What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[DaveCrampton]

Ooh! Arch covers, interesting!

 

[MrD]

Arches and sides covered … paint popping in the light
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What a tease ……where’s the full centre page spread

 

[dave_b]

Arches and sides covered … paint popping in the light
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This is my next job. They arrived on Friday.
Were they easy to fit and did you use the adhesive of just put them on with double sided tape?

Where is you get yours from, mine are from Van Style.

Let’s see some more pics

 

[CAB]

Oil and filters.View attachment 176221

Wheels been sussed yet

 

[Linoleum Bonypart]

This is my next job. They arrived on Friday.
Were they easy to fit and did you use the adhesive of just put them on with double sided tape?

Where is you get yours from, mine are from Van Style.

Let’s see some more pics

No I used primerless sikaflex too
It’s a one take application…easy if you place them right immediately …the tape doesn’t allow adjustment
Rgm automotive

 

[dave_b]

Pics needed

 

[Dave Lawson]

Wheels been sussed yet

Spotted by the kids and grassed up to the Gaffer! Played them down with the fact I’ll get most of the money back when I sell the ones I took off. Pressure is off now, all out in the open, not too bad!

 

[Linoleum Bonypart]

Pics needed

 

[dave_b]

I got mine from Van Style.
Are they the same as the RGM version.

Fit between the door panels and rear wheel arch leaves a big gap which looks white on a white Van.

This was a dry fit. Think I’ll be returning them.

This is drivers side rear wheel arch and side panel.

 

[dave_b]

@Linoleum Bonypart would very much appreciate closeup pics of your joints

 

[dave_b]

Maybe wheel arch trims and then a vinyl strip rather than the plastic panels would be better?

Or maybe just wheel arch trims?……

 

[david173]

I got mine from Van Style.
Are they the same as the RGM version.

Fit between the door panels and rear wheel arch leaves a big gap which looks white on a white Van.

This was a dry fit. Think I’ll be returning them.

This is drivers side rear wheel arch and side panel.View attachment 176316View attachment 176317View attachment 176318

do you not need a slight gap to allow door to open etc? otherwise it might catch.

You could always wrap the edges where they meet with black vinyl so it blends in?

 

[dave_b]

My pic is of the drivers side rear wheel, front wheel arch. There is no door there.

 

[Linoleum Bonypart]

You do need a gap by the door yes…
There’s is no movement or wiggle room once placed on

 

[dubber36]

I'd put a vinyl strip under the edge of the trim to cover up the exposed paint.

 

[dave_b]

I think I may send the panels back and just fit the wheel arch kit.

 

[MrSkip]

I'd put a vinyl strip under the edge of the trim to cover up the exposed paint.

Me too

 

[dave_b]

No I used primerless sikaflex too
It’s a one take application…easy if you place them right immediately …the tape doesn’t allow adjustment
Rgm automotive

so did you remove the tape and just use the sikaflex?

 

[Linoleum Bonypart]

Wash … wipe with alcohol … 3m adhesion promotor
Think I will get a small sliver of black tape for that gap …
Got to admit the gap between drivers door and slider beindc was too tight so a sanding Dremel worked well
Don’t forget it’s a one time placement
I used sika 552

 

[dave_b]

Wash … wipe with alcohol … 3m adhesion promotor
Think I will get a small sliver of black tape for that gap …
Got to admit the gap between drivers door and slider beindc was too tight so a sanding Dremel worked well
Don’t forget it’s a one time placement
I used sika 552

OK, sounds like what I am going to do.
My trims have double sided tape but I have removed the tape, scuffed up that back of the trims and will stick using sika.
I presume sika 552 is very grabby, also presume there is some 'time' to slide around into final position?

I've got some matte black vinyl from Amazon. its a perfect color match.