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VF Panelvan Canopy

SSVAGON

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I have a carry boy on my VEII. Very happy with it, does not leak etc.
Those panel van Canopies are all well and good, however in practice working out if them is a pain.
No access from the sides or the front means you have to either drag every thing out, climb over stuff or have a draw system.
Carry boy has two side windows and very easy to work out of.
 

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I saw today VF GTS ute with Panelvan Canopy and i dont like it.
This Centaur Sportsvan Body looks nice :D
But i'm not a fan of canopy as you are limited with space high.
 

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I saw today VF GTS ute with Panelvan Canopy and i dont like it.
This Centaur Sportsvan Body looks nice :D
But i'm not a fan of canopy as you are limited with space high.

VF GTS ute? Sure it wasn't a Maloo?
 

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I should add, you can't see jack sh#t out of the panel vans. Carry boy have glass side windows, vision is limited but better than nothing.
 

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Well last week I was looking at one of these panel canopies on a VE SV6.

It looked a million bucks, so I am pretty sure I'll get one when I get my new ute.

This guy had taken out the rear window so he could reach into the back and he had a stereo system in the back of it with a large subwoofer.

I want one as I will be towing my poptop caravan and I can stow a lot of stuff in it like table, chairs, flooring and annex. Getting those things out from the rear bwill be no problem and it can be locked.

My present tow vehicle is an XR8. I am waiting until October to see what the new Falcon is like but my underfstanding is that there will be very little difference. I like the Falcon ute as the leaf springs are good for towing up to 2300kgs whereas the Commodore can only tow 1600kgs. My poptop weighs about 12-1300kgs.

The Commodore looks much better interior wise and it has an anti sway feature.

I'm sure youse blokes will like a picture of my rig...

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The sign says "no through road" - bloody satnav!
 

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Gday Thread,

Bit of a long shot, but do you think anyone still makes these panel van style canopy? Im in melbourne with a VF ute, love the look of a panel van.

Cheers
 
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