any help would be great.
hi top removing
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thedubyourlooking4
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hi top removing
hi, I have a 86 hi top. is there any chance that the top can be removed and fitted with a poptop. or is too much of the original roof removed when fitting a hi top? i think that this will give more room in the roof for the kids and also reduce the brick affect and increase mpg. also can any one recommend some where this could be done (warwickshire). i have tried to upload a picture but it is too big. bare with me and ill get one posted.
any help would be great.
any help would be great.
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Re: hi top removing
Won't make any difference.thedubyourlooking4 wrote:reduce the brick affect and increase mpg
There's a thread in the 'Campers' forum on this subject
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=123732" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Plasticman
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Re: hi top removing
id have a peek under it first if i was you
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jason k
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Re: hi top removing
if you want a pop top sell your hi top and buy one, its far easier
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Re: hi top removing
The only way to increase mpg is spend the money on LPG. I have a pop top and mpg is still crap!! It's the weight of the van + contents that causes the issue.1664 wrote:Won't make any difference.thedubyourlooking4 wrote:reduce the brick affect and increase mpg
There's a thread in the 'Campers' forum on this subject
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=123732" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: hi top removing
Tobyt25 wrote:The only way to increase mpg is spend the money on LPG. I have a pop top and mpg is still crap!! It's the weight of the van + contents that causes the issue.1664 wrote:Won't make any difference.thedubyourlooking4 wrote:reduce the brick affect and increase mpg
There's a thread in the 'Campers' forum on this subject
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=123732" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There is at least one other way.
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Re: hi top removing
True... My point was swapping a hightop for a poptop is a waste of money that will not make much difference.keith wrote:Tobyt25 wrote:The only way to increase mpg is spend the money on LPG. I have a pop top and mpg is still crap!! It's the weight of the van + contents that causes the issue.1664 wrote: Won't make any difference.
There's a thread in the 'Campers' forum on this subject
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=123732" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There is at least one other way.
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Re: hi top removing
I think a pop top would give very small benefits in respect to day to day driving of a high top......regardless of the potentially misleading drag coefficient data.
I cant see the point of making such fairly dramatic changes for small gain either.
I cant see the point of making such fairly dramatic changes for small gain either.
1989 Westfalia Joker TDi
Discovery 5
Couple of motor bikes
Discovery 5
Couple of motor bikes