FabWorx

[meza]

(Sorry for hijacking your thread)

Got my floor out this weekend:


Before installation at Fabworx next week, I'm wondering about whether to...

1. Do as you did, and have them mount the rails straight on the metal floor, then 2mm sound deaden on top of the rail frame + floor.
or
2. Do as Fabworx suggest, and put down 6mm dodo foam on the metal floor - and have them put the rails on top of that.

What do you think?

Also, I'm not sure about how to deal with that small area of flooring around the kitchen edges - perhaps I should carefully cut that back flush to the kitchen cabinet edges?

 

[Steview]

@Steview The drilled dog-legs on the corners of the rail frame - are they bolted into the van's lashing points? I noticed on yours it looks like there are no bolts on the front offside.

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Yes the left hand side bolts to the lashing points. As there are no points to bolt to on the right side you will see all the bolts are on the inner side of the rails. The rear right was just an extra bolt I added as it was easy to get to. If you see the Fabworx website they have a fitting guide which shows you the bolting positions

 

[Wolfster]

I've got a Fabworx RS rails bed on order to be fitted by them in a few weeks. Bit concerned about what you've said about the fitting. Has anyone had more recent experience with Fabworx installations?

Did you get the RS rail bed installed and if so what’s your thoughts?

 

[meza]

I did mate, took the van up to Fabworx in Chesterfield for them to fit. It was a tricky job for them as they were using existing cushions from my previous RnR bed (as they match the van front seats), and also the kitchen was already installed in the van. They had to do all sorts of tweaks but stuck at it to make it fit. I had a couple of problems, one I had to take the van back to them for which was a bit frustrating but they paid for my fuel which was a nice gesture. The other issue I managed to sort myself.

The rails and bed are seriously solid, about 140kg total I think they said! No rattles or squeaks as other people seem to have mentioned.

Things to bear in mind...
Installing the van floor was a pain as you have to make up different thickness in the middle where the metal sheet of the rails is.
The seat is high, so you might be touching your head on the ceiling in the back.