*****PLEASE READ FOR POP TOP SUPPLIER. ****** UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO RECENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT VERY POOR SERVICE AND QUALITY ISSUES WITH THIS ROOF I NO LONGER RECOMMEND PURCHASING THIS POP TOP. SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL IF YOU PURCHASE ONE AS I RECOMMEND NOT TO. JAY

@clickdesignlab

3 жыл бұрын

hey Dude this is really helpful. What brand was the pop top? If you are having issues i want to make sure i don't get the same one but didn't hear in the video where you got if from? Cheers

@projectt4782

3 жыл бұрын

If you don't recommend the supplier please tell us who they are, I'm about to buy one and want to make sure it's not the same!! 🤷🏼‍♂️

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Apologies I have only just seen this message. I can’t seem to find the company name now. The chap is called Allan who lives in derby

@projectt4782

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaysFabShop nice one Jay 👍

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Hey matey. I have checked but can’t find the company now. The chap is called Allan who lives in derby but that’s all I can tell you really. Just look at the kits and you will be able to tell if it’s the same as mine. With the rubbish fibreglass lengths

Angle grinder with 1mm cutting disc is perfect for cutting, a much nicer cut and less vibration. will make light work of the cut out

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Love your honesty bro! And you are so true in taking the time to enjoy the process to produce a professional outcome/ results.

@JaysFabShop

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Great video, very informative. I live in Western Australia and I’m considering shipping a Poptop over from the Uk, after watching your video I am definitely more confident that I could install it myself. Great Job😀

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome James go for it. Thank you for your comment also very appreciated 🙏

Cool work Jay like the flip top already, you explain so well in your work doing your van ,

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carol I try

Amazing video, very informative! I've been thinking about doing a conversion camper but was worried on space, after watching this I'm now thinking of getting a smaller van and adding a pop top 👍🏻

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you for the comment. I filmed a vauxhall combo camper not long back. have a look at that video. That was a very small van with a pop top and loads of space. Video was called killer combo I think.

Wish we could have seen you cut the roof. That's the "scariest" part of this great project.

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

Thanks for sharing mate!!! this is just what I needed to inspire my project.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Hey mate. Thank you. No problem at all. Glad to hear you like

Great video thanks for your help in showing how it’s done 😎👍🏻👍🏻

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

No problem Mark. Thank you

Great video , very well presented and informative. Thank you

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very kind

Excellent video. Given me the confidence to tackle this job myself.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks great news. Thank you for the comment and very best of luck. Let me know how you get on or need anything

Great job, very inspiring. Never thought of tackling something like this myself. Ross

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ross. Thanks for your comment matey. Yeah it is more than achievable mate 👌

I would definetly tape the roof after you marked the lines before you start cutting. Ill tape it say 10 mm out from the mark this would allow you to follow the line and create edge when you do paint it after. This will save your van paint from all the metal shards and sparks when you cut. Cheers

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank mate and totally correct. Because of the none stop on and off rain we chose not to mask and sheet it in the end. Definitely is a better job to though and I recommend you do 👌

This is great ... I really want to start to convert my own vans in the future and this just gave me some confidence to have a real think about it .. cheers man

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Matt. Great to hear mate and go for it. You would do a fantastic job. 👌🇬🇧

.Nice van.Top stuff,thanks4the post👍

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

No problem Steve 👍🏻👍🏻

Sure you will change the windows in you lovely van jay, your van is looking cool I injoy all your videos . You cheer me up😉🙂😊

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Carol. Lovely comment this 🙏

Great video .

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don. Much appreciated

Great job mate, spot on 👌🏼👍🏼

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks matey. 🙏🙏👌

Very thorough video. Good job!

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Martin

Good job made very clear to anyone wanting to do the pop top conversion

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Riley. I have tried. Please feel free to share if you feel I would help people

Nice one, thanks for sharing

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

No problem Ross. Thank you

Mate,,.....looking to do this on my T5 .You've done a thorough job here great video with top tips and the added bits about how you would do it different if you were to do it again, awesome. Cheers pal.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adrisn. Very much appreciated and very kind of you to say so. Like to try and help people if I can and share my experiences 🙏

Awesome! congrats!

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

well done Jay and so you should be proud of yourself , Good job young man !

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Jeff. Very kind 👌

Really professional video Wish everyone would do their pop tops like that

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Well thank you Bowes Project. Very kind of you to say 🙏🙏

Really good video jay, answered all my questions, im about to start my own van, cheers

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Aw awesome mate really glad to be of help. Thanks for saying so

The other option for the sealant job is to buy some of those plastic bead forming tools. I love them. Used to have nightmares doing shower re- seals until I got mine. You can get a set of them on ebay etc for a couple of quid. They look a bit like oversize guitar plectrums with curved and straight angled shapes on each corner that make very neat jobs.

