Peter Davies
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Great stuff. Thanks both!
Electric Hook Up (EHU) beside towbar?
Durham lad
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Hi my blue electric hook up plug is under rear bumper and looks crap has anyone any ideas where’s best to move it
Many have them under the bonnet, works for me.
The best looking in my opinion is to have it mounted in the grill behind the VW badge using an EV charging flap off another vehicle. Not cheap, but if I was doing another one that’s where it would go.
The best looking in my opinion is to have it mounted in the grill behind the VW badge using an EV charging flap off another vehicle. Not cheap, but if I was doing another one that’s where it would go.
Look here for options...
www.t6forum.com
Not sure it's mentioned in that thread, but I chose this...
External 240v hook-up options?
Was away for 3 nights last week and destroyed a electricial cable running the mains in through the front door to run a heater and dehumidifier. There's no way im cutting a standard hole in the side of the van as its not a camper and I don't want it to look like one, I already have a anderson...
Not sure it's mentioned in that thread, but I chose this...
I’ve moved mine from under the rear bumper (left side) to behind the panel below the left rear light after fitting a hinge to it. That way I was able to retain the existing cable routing without having to re-route everything. Undoubtedly the simplest approach is under the bonnet, or through the grill VW badge (if you have a standard grill), but that is not suitable for everyone.
Rear Hinge Panel (below rear lights)
My cable comes through the firewall behind the glove box and sits next to the battery. The cable runs up beside the bonnet on the outside of the hinge and out next to the windscreen.
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You can get a proper cap to fit over the inlet plug to keep the crap out. We have one, no problems in 7 years. Couple of quid from your local electrical wholesaler.
Gewiss 16A 2P+E Appliance Inlet Cap IP67 - GW60263
Gewiss 16A 2P+E Appliance Inlet Cap IP67 - GW60263
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me and @Skyliner33 were looking at those last year at Camper jam . . . or was it Busfest? - either way, looked like a neat solution. but not cheap.
Thankfully, we never got to see an itemised cost - it was just bundled-in with the cost of the conversion.
We went this route because, when we'd previously hired a camper with the hook-up point under the rear bumper, we almost drove off with the EHU still attached. Luckily, as we set off, I glanced in the door mirror and noticed the EHU cable rapidly unravelling behind us!!!
With the hook-up point in the front badge, it's obviously a lot more difficult to miss a bright orange EHU cable as you climb into the drivers seat.
My manufacturers removable tow bar ball is regularly dragged through the land between ruts off road especially on dipping going. That is when entering and exiting depressions (bomb-holes) and occasionally on straighter sections with deep ruts. Also the rear of a vehicle is often very wet in any case due to the draft of low pressure that follows a vehicle.
Perhaps consider a front grill type mount.
Got one of those thanksYou can get a proper cap to fit over the inlet plug to keep the crap out. We have one, no problems in 7 years. Couple of quid from your local electrical wholesaler.
Gewiss 16A 2P+E Appliance Inlet Cap IP67 - GW60263
Gewiss 16A 2P+E Appliance Inlet Cap IP67 - GW60263
It's when you turn up on a wet day the grovelling around on wet ground getting filthed up taking the cap off etc that I'm bored with.
Also ours faces downwards and on a lowered van if the front is up on levelling chocks it makes it real close to the floor at times .
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