Looks the same as the gadget that Advanced In Car have been plugging for the last week or so.
What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Looks the same as the gadget that Advanced In Car have been plugging for the last week or so.
It is.. I found out what it was called. In the one I watched they didn’t tell you what it was.
I got it from a company on Instagram through eBay. I’ll dig out the name. They are doing a promo price.
Superb effort @cy294. Feels great when you have done work like this. Plus you have kept a load of money in your back pocket.
What have I done to my van today... what have I done to my van today...?
Pull up a chair, this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.
So to set the scene, today was supposed to be my day off but I now needed to make sure I can be off tomorrow so I had to go into work for a few hours this morning. Didn't go well, one problem (people) after another (people) but I eventually got what I needed to do and was home for about 11:30 hoping to get on with a few things on the van.
1) raise the rear B14s in preparation for new wheels. Already done the front and the rears were also a piece of cake and I was done in half an hour.
2) Fit the Lazer lamps. At least for this I was able to pull the van halfway into the garage so I didn't have to work in the snow. At this point I took a work call which was not great news. The instructions for the Lazers, both printed and the two Youtube videos are absolutely terrible but I eventually worked out that the 4 white plastic parts were a template to mark where to cut so I put them on and began to cut through one of the grille slats with the only hacksaw blade I could find, which was pretty blunt and took ages. I then got another call from work which was even more annoying and I put one of the lamps I'd been holding up to check the size on the floor.
During the course of this conversation I lost concentration and stepped back, snapping one of the brackets...
Arse, now I'm going to have to get another bracket before I can fit this one.
Start on the other side. The phone rings again, another conversation with a contractor who is a cretin who gets some abuse. I'm really annoyed now and this job is taking far too long, what else can I use? Ah yes, theres a reciprocating saw on that shelf, that'll be much quicker...
It is indeed much quicker, but keeps jamming and when I pull it away with some force I lose my balance and step back - breaking another of the 3D printed Lazer brackets..
I then notice I've broken part of the grille which needs to be present for the lights to fasten to...
The air is blue now and I'm really p!ssed off throwing my gloves on the floor and deciding to go in for a coffee.
But then I notice the air isn't blue... it's grey ... misty grey ... like vapour...
I have punctured the AC radiator/condensor (whatever it's called) and all the refrigerant is merrily spewing out into the garage...
After almost crying with frustration I put the van back in the garage and call it a day before anything else goes wrong. As I get out I somehow manage to shut the door on my thumb...
So let's tot that up
2 x Lazer lamp mounting brackets
1 x upper grille
1 x AC radiator and regas
Literally hundreds of pounds of damage. I actually feel like putting a match to the f'ing van and walking away.
Pull up a chair, this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.
So to set the scene, today was supposed to be my day off but I now needed to make sure I can be off tomorrow so I had to go into work for a few hours this morning. Didn't go well, one problem (people) after another (people) but I eventually got what I needed to do and was home for about 11:30 hoping to get on with a few things on the van.
1) raise the rear B14s in preparation for new wheels. Already done the front and the rears were also a piece of cake and I was done in half an hour.
2) Fit the Lazer lamps. At least for this I was able to pull the van halfway into the garage so I didn't have to work in the snow. At this point I took a work call which was not great news. The instructions for the Lazers, both printed and the two Youtube videos are absolutely terrible but I eventually worked out that the 4 white plastic parts were a template to mark where to cut so I put them on and began to cut through one of the grille slats with the only hacksaw blade I could find, which was pretty blunt and took ages. I then got another call from work which was even more annoying and I put one of the lamps I'd been holding up to check the size on the floor.
During the course of this conversation I lost concentration and stepped back, snapping one of the brackets...
Arse, now I'm going to have to get another bracket before I can fit this one.
Start on the other side. The phone rings again, another conversation with a contractor who is a cretin who gets some abuse. I'm really annoyed now and this job is taking far too long, what else can I use? Ah yes, theres a reciprocating saw on that shelf, that'll be much quicker...
It is indeed much quicker, but keeps jamming and when I pull it away with some force I lose my balance and step back - breaking another of the 3D printed Lazer brackets..
I then notice I've broken part of the grille which needs to be present for the lights to fasten to...
The air is blue now and I'm really p!ssed off throwing my gloves on the floor and deciding to go in for a coffee.
But then I notice the air isn't blue... it's grey ... misty grey ... like vapour...
I have punctured the AC radiator/condensor (whatever it's called) and all the refrigerant is merrily spewing out into the garage...
After almost crying with frustration I put the van back in the garage and call it a day before anything else goes wrong. As I get out I somehow manage to shut the door on my thumb...
