We took apart the whole roof structure and removed it from the camper to rebuild it.
Pop up roof redo with roof panels.
We basically approached this roof rebuild like a puzzle.
When we last checked in with y all we showed you how we took the roof apart to start the reconstruction.
Chevrolet vans must be 1994 and up.
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In this video we will be disassembling the pop up camper roof what a mess.
How to do a pop up camper roof rebuild.
Now up until this point all of our hands on pop up camper experience has been with our coleman camper.
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Ford vans can be regular body or extended 1992 and newer.
Once it was structurally solid i just kept the old plywood panel up on the ceiling and just peeled away any of the rotten layers.
If you find like we did that you ll need to replace a good amount of the wood on your pop up roof it s time to detach the canvas and then remove the roof in order to rebuild it.
We are pretty familiar with coleman pop up campers but this rockwood was a whole new ball game for us.
2007 rb low roof sprinters dodge promaster low roof and ford transit low and medium roof vans can also be fitted with pop tops.
The sprinter rb with sportsmobile s penthouse pop top more than exceeded the test weight requirements.
There will be times your pop up camper roof needs repair due to cracks from small accidents or extreme weather conditions.
We had to replace the wood sides of the roof and a couple of the 2 x 2s that ran along the top edges of the roof.
If your water damage is minimal and the wood is still structurally sound you might be able to skip ahead to part 2 seal up the roof to prevent future water.
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Roof weight mercedes benz allows a maximum added roof weight to the sprinter of 660 pounds.
It is almost inevitable especially if you use it a lot or have had it for quite some time.
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The reason it was cheap is.
Some pop tops especially if they go up much higher can weigh considerably more.
They ll also install just a pop top into your existing van for 6000 to 7000.
The camper was in pretty bad shape and we knew it would need a roof rebuild.