What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[RunDSG]

Can you put the links up to what you bought please

This LED string (now £20)

RGB LED Strip Light 10M,32.8Ft 300 Leds Colour Changing Waterproof Bluetooth APP Controlled 5050 Strips,with 40-Key Music Remote Controller and Power Supply,for Home Kitchen Ceiling Bedroom Decoration : Amazon.co.uk

RGB LED Strip Light 10M,32.8Ft 300 Leds Colour Changing Waterproof Bluetooth APP Controlled 5050 Strips,with 40-Key Music Remote Controller and Power Supply,for Home Kitchen Ceiling Bedroom Decoration : Amazon.co.uk

amzn.eu

My priorities were:
- waterproof
- remote
- music mode
- 2 x 5m
- 12v (some are 24v)

This power cable (£13)

Pardon our interruption...

Priorities were:
- 3m cable (most are 1.3m or so)
- 10A (most are 1-3A)

*the light strip power supply claims output of 6A. In my testing it didn’t seem to rise above 2A. You could pay less, though I would say this one feels well made.

I used a few zip ties to secure wires.

And that’s it!

 

[Jonesy68]

I think it's this one, I have bought the 2 wire one not sure what the difference is

TruTrak FMB920 GPS Vehicle Tracking Device - Van Motorbike Coach Car Tracker - Pay as You Go - Self Install https://amzn.eu/7g3jwMK

 

[Eli]

This LED string (now £20)

RGB LED Strip Light 10M,32.8Ft 300 Leds Colour Changing Waterproof Bluetooth APP Controlled 5050 Strips,with 40-Key Music Remote Controller and Power Supply,for Home Kitchen Ceiling Bedroom Decoration : Amazon.co.uk

RGB LED Strip Light 10M,32.8Ft 300 Leds Colour Changing Waterproof Bluetooth APP Controlled 5050 Strips,with 40-Key Music Remote Controller and Power Supply,for Home Kitchen Ceiling Bedroom Decoration : Amazon.co.uk

amzn.eu

My priorities were:
- waterproof
- remote
- music mode
- 2 x 5m
- 12v (some are 24v)

This power cable (£13)

Pardon our interruption...

Priorities were:
- 3m cable (most are 1.3m or so)
- 10A (most are 1-3A)

*the light strip power supply claims output of 6A. In my testing it didn’t seem to rise above 2A. You could pay less, though I would say this one feels well made.

I used a few zip ties to secure wires.

And that’s it!

How did you get it to stick to the underside

 

[t6blo]

Hu, I went with a tru trak, best in auto express review 3 wire version, £39 delivered, £6 a month.

I think it's this one, I have bought the 2 wire one not sure what the difference is

TruTrak FMB920 GPS Vehicle Tracking Device - Van Motorbike Coach Car Tracker - Pay as You Go - Self Install https://amzn.eu/7g3jwMK

Be interested to know the point of the 3rd wire please?
Also, is having it connected to the vehicle battery likely to cause drain issues?

 

[cgtmiles]

How did you get it to stick to the underside

@RunDSG And how did you get it through the canvas? Did you make a hole? When thinking about this before I through I could feed the cable through the window at the front when we want it on but that seems a little too heath Robinson! But I don’t really fancy making a hole in the canvas. My solar rans inside through water proof connectors on the outside of the canvas but inside the poptop roof, but can’t get at this easily now as this was done during the conversion.

Looks really good though so I’ll have to think about this again.

 

[Jonesy68]

Used my new rechargeable fan while sitting on the tailgate drinking a cold beer

 

[Rioja John]

I’ve installed a Victron 75/15 solar controller in the rear of our van today,
I made up
a 3 metre
Anderson connector 20 amp lead to my folding solar panels and a 20 amp fused lead to my batteries. I also put fibre washers as distance pieces as the controller instructions says don’t mount on a combustible base.
the pictures look off centre as our drive is quite steep.
John.

