Man single handedly fits a pop top roof

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  • čas přidán 19. 11. 2019
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    This one was a bit of a head scratcher. I could have got someone to help me but as I intend to do these on a fairly regular basis, I thought I ought to try and figure out a way of doing them on my own.
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Komentáře • 91

  • @joshiedL
    @joshiedL Před 3 lety +3

    Love everything in this video. Humour, editing and the engineering of the poptop and everything else needed 😂

  • @painintheback847
    @painintheback847 Před 3 lety +2

    Looks like someone knows what he is doing.... highly skilled and funny..... thanks for sharing
    Al the best from Germany

  • @josefialho6650
    @josefialho6650 Před rokem +1

    Good job and isn't so difficult to do it by yourself all alone has it seems on the beginning! 😉👌
    I work alone has a campervan builder and it's heavy work, but very grateful, to install the pop up roof alone. In my case I have a winch intalled on the roof of the workshop, but the process it's the same.
    Congratulations and enjoy your camper van 😊

  • @dieselbiggins
    @dieselbiggins Před rokem

    Nice one mate, thanks for sharing this!

  • @grazynakaledek6228
    @grazynakaledek6228 Před 3 lety +1

    Brilliant! Karl you are a Genius!
    You must be a Tradesman making it look so easy to do.
    I'm doing it the Easy and Inexpensive Way. I got myself the Roost Explorer Hard Shell Roof Top Tent as it has a quarter inch molded Base & good Locking Latches.
    Going to mount it directly onto my 2009 GMC Savana Van Roof & cut out the R.T.T. Base & Van Roof so that I can Travel Stealth avoiding the Cities'" overnight Parking Bi-Laws and to be able to Stand-up in the back my Van when parked & Sleep overhead.
    All for under 2500.00 as I got a Used Roost R.T. Tent.
    Thanks for Sharing and Cheers from Toronto, Canada.

  • @paulwilson9616
    @paulwilson9616 Před 3 lety +3

    Hi Karl just discovered your channel absolute awesome, I was going to get the T5 but I’ve decided I’m going to go for a 2016 T6 your videos are perfect as I will be using them for reference all the way through my build . I’m in Newby to the VW world. I Constantly I have been scrawling through CZcams videos and then I came across your channel,thank you so much for sharing. PS I have subscribed keep the good work🤘

  • @russcurrie72
    @russcurrie72 Před 4 lety +4

    That crane frame is a genius idea, looking forward to seeing the new videos. I have a T4 that's been converted into a camper by a bloke in Nottingham, i am seriously considering buying a newer van and having a go myself, keep them coming Karl 😀🤙

  • @jatorresrv
    @jatorresrv Před 4 lety

    AWESOME! Thanks for sharing!

  • @SouthernBrotherhood1
    @SouthernBrotherhood1 Před 4 lety +1

    cracking job fella! unbelievable that professional conversion companies can't achieve what you did yourself with a brain and positive attitude!

  • @weedaviec
    @weedaviec Před 3 lety +1

    Fun video. Glad I’ve now seen what it’s like to attempt it solo. Well done 👍

  • @richardcory804
    @richardcory804 Před 3 lety

    Great practical stuff - love the cheerful commentary

  • @Pewpewz
    @Pewpewz Před 3 lety +1

    haha love the video, awesome work on the wheelbarrow and the pulley system! Pop top is huge too, so good! Congrats!

  • @TheFatmer
    @TheFatmer Před 4 lety +3

    Love the style of video Karl. Cracking job fella!

  • @ashleyburton8605
    @ashleyburton8605 Před 4 lety

    Your an engineering genius!
    Nice job 👍

  • @lenrice7482
    @lenrice7482 Před 3 lety

    awesome vid! thanks for posting

  • @vwtransportersandmotorcycl3729

    Mate I bet you had the neighbours worried as that frame looked like a set of gallows!😂. Bloody good effort though 👏

  • @ingridesser1042
    @ingridesser1042 Před 3 lety

    Smart goings! Impressive solutions, build and calm in face of potential calamity.

  • @eznAnze
    @eznAnze Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome edit!!! :D loved it! Keep it up"

  • @cwetfeet
    @cwetfeet Před 4 lety +2

    This series is gonna be fun.

  • @suzirida1
    @suzirida1 Před 4 lety +1

    bloody brilliant! 👍

  • @CMB_Vinyl
    @CMB_Vinyl Před 3 lety

    Loving all these videos, you are a very knowledgeable geezer!