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Aw cool I’ve not heard of these mate but will definitely check them out as I still have the sealer to finish

@weedaviec

3 жыл бұрын

Jay Saunders www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233363490279

Great video, done really well and super informative 👌

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys. Very much appreciated 🙏🙏

@mattoska

3 жыл бұрын

Great job, can you give us a link to buy pop top?

Fantastic job Jay. Didn’t think it was possible to do a self fitted pop top. Having the extra headroom makes a massive difference inside. Loved all the top tips you gave. Can’t wait to see the Transporter carpet lined and fitted out. Love the van colour and the wheels too. 👍

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian. Very much appreciated. The start to the wiring video goes up tonight 8 pm 🙏

@micksmithandyasmineadventu794

9 ай бұрын

What size tex screws did you use

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

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. Please remember I filmed and fitted this long before the changes came in though.

Bloody brilliant. Thanks

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Excellent tutorial on how to do it - must confess I dont feel that brave. You have certainly got it looking really good, and your perfectionists eye does you proud on this one.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave. I’m trying my best for work standards and video standards also. Thanks for your comment it very much appreciated 🙏

Yo m8 that was powerful 👌 thanks for taking the time out to show us how it's done, would off took you 1 day to fit it, only 3 days off filming, much appreciated, in all the following iv done, nobody shows you in detail how to fit are were to buy the pop top, 1 step closer to doin my owe, cheers bud!! Keep it up, really enjoying your vids 👌

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Well thank you Aidan. Really nice comment and super glad you liked it. Best of luck if you do yours you will do an amazing job 🙏

Great job mate appreciate you taking the time to document it and put this out there 👍.....and also...where did you buy the roof from

top stuff geezer, i have a camper all ready which i had done professionally, i still want to build my own and you are giving me some major inspiration!!! keep up the good work i lookforwrd to the next video.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Well thank you for that. Lovely comment matey and very much appreciated. 🙏🙏🙏

Best vid I’ve seen on pop roofs wicked job bruv

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you matey. Feel free to share if anyone needs or wants to do one their selves 👌want to help as many people achieve this as possible

I've got to give it to you bud, it takes a lot of balls to peal off the roof, fit an pop top, and to film it at the same time! A lot of work has gone in to this! Even before the editing! I salute you 🙋‍♂️, 😉👌👍👍👍.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark. Very kind of you to say 👌

@Iveavan

4 жыл бұрын

@@JaysFabShop credit where credit's due matey 👌👍.

Great video jay. Thank you

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jay

Amazing big job!

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Amazing work Jay

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you matey

Well done Jay, great job mate! 👍👍👍

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jay. Much appreciated

Really nice job mate!!! BUILD NOT BOUGHT! Enjoy the van... Cheers 😎🤘

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christ. Much appreciated matey

Absolutely cracking job fella 😉

@JaysFabShop

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Hi! Nice!!!

Hey Jay a Professional Job, well done. You should be Proud of yourself. The next one will be easier. You can establish yourself & open a Shop to do Conversions. Thanks for making the effort to share your work & video. Cheers from Toronto, Canada.

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Hey matey. Thank you for the kind words and awesome comment. Means a lot

I live is South Africa and have to say this was really helpful and insight full i will be building my own top from scratch as for me to get a pop top like that is just too expensive with rates and all works out to 8000 pounds for me so makes sense to just make it myself. Thanks for the great content and advice on how to.

Well done for having a go yourself, big job champ!;

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maty. Nice one

great video thanks for sharing

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

No problem at all. Thanks for saying so 🙏👌

Great video Ross I'm not confident I can do my own pop top following your pointers 👍

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

great vid mate and very good detailing great tips am thinking of doing my t4 pitty no one has done a t4 i have seen yet

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Allen very much appreciated. Aw really matey you should go for it I shouldn’t be much different I wouldn’t of thought

Brilliant video, thanks a lot buddy!

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

No problem

Great work Jay. Certainly food for thought regarding self install, but I personally wouldn't be confident enough in fear of a costly mistake. Don't be too hard on yourself regarding video/audio quality, its more than fine!!

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comments matey. Very kind of you. 🙏

Great video mate , very informative

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alan 👍🏻

Well done mate, crackin!

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gareth 🙏

@garethjones2210

4 жыл бұрын

Making pretty tough jobs look straight forward and with one hand carrying a camera. Fair play. Look forward to more videos.

Great job and i like that wheels

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks matey

Brilliant cracking job 👍🤩

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ian. Please subscribe if you aren’t already

I like your attention to detail such as painting the bare metal. Such a pity about the loom not being above the brace at the front but you found a neat way of getting around that problem. I agree about the lower height looking better but as you say it’s not as useable as a bed space. The way pop tops seal around the bottom of the canvas puts me off. I have not seen the way any others seal as of yet but having seen your video I will take a look. Great video thanks.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you matey. Glad you enjoyed it

Great video mate honestly helped so much Thankyou!

