Dundrummin
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What have you done to your van today?
reversed it into the garage door
reversed it into the garage door
What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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James - It's standard Simora upholstery. I used 3mm hardboard from my local B&Q for about £6. I might have preferred MDF but didn't really want to go much thicker than 3mm and neither my local B&Q nor Homebase sold anything less than 6mm and I couldn't be bothered to drive into town to my nearest timber merchant. I don't plan to use the folded back as a seat and so reasoned that 3mm hardboard should do the job but if, for any reason, it failed then it was a cheap lesson learnt and I could try again with different material.
What have you done to your van today?
reversed it into the garage door
ouch! Much damage done?
Dundrummin
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Luckily they are old wooden doors that have seen better days so they just pushed in a bit, no damage to the van luckily, getting those reversing sensors fixed Monday and in the meantime don't get distracted while reversing and forget I'm no longer in my Berlingo!
Not me but @travelvolts did some great work correcting the electrics following a bit of a fudged attempt by the converters! Really happy we can be assured of the performance and safety!
This is obviously the before shot showing how much had to come out! A warning to all I think that you do need to do you homework in advance and not rely on reputation.
This is obviously the before shot showing how much had to come out! A warning to all I think that you do need to do you homework in advance and not rely on reputation.
Thanks - very useful, I’ve upgraded my seats do need to look how difficult it would be
Travelin Lite do them
T5 T5.1 T6 T6.1 Kombi Threshold Caps / Covers 6pcs
They also do them through EBay with postage included.
VW T5 T5.1 T6 Transporter Kombi Threshold Caps / Covers 6pcs OEM Quality NEW | eBay
T5 T5.1 T6 T6.1 Kombi Threshold Caps / Covers 6pcs
They also do them through EBay with postage included.
VW T5 T5.1 T6 Transporter Kombi Threshold Caps / Covers 6pcs OEM Quality NEW | eBay
Got the defective wheels replaced by Camper King. Great no quibble service.
Carpeted my newly cut panels minus the roof.
Saving that for tomorrow. Ripped my fingers to bits putting in the hidden clips.....but worth it for the finish.
Didn't know it was such a big job carpeting a van.........I'm glad I'm only doing it the once.
The Mrs commented on how much better it looks which cheered me up and she also kept me loaded up on caffeine throughout the day.
Time for an alcoholic beverage!
Saving that for tomorrow. Ripped my fingers to bits putting in the hidden clips.....but worth it for the finish.
Didn't know it was such a big job carpeting a van.........I'm glad I'm only doing it the once.
The Mrs commented on how much better it looks which cheered me up and she also kept me loaded up on caffeine throughout the day.
Time for an alcoholic beverage!
Made a tear of about 2cm along a seam in my poptop 'canvas' (although it's actually a synthetic material of some kind):
There's obviously a bit of repair work to be done and I'll be talking to the makers tomorrow. In the meantime does anyone have any recommendations for firms that might be able to do the job, preferably in the West Midlands / Gloucestershire region? Any other suggestions much appreciated.
There's obviously a bit of repair work to be done and I'll be talking to the makers tomorrow. In the meantime does anyone have any recommendations for firms that might be able to do the job, preferably in the West Midlands / Gloucestershire region? Any other suggestions much appreciated.
Thought I'd finished with the interior panels until I tried to get the roof strips in with the std clips(doh).
Looks like the front panel will have to wait till new clips arrive.
I'm happy I went with the white roof to match the cab though.......would have been to dark otherwise......imo.
Looks like the front panel will have to wait till new clips arrive.
I'm happy I went with the white roof to match the cab though.......would have been to dark otherwise......imo.
Speaker upgrade all done, audison ap8 door speakers, audison apq tweeter, kenwood amp and loom all plug and play coutersey of @Absolut5 have to say, vast improvement over stock, very happy with the results.
This last one is to show my mounting method, these little gems are 'chimney nuts' or at least they are in this part of the UK, basically a clip with a thread on the back, genius! Have to flatten the lip in the panel a bit but makes blind mounting easy, anyway I was impressed
This last one is to show my mounting method, these little gems are 'chimney nuts' or at least they are in this part of the UK, basically a clip with a thread on the back, genius! Have to flatten the lip in the panel a bit but makes blind mounting easy, anyway I was impressed
