What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[The Flying Scotsman]

Not done, but discovered today - presumably done last time I put the pop top down

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Gutted. Barely six months old, and I'm really careful every time.
Only had some masking tape to hand, will attempt a proper repair job asap.

My pals T5.1 camper did the same.
But I noted on my T6 there’s an elastic strap on the inside close to the very bottom of the pop top.
It runs across the van side to side and is attached to the canvas with clips.
This pulls the canvas in as it closes to prevent this happening

 

[Bav]

Design flaw! Scissor hinges lethal to canvas

I wouldn't discount there being a design flaw, but it ain't necessarily down to the use of scissor hinges.

My roof has scissor hinges and I've never had the slightest problem. As @The Flying Scotsman alludes to, a well-designed canvas will have elastic straps that provide inward tension, thereby keeping the canvas away from the hinges and preventing it from billowing outwards when the roof is dropped.

A bungee strap of suitable length, stretched around the girth of the canvas is a simple alternative for those roofs that don't have an inbuilt tensioning system.

 

[T6ChrisO]

Bungee strap here as Bav mentions!

 

[Ayjay]

Plus one for Tear Aid. Brilliant stuff - I’ve had a similar a similar but slightly smaller tear in mine patched with it for 4 years now and it’s still good. Patch both sides and clean them with ipsopropyl alcohol before hand. It also helps if you an get someone to press a hardback book against the opposite side when you apply it.

 

[Ayjay]

And a pop top bungee as others have said.

 

[Chris1983]

I wouldn't discount there being a design flaw, but it ain't necessarily down to the use of scissor hinges.

My roof has scissor hinges and I've never had the slightest problem. As @The Flying Scotsman alludes to, a well-designed canvas will have elastic straps that provide inward tension, thereby keeping the canvas away from the hinges and preventing it from billowing outwards when the roof is dropped.

A bungee strap of suitable length, stretched around the girth of the canvas is a simple alternative for those roofs that don't have an inbuilt tensioning system.

I got a bungee strap as soon as bought my van for this very reason!

 

[Bargy62]

Design flaw! Scissor hinges lethal to canvas

Or operator error

 

[dcpen43]

Bye, bye Grill hello more storage

Never used the shinny waste of space but always looking for more stoarge

 

[dcpen43]

Bye, bye Grill hello more storage

Never used the shinny waste of space but always looking for more stoarge

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The finished job with a new cupboard instead of a grill and the door hinge on the left hand side where i took out the fridge and replaced it with an Apicool CF45

 

[Sasquatch]

My V5 arrived so got straight online to the DVLA and transferred my cherished plate across.

Now everyone will know I am a G16OLO.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

My V5 arrived so got straight online to the DVLA and transferred my cherished plate across.

Now everyone will know I am a G16OLO.

Dirty boy

 

[Bav]

My V5 arrived so got straight online to the DVLA and transferred my cherished plate across.

Now everyone will know I am a G16OLO.

I had my suspicions!

 

[AYRGUNN]

New rear lights black smoke from THQ and smoke side repeaters

 

[Sasquatch]

Gave mine a good clean and once I'd done that I sprayed the ends of the side bars with Buzzweld chassis guard lanolin spray, making sure to get a good spray up the insides or the tubes while I was at it.

 

[Texxaco]

Purchased my new to me Cadco SWB system from @bonjird yesterday. Very pleased with it, very sturdy and the fit is perfect.
Added bonus my twin subs are free to do their thing.

 

[TallPaul_S]

Packed it up ready for 3 weeks in Europe!





Eurotunnel in a couple of hours!

 

[tommy_t6.1]

Paid the balloon off! Can't believe I've had the van almost 4 years!

 

[FerrisBFW]

Packed it up ready for 3 weeks in Europe!

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Eurotunnel in a couple of hours!

on your tod?

 

[TallPaul_S]

on your tod?

Yep, just me and the open road, and some beaches, mountains etc.

My van only sleeps one anyway!

 

[JOG]

Added some handles to the A pillars on the start line

Where did you get the handles from?