  • @neilpearson4338
    @neilpearson4338 Před 2 lety

    You’re an absolute legend! 👍🏼

  • @thatginettaguy1714
    @thatginettaguy1714 Před 3 lety +2

    Some good engineering skills used here, well done

  • @timgilmore4068
    @timgilmore4068 Před 3 lety +1

    Great job pal .

  • @sg3260
    @sg3260 Před 3 lety +2

    This is the best show on the net. I'd love to know what your neighbours think. 😂 Lol. Subscribed

  • @campervanman28
    @campervanman28 Před 3 lety

    Thinking of fitting solar next in my tiny van next mate 😉 just got to think which is best for me 🧐. Thanks for the video Karl 👍

  • @CreatureNicko
    @CreatureNicko Před 3 lety

    You genius - that was a great watch

  • @robertpickavance6838
    @robertpickavance6838 Před 3 lety

    looks good, glad we had a forklift! I too thought the instructions where a bit off! compress by 1" (50mm) I'm sure it said! air pop rivet'er is more use than any riv nut gun.

  • @drewmce
    @drewmce Před 3 lety

    FANTASTIC. WELL DONE! That was a great watch 😆
    Fair play to you... I'll pay to have mine done though I think 😂
    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @davidshillito5174
    @davidshillito5174 Před 3 lety +1

    great videos, your a clever guy.

  • @mechanicalnut7866
    @mechanicalnut7866 Před 4 lety +1

    This guy is a genius

  • @kyledale201
    @kyledale201 Před 3 lety

    I admire your work mate you must have some bottle brand new van taking a grinder to it lol i wouldn't have had ago myself lol good on you buddy

  • @steveh9229
    @steveh9229 Před 3 lety

    Excellent channel mate. I’ve watched a few of your vids & subscribed. At the start of this series you said about converting vans for a living & wonder if you do other peoples vans cause I intend to get one when the prices drop & would happily travel to get you to do the work. You seriously got balls man & get it done 👍🏻

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 3 lety

      yes I am just in the middle of doing a sprinter

  • @SamuQu
    @SamuQu Před 4 lety

    8:18 my heart jumped

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 4 lety +2

      Samu Qu mine did a bit more Than jump

  • @adrianbanks4487
    @adrianbanks4487 Před 4 lety

    Sensational 👍

  • @todorshishmanov7903
    @todorshishmanov7903 Před 4 lety

    looks superb.But please remember,the DVLA changed the rules,last October,for what can be classed as a campervan.

  • @GDUBTV
    @GDUBTV Před 4 lety

    Just discovered your channel mate, love it.. have subscribed! 👌🏼🎥🚐🤩

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 4 lety

      GDUBTV saw your old van going down the A1 about 6 months ago

  • @mai17288
    @mai17288 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant. Do you have a link for the pop top please?

  • @finbarh6
    @finbarh6 Před 3 lety +1

    how much was the kit

  • @michaelfowler2187
    @michaelfowler2187 Před rokem

    Fair play. Great video. How much height does the pop top and to the car when it is closed? I want to get into carparks with 2m restrictions and my van is 1960 mm Any help would be appreciated.

  • @waynemoven
    @waynemoven Před 3 lety

    One word for you.......genius :)

  • @adrianhoyles5071
    @adrianhoyles5071 Před 2 lety

    Great series of videos in a refreshing presentation style - good work Karl, I tried getting a pop top for my Transit Custom but they dont sell them at Denby Campervans - do you know anywhere I can get one on supply only basis ? cheers Ade

  • @RobMa
    @RobMa Před 10 měsíci

    Excellent video whete did u buy pop top and cost please buying vw to convert like yourself cheers rob

  • @simonrhodes661
    @simonrhodes661 Před 3 lety

    Hey Karl. Your pop top video is great. I have just bought a Denby pop top. Very happy with the product but the instructions are not great. Can I ask you some questions about fitting?

  • @joshuaspires9252
    @joshuaspires9252 Před 4 lety +1

    like the sun roof

  • @dieselbiggins
    @dieselbiggins Před rokem

    Where did the pop up roof come from please

  • @ricksimpson
    @ricksimpson Před 4 lety

    Nice one Karl. A Rivnut tool about 50 quid boi, i find a grinder necessary too though !

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 4 lety

      Wheyup Rick, are we having a re release of Christmas is crap this year?