So let's tot that up
2 x Lazer lamp mounting brackets
1 x upper grille
1 x AC radiator and regas
Literally hundreds of pounds of damage. I actually feel like putting a match to the f'ing van and walking away.
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Not sure I can follow @andys day... Sorry mate sounds like you've had a mare. Pour a nice beer/wine tomorrow is another day!
I put my head unit back in and wave of satisfaction to hear sound through the new focals (might not be much to others but 1st big win of the list of jobs for me!).
Put the cab carpet back in and its feeling like a van, ex dash but it feels like a milestone.
Started putting dash back and found this connector - pretty sure this is for unused usb next to 12v socket in dash. Can anybody confirm this?
Anyway, only do small bits of work on van as working and looking after kids but I'm chuffed with today so gonna have a celebratory beer. Cheers!
I put my head unit back in and wave of satisfaction to hear sound through the new focals (might not be much to others but 1st big win of the list of jobs for me!).
Put the cab carpet back in and its feeling like a van, ex dash but it feels like a milestone.
Started putting dash back and found this connector - pretty sure this is for unused usb next to 12v socket in dash. Can anybody confirm this?
Anyway, only do small bits of work on van as working and looking after kids but I'm chuffed with today so gonna have a celebratory beer. Cheers!
Looking good, …… but your van is never done.
-2 deg outside but with propane heater nice and toasty inside, well until gas ran out . Insulated roof and carpeted rear arches. Refitted lego type flooring and loaded van up again with tools and materials. No more jobs on van for a while as too busy at work.
Oh that's a crap day! I think it's much harder to work in the cold, our fingers aren't quite as nimble and of course you had distractions too. You're honest enough to tell us about your mistakes and let's face it, who hasn't made similar ones?
You'll fix everything and then you'll be able to enjoy those Lazer lights!
Best thing to get rid of glue on everything is this stuff, used it to get rid of the excess glue when I lined the A pillars with suede.
Shit @andys, seems you have had a bad day for all of us on here. Hopefully you’re due some good luck and boat load of contractors/customers that don’t need babying.What have I done to my van today... what have I done to my van today...?
Pull up a chair, this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.
So to set the scene, today was supposed to be my day off but I now needed to make sure I can be off tomorrow so I had to go into work for a few hours this morning. Didn't go well, one problem (people) after another (people) but I eventually got what I needed to do and was home for about 11:30 hoping to get on with a few things on the van.
1) raise the rear B14s in preparation for new wheels. Already done the front and the rears were also a piece of cake and I was done in half an hour.
2) Fit the Lazer lamps. At least for this I was able to pull the van halfway into the garage so I didn't have to work in the snow. At this point I took a work call which was not great news. The instructions for the Lazers, both printed and the two Youtube videos are absolutely terrible but I eventually worked out that the 4 white plastic parts were a template to mark where to cut so I put them on and began to cut through one of the grille slats with the only hacksaw blade I could find, which was pretty blunt and took ages. I then got another call from work which was even more annoying and I put one of the lamps I'd been holding up to check the size on the floor.
During the course of this conversation I lost concentration and stepped back, snapping one of the brackets...
Arse, now I'm going to have to get another bracket before I can fit this one.
Start on the other side. The phone rings again, another conversation with a contractor who is a cretin who gets some abuse. I'm really annoyed now and this job is taking far too long, what else can I use? Ah yes, theres a reciprocating saw on that shelf, that'll be much quicker...
It is indeed much quicker, but keeps jamming and when I pull it away with some force I lose my balance and step back - breaking another of the 3D printed Lazer brackets..
I then notice I've broken part of the grille which needs to be present for the lights to fasten to...
The air is blue now and I'm really p!ssed off throwing my gloves on the floor and deciding to go in for a coffee.
But then I notice the air isn't blue... it's grey ... misty grey ... like vapour...
I have punctured the AC radiator/condensor (whatever it's called) and all the refrigerant is merrily spewing out into the garage...
After almost crying with frustration I put the van back in the garage and call it a day before anything else goes wrong. As I get out I somehow manage to shut the door on my thumb...
So let's tot that up
2 x Lazer lamp mounting brackets
1 x upper grille
1 x AC radiator and regas
Literally hundreds of pounds of damage. I actually feel like putting a match to the f'ing van and walking away.
Keep the faith mate, Tomorrow is another day.
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One day you will laugh about it.....What have I done to my van today... what have I done to my van today...?
Pull up a chair, this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.
