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Friday 10 August 2012

Roof research...

With the colour-coding complete and a nice shiny van to look at, should I really be thinking about cutting a massive hole in the roof? Probably not.

We're still a year or so away, financially, from being able to fit a pop-top but my initial research into which roof to go for starts here.

Calm down dear, it's just a Photoshop job

This is how I'd like it to look (I think...) colour-coded in Stone Blue with a dark charcoal(?) grey canvas. Or do I go black roof with light grey canvas? Can you see why I'm starting early?!

I'm not too fussed about having a bed 'upstairs', just somewhere to stash a few bits-and-bobs - like clothes at the end of the day that usually get thrown in a heap on the passenger seat.

What I am keen to have is a roof that doesn't rattle, squeak or whistle whilst on the motorway, and doesn't leak, create drafts or flap when popped-up. I'd rather pay a little extra for a quality product and for a fitter that will take the utmost care of my van - if they were on my doorstep that would be even better but I'm more than prepared to travel for the right roof.

So which is best? Who do you recommend? How much have you paid for yours and are you happy with it?