What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[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 beforehand. 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?

 

[JOG]

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Prepping the front for an update.

Is it advisable / legal to drive round with the grille off for a week or two whilst it gets painted?

Have acquired a spare main grille but was planning to just leave the lower ones off for a bit.

Won’t be an issue so long as you don’t have exposed moving parts!