    • @ricksimpson
      @ricksimpson Před 4 lety

      @@KBeadle yis boi, wouldn't be complete without its share if misery eh !

  • @toddcoxheadfamily
    @toddcoxheadfamily Před 3 lety

    Excellent work Karl. Much appreciated. I'm currently fitting a Denby to my T5 and notice that you're doing things differently to the instructions I've been given, such as bending a lip of the roof over the front frame and riveting horisontally rather than just a vertical rivet as instructed. Were you given additional instructions that drove you to do this or were you using your initiative?

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 3 lety +3

      I was just using my initiative, in fact I've just done it again on my next one which is T6.1 (video out next week) It just seemed to make sense to me to do it like that as the frame doesn't match the profile of the roof very well

  • @brianjamison9866
    @brianjamison9866 Před rokem

    Hi Karl, so do you recommend the Denby pop top?

  • @shaun...6838
    @shaun...6838 Před 3 lety

    Genius!.. Did you just rivet the metal side supports of glue and rivet?

  • @davejogoddard5243
    @davejogoddard5243 Před 3 lety

    Hey Karl. Quick question. When u did the pop top i was wondering how u knew the position to put the rivnuts in. Was it an exact measurement thing or did u get the roof on, without fixings and mark for drilling. If it was a measurement then do you have the details? I did my Austop roof in a similar way with a winch by the way but made much harder work of it with very limited winch height in my garage. Was a right faff!

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 3 lety

      Denny pop tops it came with instructions

  • @dansands977
    @dansands977 Před 3 lety

    Nice job! Can you explain how you fixed the canvas down onto the original van steel roof? I'm guessing it wasn't just the silicon shown at the end...

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 3 lety +1

      Dan Sands there’s a plastic strip on the inside that you screw down on to the roof and trap the fabric

    • @DavidDenil
      @DavidDenil Před 3 lety

      @@KBeadle And it all handles well after some usage or do you notice some disadvantages of this system?

  • @nadiasalma7052
    @nadiasalma7052 Před 4 lety

    hello Karl, great video !! can you mount it on my long chassis T5? cordiallyk

  • @philpottjuk81
    @philpottjuk81 Před 4 lety +3

    Don't you have any friends? Great video tho 😂

  • @jakehufton8725
    @jakehufton8725 Před 3 lety +1

    Wtf was that in the mug, that better not be a cup of tea

  • @kolroot1281
    @kolroot1281 Před 3 lety

    эх Вы, взяли распилили нормального фолькса... ))))

  • @DarrenGBrooks
    @DarrenGBrooks Před 4 lety

    Great work, why didn’t you get Colon Furze to help?

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 4 lety

      ha ha fat chance. Its hard enough trying to get hold of him when I'm doing a bit of editing for him. He's always a very busy boy this time of the year

  • @deltafit
    @deltafit Před 4 lety

    2000 IQ this fella

  • @ollydogtravels9465
    @ollydogtravels9465 Před 3 lety

    who doesn't like these vids 5 sados, love the humour

  • @natashatriggs3537
    @natashatriggs3537 Před 4 lety

    What pop top is this? Thankyou.

  • @andreascattis
    @andreascattis Před rokem

    Where DIF you by the top?

  • @erik.landen
    @erik.landen Před 4 lety

    Where did you buy the roof? Price?

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 4 lety

      Erik Karlsson Landén denby campervans

  • @chiefgilray
    @chiefgilray Před 2 lety

    So... Not just get a mate 🤷🤣

  • @rabbitflow1
    @rabbitflow1 Před 3 lety

    where did you buy the roof from?

  • @timgilmore4068
    @timgilmore4068 Před 3 lety

    Do you live in Somerset?

  • @thelifeofcollinrs6030
    @thelifeofcollinrs6030 Před 4 lety

    I feel as if you got your acting and video style from the colinfurze channel.

  • @gaznos
    @gaznos Před 3 lety

    genius 😂

    • @KBeadle
      @KBeadle  Před 3 lety +1

      I try😊. I’ve got a ratchet pulley set up for the next one. Should make it a bit safer

    • @gaznos
      @gaznos Před 3 lety

      trying to binge watch the series today 👍🏻😅

  • @kn0bch33s3
    @kn0bch33s3 Před 4 lety

    Did you save much cash?

  • @ca631
    @ca631 Před 3 lety

    karl you are crazy lol

  • @moonblossomsa
    @moonblossomsa Před 3 lety

    Dont you have any friends 🤣🤣🤣