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happy2CU Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2018 Posts: 52 Location: france
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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That's good news Have you done it yourself or do you know someone that has?
By what I could figure the existing sunroof opening is bigger than the cut out for the Reimo mushroom.
How do you adjust for it to work? Plywood template to create the correct opening? |
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:24 am Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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What is the story with the sink/stove burner combo? Want one. Source? |
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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artacoma Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2014 Posts: 121 Location: Victoria BC Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:54 am Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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happy2CU wrote: |
That's good news Have you done it yourself or do you know someone that has?
By what I could figure the existing sunroof opening is bigger than the cut out for the Reimo mushroom.
How do you adjust for it to work? Plywood template to create the correct opening? |
I installed one in my tintop, the fabric staples to wood strips that are attached to the perimeter of the opening , that is covered with flexible trim.
the lift struts are bolted through the roof outboard of the hole, they need to accurately placed for smooth lifting.
The roof assembly, the fibreglass part has a generous overhang of a few inches that overlaps everything , the weather seal is at the outer edge of the roof _________________ Cheers
Rik
86 Syncro Tintop
2.5 Subie
86 Doka
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happy2CU Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2018 Posts: 52 Location: france
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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artacoma wrote: |
happy2CU wrote: |
That's good news Have you done it yourself or do you know someone that has?
By what I could figure the existing sunroof opening is bigger than the cut out for the Reimo mushroom.
How do you adjust for it to work? Plywood template to create the correct opening? |
I installed one in my tintop, the fabric staples to wood strips that are attached to the perimeter of the opening , that is covered with flexible trim.
the lift struts are bolted through the roof outboard of the hole, they need to accurately placed for smooth lifting.
The roof assembly, the fibreglass part has a generous overhang of a few inches that overlaps everything , the weather seal is at the outer edge of the roof |
Thanks, yes I saw that on this thread, my question is more in relation with my existing factory sunroof.
Before I order the shroom top I want to be sure I can mount it. My understanding is that the factory sunroof is bigger than the cut out for the Reimo top. I wanted to see if anyone had done that adaptation and if there is an easy way around that to make it a clean leak free install regardless. |
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Slimvest Samba Member
Joined: March 20, 2014 Posts: 431 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:37 am Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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If the sunroof dimension from driver side to passenger side is the same as the Reimo cutout dimension, I think you would be okay for fitment. The roof has a lot of overhang front to rear.
I would wonder about the sunroof's internal slide mechanism interfering with the Reimo mounting plates. _________________ '87 GL w/ Reimo top |
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happy2CU Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2018 Posts: 52 Location: france
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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Ok lets try like that then, anybody that has done one mind posting the cut out dimension and the fiber glass roof dimension as well? |
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jacksonpm Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2010 Posts: 28 Location: new jersey
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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This winters project...
I want to thank all of the contributors to this post, without their photos and descriptions the installation would have been a lot more difficult.
I am sure the solution i have come up with to resolve the a/c duct question won't satisfy most people but it works for me. Duct can be installed/removed in seconds, allows a/c up front when I want it and gets the duct out of the way when the top is up
I also finally resolved the interior lighting situation. LED rope light around the pop top opening. a separate loop on the rear duct and another up front, all on dimmers
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tjet Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2014 Posts: 3533 Location: CA & NM
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:13 am Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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Looks really good.
I like how you did the center ac duct crossover with the perimeter lights
Was that the original batch of Remio tops? I haven't seen them for sale in a while. Also, what did you use to clean the headliner? Looks new. |
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jacksonpm Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2010 Posts: 28 Location: new jersey
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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Hey Tjet,
Thanks!
I managed to get the top from Drbjorn in Canada. They're not easy to find in North America anymore but he had one in stock and was super accommodating about shipping to the states.
The headliner looks much better in the photos than it really is. |
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Alluvial Van Samba Member
Joined: November 10, 2012 Posts: 132 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 8:42 am Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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What's the roof opening dimensions compared to a regular Westy? Are they nearly the same? |
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ZsZ Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2010 Posts: 1647 Location: Budapest Hungary, Europe
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:49 am Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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Alluvial Van wrote: |
What's the roof opening dimensions compared to a regular Westy? Are they nearly the same? |
Shorter a few inches in both dimensions.
The wooden strenghtening frame that goes around sits inside the metal beams and it is about 4cms (~1.5 inches) wide
Found the inszallation manual, the hole is 1040x1100mm
https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/4032510/mon...-fur-reimo _________________ Zoltan
1.9 MTdi 2wd Multivan (ex Caravelle)
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Jung1 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2023 Posts: 44 Location: British Columbia
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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Have one of these installed (mostly) - haven’t stapled in the fabric or done the finishing yet, so the fabric looks a little loose in the pics. I copied and pasted my latest van build post below:
And some Reimo small top progress:
A bit of fitting up is required for the plywood supports; roof structure of the van meant the rear bowed support needed to be cut shorter and at an angle, front only needed slight clearancing. I elected to use some bigger screws than those provided for the corner blocks…
I’m usually working single handed, I used the packing bubble wrap to make getting the top up to the roof a bit easier - slides up the side and easy to position with the slippery wrap under it:
Very happy with this top. I used apple translate to take photos of the instructions and translate from german to english, it’s in a word doc so I can try to figure out how to share it if anyone wants
Headroom as measured from the top of the steel floor rib- about 78.5”:
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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Nice work. Do you have A/C?
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Jung1 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2023 Posts: 44 Location: British Columbia
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Reimo low roof pop top |
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DuncanS wrote: |
Nice work. Do you have A/C?
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No ac yet, in the middle of an ecotec swap so hope to retrofit an aftermarket or diy dash a/c at some point, leaving the compressor on the motor
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