What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[Higgidav]

@twotone2

Fitted a vanstyle bonnet deflector today, top tip;- don't follow the fitting instructions, best method is fit the bonnet clips to the bonnet first, then screw the deflector to the bonnet clips, save yourself a lot of pain and sore thumbs

Do you think the clips will mark the paintwork? I have a long trip to Europe next month and I was thinking of fitting one just for the trip and removing afterwards but I don’t want to leave marks where the clips are?
I suppose I also could fit small pieces of helicopter tape first to protect the paint where the clips fit.

 

[timthetinyhorse]

Did the rear section of carpeting, joints hidden very well
Decided to try these anodised washers for the panels

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Do you have any insulation or sound dead under the carpet? Insulating mine soon and been looking at fill height rear quarter panels but this looks nice without however doubt I can get the effect with it insulated

 

[Saffa365]

Do you have any insulation or sound dead under the carpet? Insulating mine soon and been looking at fill height rear quarter panels but this looks nice without however doubt I can get the effect with it insulated

I’ve put Both the dodo 6mm foam and the dodo silver Hex type mat , wear gloves if using the silver backed hex stuff

I will be using full height rear panels , those are only temporary, I tried to make a template for the upper part but gave up and just bought the full panels

 

[Texxaco]

Lovin my latest mod.

 

[JOG]

Lovin my latest mod.

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The mirror repeater? Still got the one behind the glass?

 

[timthetinyhorse]

I’ve put Both the dodo 6mm foam and the dodo silver Hex type mat , wear gloves if using the silver backed hex stuff

I will be using full height rear panels , those are only temporary, I tried to make a template for the upper part but gave up and just bought the full panels

Thanks for that Confirmed my thinking around it

 

[twotone2]

@twotone2

Do you think the clips will mark the paintwork? I have a long trip to Europe next month and I was thinking of fitting one just for the trip and removing afterwards but I don’t want to leave marks where the clips are?
I suppose I also could fit small pieces of helicopter tape first to protect the paint where the clips fit.

We'll find out, I have a long trip to Great Yarmouth today and a tour around Suffolk, let you know

 

[Texxaco]

The mirror repeater? Still got the one behind the glass?

Nah that’s gone, going to delete the wing indicator next on both sides.

 

[Skyliner33]

Nah that’s gone, going to delete the wing indicator next on both sides.

|Remember to put them back in at MOT time, just in case.

 

[MLR]

Oh, really.
Does it change how much rain hits the windscreen when it’s falling from the clouds in the sky? What about on those days when it’s damp enough to make the screen dirty but not enough to keep the wipers on? Thanks.

I regularly use RainX on my vehicle windscreens. It's brilliant at making the rain bead on the windscreen and vastly improves visibility. Always amusing seeing the rain run up your windscreen when driving at speed.

 

[JOG]

|Remember to put them back in at MOT time, just in case.

Don’t think they are an MOT fail risk if they are deleted

 

[Qnapper]

RainX is also good inside on windows to help with condensation when sleeping overnight.

 

[Sackmycook]

+1 rainex

 

[Ayjay]

+ another 1 for RainX - it's good on glass shower screens as well.

 

[Skyliner33]

Don’t think they are an MOT fail risk if they are deleted

I'm pretty sure it will be because the mirror mod does not have the little indicator that can be seen from behind the door mirror so you have a blind spot from which an indicator can be seen, you would need to do an additional little mod, or get the mirrors that have the indicator in.

 

[VesselPal]

Stripped the whole back today. Getting ready to put some insulation in. Leaning towards silentcoat on the flooring and silentcoat & sheep wool as insulation for the walls. Not sure about using the battens. Was thinking just to use the six mounting holes for the factory brackets to hold the whole plate down...

 

[marsie]

Rock and roll bed fitted and started de badging. Have removed all the badges from the right hand side of the tailgate (there were quite a few!! T32,4motion,204 and TDI) and also got rid of the 4motion decals from the side
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After

 

[ma77y]

Running short of time today but got the b pillar cut out, primed and fitted the vent. Step vent tomorrow amongst other jobs swmbo demands. Next week sender pickup and diesel heater install......hopefully.

 

[timthetinyhorse]

Got my sound deadening fitted then insulated the roof and sliding door. Will be removing the top half of the bulkhead before I start to carpet and ply.

 

[dubber36]

Don’t think they are an MOT fail risk if they are deleted

When you see the sort of side repeaters that people put onto kit cars to comply, I'd say as long as there is something on the side, they'll pass.

I'm not sure that the little tiddly LED inside the mirror housing would be overly noticeable by other traffic. I always thought it was there as another reminder to the driver that in indicator is on.