I agree 100%.
Not everyone gets on this forum everyday, it’s very easy to miss posts. I’ve only seen this post today after someone else’s reply.
I have also been told this by a converter who fits Skyline roofs.
Sounds like a very concerning experience!I had an Aurora roof fitted at my local converter in January along with some other work. The roof was demonstrated to me on collection, locked down correctly and I took my van home - a short drive across town. The next day I set off for a long drive to the North East, I’d gone about 7 miles before joining a dual carriageway. I’d not been on the road long before the inner roof/bed ‘popped’ off the clip. I had a bad feeling but felt nothing else, I slowed and tried to look in my mirrors to see if the roof had opened. Moments later the next vehicle to pass me jestured wildly at my roof and I pulled off the road onto a slip road that I was just adjacent to. The roof was up! I felt sick. I had no idea why or how and did not look at the position of locking levers. I pulled the roof back down and called my installer who was just 10 miles away and took the van straight back to them. A couple of hours later the roof was ‘fixed’ and a good deal more secure feeling than the day I’d picked it up. The roof lifted slightly at front corners which I was uncertain about but the installer who showed me did not seem concerned. The roof does not lift at the corners now. I’m confident the roof is ok. The installer is confident and they fit a number of these. They told me they were going to speak to speak to Skyline about the matter of the roof opening.
I wasn’t aware that others have had issues and I didn’t make a fuss at the time. I pondered whether I would say anything here, but it happened, and so I thought I’d set it on record. I do not know whether there was any human error involved - I do know that the boss of the company used would make sure that his entire crew would make note and learn from the experience. That is a good outcome for me. My van still looks great and I love it. The weather has been mostly hideous since the incident so the roof has not been up since. I do know that if I have any questions, that having used a local installer, the answer is just a short drive away
Yes, I mean the sliding hatch cover, I couldn’t think what it was called. I’m told the roofs are tested at ‘speed’ to ensure they are safe in such circumstances.
I really can’t see a lot of roofs being strong enough for this. We’ve seen photos on here of roofs ripped off on the motorway. Dunno!
I would have been doing 50mph+ when it opened. The installers had to reposition it slightly on the roof of the van as it had moved slightly apparently. There was no damage to the pop top or the van. What is different since that incident after adjusting the roof is that the pop top sits a little further back than it did after it was first installed. The pop top originally brushed the rubber deflector as it closed when it was being shown to me on collection. There is now a gap.
Interesting!
Could be the same converters. As they told me they’ve moved away from skyline to storm.
Near Preston?
No, in Wiltshire!
Well, thats at least 2 have the same opinion then.
Yea but must always remember they’re salesmen. Every company I’ve visited believes their product is the best.
No, it wasn’t a salesman. It was a fitter who sells and fits both roofs. He showed me around both roofs as a comparison. He is not making a product, so no axe to grind that way. He also is a fitter for HiLo, or I should say was as they don’t fit 5hem anymore.
That’s something I’d like to do… see a direct comparison. What were the key differences?
The finish on the Storm roof is the best on any roof I have seen. Especially on the underside of the fibreglass.
-Clown- seems a bit unnecessary.Weren’t you the same clown telling everyone how great Skyline are just a few months ago?
So this says to me that the bars attached to the roof were too far forward in relation to the rotating locking catches, moving the roof back (which is the only thing that can be done now the holes for the catches are already drilled) puts the bars further back and closer to the correct point for the locking mechanism rotating catches.
