The crew at denver based vanlife customs did just that with this 2016 mercedes benz sprinter affectionately calls pops thanks to a cool motorized pop top roof that allows occupants to stretch out.
Sprinter high roof pop top.
Raised roof sprinter for surfboards top left.
A guy from the sportsmobile forum found an old vw pop top mechanism at the junk yard.
The overall height of the raised roof sprinter is 107 inches just under 9 feet and 80 8 cu.
For bikes right sprinter vans with raised roofs offer excellent space and headroom.
Roof weight mercedes benz allows a maximum added roof weight to the sprinter of 660 pounds.
Vw poptop on a sprinter.
How does a pop top roof work.
The pop tops have three canopy lifters also known as scissor lifts one on each side and one at the rear.
Both models are current and usually come with automatic transmission air conditioning and mp3 aux capabilities and offer up to 12 mpg for city travel and 16 mpg for highway driving.
When lowered the pop top adds approximately 140 mm to the exterior height depending on the vehicle.
Most if not all pop tops can also include a bed.
For camping bottom left.
Eb sprinter high roof van rb sprinter low roof with penthouse conversions for sprinters can usually be adapted to the transit and promaster vans.
Some items shown may be additional cost options such as awnings running boards microwaves and larger refrigerators.
For the best 15 passenger van rental the ford e 350 and the ford transit high roof.
The penthouse pop top installed adds about 345 pounds a difference of about 315 pounds.
Pop tops are the ultimate camper accessory.
If you added a roof rack and much cargo you may exceed the sprinter s maximum weight.
When parked simply turn the latches push up and you have instant headroom and natural light.
If stand up height is your only concern a pop top may not be a good fit for you.
2016 mercedes benz sprinter 4x4 170 ext stock 219100 excellent condition with low miles 4x4 240 watt solar panels and much more.
For 2018 only cargo vans can be ordered with a low roof.
The high roof sprinter has 6 3 of headroom.
Some pop tops especially if they go up much higher can weigh considerably more.
Sitting low to the roof of your vehicle when not in use they don t affect fuel consumption or access to low areas like a high top does.
If you order a crew or passenger van it ll be high roof.