 

[Pedro20001]

I think it's this one, I have bought the 2 wire one not sure what the difference is

TruTrak FMB920 GPS Vehicle Tracking Device - Van Motorbike Coach Car Tracker - Pay as You Go - Self Install https://amzn.eu/7g3jwMK

I thought about it too but went for the 3 wire one, tbh Probably no real difference. Easy to mount up in the depths of the dashboard, well in theory

 

[ma77y]

Sadly I had to clear my windscreen of remnants of a suicidal pigeon this evening. Thankfully my girls are ok but shook up as it sounded like a brick hitting the screen.

Feeling very guilty but there was nothing I could have done at the speed we were travelling.

Pigeons do excellent aerobatics once struck at speed by a windscreen, almost like a spiral pirouette surrounded by a plume of feather confetti.

 

[JOG]

Cleaned out the inside ready for Cornwall next week. Will give it a wash before we go

 

[Saffa365]

Tried to wash her early this morning but the sun is relentless, fighting the watermarks all morning

 

[Bav]

Pigeons do excellent aerobatics once struck at speed by a windscreen, almost like a spiral pirouette surrounded by a plume of feather confetti.

You sound like you've studied this in way too much detail!

 

[ma77y]

I've travelled the length and breadth of this country and seen many a sky rat somersault 20ft in the air.

 

[nomislotsirb]

Fitted glovebox light kit through purchased from @saxoboy ... it's the little things that make the difference.

 

[RunDSG]

How did you get it to stick to the underside

These LED strips are backed with double-sided tape as standard. Hot as hell today… checked it for adhesion and it seems to be holding just fine.

The underside of the roof was perfectly clean.

I just hope I can get it off easily if they fail!

 

[RunDSG]

@RunDSG And how did you get it through the canvas? Did you make a hole? When thinking about this before I through I could feed the cable through the window at the front when we want it on but that seems a little too heath Robinson! But I don’t really fancy making a hole in the canvas. My solar rans inside through water proof connectors on the outside of the canvas but inside the poptop roof, but can’t get at this easily now as this was done during the conversion.

Looks really good though so I’ll have to think about this again.

I hear ya. It’s gotta be a tidy job for me, too.

Here’s a photo of the narrow end of the top bed. My skyline canvas has a thick overlapping Velcro section at the back. You’ll see a black wire that comes in from the solar panel outside and goes down through a hole in the top of the van (into a cavity behind a panel in my rear cabinet). I was able to tuck the control unit in the same cavity and run the LED wires from outside, through the existing gap in the velcro, down through the same hole. From that cavity, the power cable runs down behind my cabinets and peaks out near my 12V plug.

In the end, a simple job. But as with anything, I had to find a way.

Not sure what to suggest if you have no way into your pop top. Could run in externally through the tailgate, but not sure if you can make that a tidy job.

 

[PapaJay]

Bit of a labour of love this one.

We had our 2+1 back seats changed for a 1+1+1 set-up to give us more options with how we use the van. One of the options I wanted was to remove the middle seat and have a central unit so the back seats had more usability storage especially for longer trips.

I'd searched and couldn't really find anything on the market and after getting the Ovano unit was inspired to just do it myself.

Quite happy with the first attempt. There are two sections underneath for bags etc... along with an elastic storage net in each section. On top I added some drinks holders and maybe in the long run I'll run a usb charger to the unit.

All secured to the seat floor mounts using M6 J Hooks so it aint going anywhere.

 

[Donk]

New discs and pads plus a splash of yellow now.

 

[FYPO]

Bit of a labour of love this one.

We had our 2+1 back seats changed for a 1+1+1 set-up to give us more options with how we use the van. One of the options I wanted was to remove the middle seat and have a central unit so the back seats had more usability storage especially for longer trips.

I'd searched and couldn't really find anything on the market and after getting the Ovano unit was inspired to just do it myself.

Quite happy with the first attempt. There are two sections underneath for bags etc... along with an elastic storage net in each section. On top I added some drinks holders and maybe in the long run I'll run a usb charger to the unit.

All secured to the seat floor mounts using M6 J Hooks so it aint going anywhere.

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This is awesome, great work, is it the right if he to support the ovano in bed mode?

 

[t6blo]

Removed another rear Kombi panel to carpet - this one will have a CBE mains socket and USBs.

Decided after doing that it was just too hot to do anything else so went back indoors and sat in front of the fan