to compress them and cut a bit longer as they do shrink back a bit over time
what have you done inside up top
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Thats a good tip :ok ....... i Used the old seals, and put the locking trim in the fridge for 10 mins, they popped straight in no problems
The roof came with blocks glued in and I'm currently in the middle of sorting it :lol:
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ah good, post up picks as you go along cos a few folk have been asking ways to do this and get ideas
agree i had a pop , loved it but when down you needed space to sling the doss bags and such
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Looks very nice that. Like the louvred window frame in black too

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Thanks again for the kind comments... The black window frame was time consuming for my mate to do, but well worth it i think :wink:
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:ok excellent colour, well cool
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The van looks fantastic. That is a great idea on the exhaust. did you have to re-work the insides of the silencer to do that?
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