New Canvas

[Gazza]

Hi Guys,

How hard is it to fit a new roof canvas and are there any particular ones which are best :?:

 

[dubberdaz]

I fitted a JustKampers one on my Westy. Fitted a treat and took about 4 hours, just follow the destructions and with the help of a friend it's not too hard at all.

 

[speedwell68]

I fitted a JustKampers one on my Westy. Fitted a treat and took about 4 hours, just follow the destructions and with the help of a friend it's not too hard at all.

I did a Westy one from JK too. My instructions were a little crappy TBH. Just photocopied sheets, with page 5 missing. Worked it out for myself in the end. But it was a good fit and is water tight. The only problem I have found with it is that the canvas is much thinner than the original so it billows out when driving along.

 

[ianscooby]

Yep! takes a good 4 hours, get help and take pop off the van, get a good stapler and set out from the centre, and don't do what I done when I had to take it off for paint (put back on inside out)

NO COMMENTS OR TAKING THE P**S AT VANFEST PLEASE THE MRS HAS ALREADY GIVING ME GRIEF

 

[speedwell68]

Yep! takes a good 4 hours, get help and take pop off the van, get a good stapler and set out from the centre, and don't do what I done when I had to take it off for paint (put back on inside out)

NO COMMENTS OR TAKING THE P**S AT VANFEST PLEASE THE MRS HAS ALREADY GIVING ME GRIEF

I nearly did that too.

 

[Gazza]

Well that sound positive as i have seen a few that need new tops and thought they would cost a fortune and take a lot to do

 

[speedwell68]

Well that sound positive as i have seen a few that need new tops and thought they would cost a fortune and take a lot to do

My gel coat on the top was completely fooked. We wet flatted it and gave it three coats of high build white vinyl, good as new.

 

[junglemod]

hi mate got mine from wolfsburg west in ca . its a lot thicker than the jk ones and has the three window opening (not og i know but nicer to look out of int morning) to remove old one and fit a new one properly took me a weekend . also go westy in the us do them . another choise to add to your list .cheers steve

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Hi Guys,

How hard is it to fit a new roof canvas and are there any particular ones which are best :?:

Depends on the roof, we've done a couple of campmobiles which were a piece of piss, saw an early devon done which looked pretty easy to, and we did a dormobile which took the best part of day. More time consuming and fiddly than difficult though.