What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[catfood12]

Towbar wiring coming on. 12V fusebox now routed and loomed in. New loom looped into OBD port. Was losing light by the time it got to both multiways on the BECM....

 

[Fluff34567]

Dropped it at the body shop to replace and paint the RH mirror unit after someone hit it on the car park

 

[Sabre]

Red LED's arrived for the door card project and finally fitted the door seals... Sounds better but not quite like the golf.

 

[Sabre]

@Alan Walsh where did the unit with the charge points come from or did you fabricate it? Looks great with the individual switches.

 

[Nick Fox]

@RedUn FYI foil backed bubble wrap is not insulation. Its a good moisture barrier and works to reflect radiant heat where there is a suitable airgap but has an R value of around 1.

 

[Lighty]

Haven’t really ‘done’ anything to the van today other than spent some money...maybe tomorrow

 

[Sabre]

Original H7's @Lighty ?

 

[Lighty]

Original H7's @Lighty ?

Yes mate. Had the van for 12 months and after spending a winter with H4’s, I won’t be doing another one!

 

[WheelieBealie]

Made a sliding underseat storage box...

 

[Grizeboy]

Not today but the other day. Had it’s first MOT and Passed. While it was there I went down pit and had a good look underneath, pleased to see everything bone dry and not a leak to be seen anywhere

 

[Ian28]

Fitting some midge netting - very fine mesh midge netting with magnets to attach to vehicle - cutting to size here - I’ll hold the magnets in place with a spot of glue and then ‘hem’ them in with needle/thread tomorrow.

 

[RedUn]

@RedUn FYI foil backed bubble wrap is not insulation. Its a good moisture barrier and works to reflect radiant heat where there is a suitable airgap but has an R value of around 1.

I'm using dodomat, or used, it's done now and a lot better!

 

[$immo]

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Fitting some midge netting - very fine mesh midge netting with magnets to attach to vehicle - cutting to size here - I’ll hold the magnets in place with a spot of glue and then ‘hem’ them in with needle/thread tomorrow.

Where did you purchase the netting and magnets from, please.

 

[Ian28]

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Where did you purchase the netting and magnets from, please.

I got the netting from totallyherby.com - don’t be put off by the website, they are based on the West Coast of Scotland and know that midges will penetrate most normal ‘insect mesh’. Cheap mesh that came within 48 hours of order. 3 sizes available.

Magnets I just got from Amazon - 6mm x 3mm and a pack of about 35. Dirt cheap. They are very magnety. Superglue didn’t melt the mesh, I put a wee piece of card between the door and the net then placed a spot of glue on the mesh over the card and then attached the magnet. A couple of hours later I peeled off the card and hemmed the whole shabang with needle and thread in case the glue eventually degrades.

 

[widu13]

Stuck a Multirail on the other day and then it rained; on the drivers side I opened the window at a drive thru and got quite wet. Another one now on order for the o/s! Today took out the Nextbase dash cam which was behind the mirror out of the way but stopped the auto lights working as they should, and installed a much smaller Garmin 55 dash cam instead which fits behind the right hand side of the mirror nicely.

 

[bc26]

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Fitting some midge netting - very fine mesh midge netting with magnets to attach to vehicle - cutting to size here - I’ll hold the magnets in place with a spot of glue and then ‘hem’ them in with needle/thread tomorrow.

You can buy nets to fit in the window opening from Vw. They come with the California
Like these
VW T5 T6 California Sliding Window Mosquito Net 7H7 068 528A | eBay

 

[widu13]

You can buy nets to fit in the window opening from Vw. They come with the California
Like these
VW T5 T6 California Sliding Window Mosquito Net 7H7 068 528A | eBay

Mosi nets are unfortunately no good for midges. Looking at the mesh on those linked the midge would be straight thorough. The Scottish midge is a miserable wee beastie!

 

[andys]

Mosi nets are unfortunately no good for midges. Looking at the mesh on those linked the midge would be straight thorough. The Scottish midge is a miserable wee beastie!

Yep, I went over all the mesh vents in mine with proper midge netting, they wouldn’t even notice mosi netting. Not made for northern climates unfortunately, I don’t know why manufacturers don’t get it.

 

[johnmacster]

Made an underseat storage box for the new T6 for our trip to France, but, the new Van is 4 weeks late and VW vans didn’t tell me
Hire van sorted instead, T6 4motion Kombi

 

[Ian28]

Midges love normal insect mesh - like chucking a stone through an open window. The one difficulty with my method was sewing the magnets into the mesh - with a metal needle... Live & learn. The whole lot cost me about £15 and some of my time. Those California nests are £95! Worth it if time is an issue and it’s mozzies that are the issue I guess.