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

No problem at all matey. Glad it helped

Hiya Jay, great job very cool, give yourself a pat on the back not everyone can tackle that kind of job for sure 👍

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Well thank you. Lovely comment and very much appreciated 🙏🙏

Brilliant video well done 👍

@JaysFabShop

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Why VW has abandoned the USA van market is unknown to us. (A re-badged Dodge Caravan was their answer lol).

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

Aw really didn’t know that to be fair

@astromann7449

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaysFabShop The UK is so lucky to have so many van offerings per the lower population they have. Is the VW Transporter a newer van model? Looks to be a mid sized van, copied in looks to the old mid size Chevy Astro (RIP 2005). Zero midsize vans on the market across the pond since then. Well, we do have the over priced, expensive to repair Mercedes Metrics, no one buys them. The Transporter would sell like hot cakes here if priced fairly. . North Americans are addicted to useless SUV's. Vans rock, but all we have is the dieing mini-van market, or the much larger new European style vans. A normal chevy full size (only one left) gets worse fuel consumption than my old 1979 chev cargo V8 did,... total joke.

Brave man 😂 well done mate

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andy

Boss video well explained

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Karl Booth. Your comment is very much appreciated

Looking good Jay my mate builds campers and I was just thinking it might be of interest to you knowing as he has a (cnc machine) I think it's called cuts all the kitchen wardrobe and draws out. If any help to you hes on here with a walk around of one of his and can be found at tuxford campers. Waiting for the next exploration too. Keep up the good work. Cheers kev

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Kev, aw sounds amazing he should get in touch with me. I still have all wardrobe etc to purchase. Thanks for your comment matey. 🙏

Very good job. Also brave jezz you wouldn't want to get it wrong. I wouldn't attempt it. Bet you have saved thousands, fair play thou. I'm doing my T4 transporter up. I call it the money pit. But well worth it. As the adventures will start soon😎

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jason. Great name 👌 yeah it was a stressful time but worked out for the best. Great news on doing a t4. All the best to you 🙏

@jasontomo2823

4 жыл бұрын

@@JaysFabShop yeah my T4 is coming along slowly, Slow steps Jason. It as two names to be fair, the main one is oldfaithfull, The money pit expression comes from putting a hole in my pocket Cheers. Have you not been on any abandoned buildings of latley😁

Go on the reg. 👌

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏

Pretty cool roof 👍

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Well pommy pilgrim ..ya done a spiffin jorbb .. pip pips and carryon ..😁

This must have taken ages to record as you were doing the work. Great job bro. I’m defo going to be doing this on a camper I’m about to buy. Thanks for doing this.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ray, thank you for the comment matey. Yeah to be honest it did. The filming can put a straight on the jobs in all fairness and then after the job Is finished the editing starts 😂

Awesome video keep up the good work on your KZread videos I’m a KZreadr too can’t wait to see more videos 👍🏻

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you matey. Very kind of you to say so. Welcome

Decent vid, looking at building my own camper. Just subscribed 👍. Might have to watch the pop top one 1 or 2 more times though 😂. Probably best to carpet after the pop top then?

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Luke. Thanks bro it means a lot. Yes I would carpet after the pop top. If you fit glass fit the carpet before you bond the glass on but after you have cut the holes out

You have to hand it to him the man is fearless

@steventudor2493

4 жыл бұрын

Very well said!

Really good work Jay, have been looking forward to seeing this part of the job. Brilliant commentary and tips. The hidden bare metal can rust without treatment, and then there’d be rust streaks appearing everywhere. Every credit to you for sharing this with the world. Top man !

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony very nice comment. I tried my best and hopefully people will take enough off it to covert their own. Very much appreciated matey

nice job

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Frank

Great vid. What was the brand of this rooftop please?

What pop roof is this and how much? Very in depth video. Really helped us.

how does the vehicle drive? do you feel like it's wobbly and now have more vibration because you've cut out all the roll-over rails and have a flexible roof now?

@JaysFabShop

6 ай бұрын

No droves absolutely fine to be honest and I’ve been carrying a lot of weight in it the last year and it’s sound

Great video. I'm trying something similar. Could you tell me how much height it adds to the van when it is closed?

BEST POP TOP DIY on KZread. where did u buy the new pop top!? Requested you on ig. I can only find junkyard stuff.

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Hey matey. Thank you so much. No longer recommend these which is a massive shame but the supplier can’t be trusted. Thanks for the kind words

Great job Jay, I'd even try it myself now .Fair play to you!

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

Great job , top tip check the weather before you do

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Very true 😂. Unfortunately though work commitments mean only time off here and there so I had to crack on no matter the weather

Hi Jay, this is an awesome video. Thanks for sharing. Where did you buy your pop top please?