So to set the scene, today was supposed to be my day off but I now needed to make sure I can be off tomorrow so I had to go into work for a few hours this morning. Didn't go well, one problem (people) after another (people) but I eventually got what I needed to do and was home for about 11:30 hoping to get on with a few things on the van.
1) raise the rear B14s in preparation for new wheels. Already done the front and the rears were also a piece of cake and I was done in half an hour.
2) Fit the Lazer lamps. At least for this I was able to pull the van halfway into the garage so I didn't have to work in the snow. At this point I took a work call which was not great news. The instructions for the Lazers, both printed and the two Youtube videos are absolutely terrible but I eventually worked out that the 4 white plastic parts were a template to mark where to cut so I put them on and began to cut through one of the grille slats with the only hacksaw blade I could find, which was pretty blunt and took ages. I then got another call from work which was even more annoying and I put one of the lamps I'd been holding up to check the size on the floor.
During the course of this conversation I lost concentration and stepped back, snapping one of the brackets...
Arse, now I'm going to have to get another bracket before I can fit this one.
Start on the other side. The phone rings again, another conversation with a contractor who is a cretin who gets some abuse. I'm really annoyed now and this job is taking far too long, what else can I use? Ah yes, theres a reciprocating saw on that shelf, that'll be much quicker...
It is indeed much quicker, but keeps jamming and when I pull it away with some force I lose my balance and step back - breaking another of the 3D printed Lazer brackets..
I then notice I've broken part of the grille which needs to be present for the lights to fasten to...
The air is blue now and I'm really p!ssed off throwing my gloves on the floor and deciding to go in for a coffee.
But then I notice the air isn't blue... it's grey ... misty grey ... like vapour...
I have punctured the AC radiator/condensor (whatever it's called) and all the refrigerant is merrily spewing out into the garage...
After almost crying with frustration I put the van back in the garage and call it a day before anything else goes wrong. As I get out I somehow manage to shut the door on my thumb...
So let's tot that up
2 x Lazer lamp mounting brackets
1 x upper grille
1 x AC radiator and regas
Literally hundreds of pounds of damage. I actually feel like putting a match to the f'ing van and walking away.
......just not today
horrendous
Does it get rid of gorilla glue out of your hair?
(#Gorilla glue girl)
I don’t know but what’s the harm In trying. It worked on everything we tried it in including superglue. If not use ice on the glue in the hair, that’s our backup. That I know does work.
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Jeez weptWhat have I done to my van today... what have I done to my van today...?
Pull up a chair, this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.
So to set the scene, today was supposed to be my day off but I now needed to make sure I can be off tomorrow so I had to go into work for a few hours this morning. Didn't go well, one problem (people) after another (people) but I eventually got what I needed to do and was home for about 11:30 hoping to get on with a few things on the van.
1) raise the rear B14s in preparation for new wheels. Already done the front and the rears were also a piece of cake and I was done in half an hour.
2) Fit the Lazer lamps. At least for this I was able to pull the van halfway into the garage so I didn't have to work in the snow. At this point I took a work call which was not great news. The instructions for the Lazers, both printed and the two Youtube videos are absolutely terrible but I eventually worked out that the 4 white plastic parts were a template to mark where to cut so I put them on and began to cut through one of the grille slats with the only hacksaw blade I could find, which was pretty blunt and took ages. I then got another call from work which was even more annoying and I put one of the lamps I'd been holding up to check the size on the floor.
During the course of this conversation I lost concentration and stepped back, snapping one of the brackets...
Arse, now I'm going to have to get another bracket before I can fit this one.
Start on the other side. The phone rings again, another conversation with a contractor who is a cretin who gets some abuse. I'm really annoyed now and this job is taking far too long, what else can I use? Ah yes, theres a reciprocating saw on that shelf, that'll be much quicker...
It is indeed much quicker, but keeps jamming and when I pull it away with some force I lose my balance and step back - breaking another of the 3D printed Lazer brackets..
I then notice I've broken part of the grille which needs to be present for the lights to fasten to...
The air is blue now and I'm really p!ssed off throwing my gloves on the floor and deciding to go in for a coffee.
But then I notice the air isn't blue... it's grey ... misty grey ... like vapour...
I have punctured the AC radiator/condensor (whatever it's called) and all the refrigerant is merrily spewing out into the garage...
After almost crying with frustration I put the van back in the garage and call it a day before anything else goes wrong. As I get out I somehow manage to shut the door on my thumb...
So let's tot that up
2 x Lazer lamp mounting brackets
1 x upper grille
1 x AC radiator and regas
Literally hundreds of pounds of damage. I actually feel like putting a match to the f'ing van and walking away.