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate. Thank you. I have the contact details if you would like them can you add me on social media

Hi jay unfortunately I’ve already fitte this kit last week and Alan sent me this video to follow. Not knowing you don’t recommend it anymore. Anyway as it stand I’m happy with mine at the min. Sure time will tell. Question is Did you manage to adjust the roof on the hingies? I need to move it slightly but stringing with the Weight of the roof as you have to loosen the Botha when the roof is up. Any recommendations how to do it easy ?

Hi Jay great video and fair play for getting it done very brave. Out of interest what are the alloy wheels on the van and what size are they? they look great with the grey van.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Hi matey. They are off a BMW X5. I think they are called snowflakes. They are load rated and can cope with the band weight etc so I like them to be fair

Good luck with the recent dvla camper criteria changes, only permanent high tops can be reclassified now

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah saw that. Ow well it’s a shame but I wanted the pop top to gain height and space so I’m still happy

@Benger-hope

4 жыл бұрын

@@JaysFabShop It's an absolute joke, why on earth would a van have a pop top if it wasn't a camper van? The insurance on mine was extortionate when I tried to insure it as a car (modified Japanese import minivan), it's currently insured as a camper van in the process of conversion which was less than half the price but I'm gonna have to phone them up and explain that I'll no longer be able to get it re-registered. Hopefully they'll change their classification system after enough people complain but if not I look forward to seeing the range of 'camper van style vinyls' people come up with. Good luck with the rest of the conversion!

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree mate. I may do a video on it to be honest but want to learn more about it first. I think a lot of people will Complain. There must be a loop hole created. I’m searching for it at the moment if I find anything I’ll make another video to tell people

@Benger-hope

4 жыл бұрын

Aye the way it's worded makes it seem like there may be wiggle room. I dunno if it was meant to be a clamp down on 'stealth campers' that just went too far but it's definitely thrown a spanner in the works for a lot of people mid way through a conversion

Good lad quality build. You should do it for livin make a killin if you include vat and VW tax 🤣

Great job man for me its perfect. seems to me your and expert on that. keep it man.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you matey for your kind words. Very appreciated

Great stuff top explanation just wondering what kind of problems did you have afterwards

@JaysFabShop

4 ай бұрын

Hey man. I didn’t really have any problems with mine. But after about a year I started to get other people message me who had brought one saying the new type that was being made are absolutely junk.

My eyes kept on getting distracted by the Vauxhall. Nice motor.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. Me too. I’ve been asked a couple of times now to film that. I’m doing the full restoration on it when the van is finished so I may film my steps but not 100 percent yet

What steering wheel is on the T5 , also what size tyres do you run on the tiger claws , Regards Gaz

Excellent advice, help, hints and video. Thank you for making the mistakes for us. Did you foam fill the supports after you put in the long black support poles. These are the bits had the 10mm boles poking up into the old support beams, because you worried about the edge of the metal, I wonder if you insulate the roof after you fitted the roof ?

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Hi matey. No I didn’t foam fill the supports after. I could of to be fair but worried that the foam would hold moisture and make things worse? That you think?

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry and I have insulated all the front but I have not yet insulated the rear of the van yet. My next jobs are that and fitting the wiring and second battery

Hi mate How did you fit the rubber wind deflector strip? Did you get an extra pair of hands or did you do it on you own? Thanks

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Simon. I did it on my own. If you use tape then pull the tape along all the bottom of the seal. Then only remove the first couple of inches from one side. Stick that part down in the corner you start from then you can go along holding the seal in place and then peeling the tape cover off as you do and in turn slowly working your way along and sticking it down? Does that make sense

Where did you get your pop top?

Amazing work and some absolutely great information and content! I appreciate everything you do, keep up the good work!

@JaysFabShop

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thomas. Very much appreciated

Hi where is the pop top kit from?

i think i might get someone to fit it lon

Awsome .......... Super nice job Jay ! How many of these have you done? I like people that take pride in there work and you can be proud with it.

@JaysFabShop

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Terry. Very much appreciated. This was my first ever one to be honest.

@terrystrahl6006

4 жыл бұрын

@@JaysFabShop ......... Well for your first one you sure did a excellent job with it keep up your good work ))))

Jay I’m up to the fibreglass trim around the edge but it doesn’t seem to fit did you have to trim it before riveting it in

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Yea matey you need to trim them down to fit. They are made longer than needed

@andrewdunn1788

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaysFabShop thanks for the quick reply absolutely no help from the supplier I’m certain it was the same place you got your roof mines exactly the same

great job, where did you buy it from?

Awesome. Not seen such an informative video on this. 👍🏼. One question. The first support bar you put in . How do you measure its position so it fits in the correct position front to back .

@JaysFabShop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I mentioned it in the video it goes in line with the body lines but you can measure it from about from the top of the screen back also