What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[JumpShip]

Driven it further south , there's a few of 'us' here

 

[Padders]

I managed to find some time to build a cover for the front of the seats as it bugs me that it’s open both visually and for items to roll under the seats.

When I fitted the back covers I installed some cabling so I could fit some additional lighting as the footwell lights are so poor as standard and I want to be able to control them from the rear switch button for when sleeping in the van.

I used a cardboard template to start with and ensured there was enough gap at the bottom to allow the front mat to be removed a if needs be.

I wanted to nut and bolt them on as I didn’t want to see any screws, but with the sub under the drivers seat there simply wasn’t access to reach to back of the hole. I ended up using a trick that I did with the van shades where a ‘V’ is cut out to cover the screw once fitted. It came out better than expected if I’m honest and really happy with the results:

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Looks good kev see you’ve got the tools for the storage boxes -

 

[Kev.O]

Looks good kev see you’ve got the tools for the storage boxes -

Haha that’s the plan @Padders
I even marked the measurements on the wood I cut in case someone asked me

 

[tommy_t6.1]

Started the strip down in anticipation for the poptop! So excited!

 

[JumpShip]

Have you gotta take all that soundproofing off too ?

 

[tommy_t6.1]

Have you gotta take all that soundproofing off too ?

I haven't been told to. I would imagine they will just strip the edges off where they will cut.

 

[Ayjay]

@JumpShip. Ware dat den?

 

[JumpShip]

@JumpShip. Ware dat then?

L'ampolla last night .

 

[JOG]

L'ampolla last night .

Ah, but where did you wake up this morning?!!

 

[Ayjay]

L'ampolla last night .

I had to google that as I know very little about Spain - it looks lovely (especially as I woke up to -6°C this morning).

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

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[Wills]

Fitted an external 12v socket to power the coolbox when required instead of trailing leads through the van door. It claims to be waterproof but just in case it’s wired through a switch and separate fuse to the leisure battery. Van could do with
a clean now!
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Where did you purchase the socket from?

 

[Paul Sussex]

Not super exciting but I stopped the creaking door hinge by taking the cap off the roller and blasting it with dry PTFE spray - roller now free again and quite - got me out the house for an hour (10 minute job, found a bottle of single malt left over from Christmas in the garage so spent the rest of the time cleaning my golf clubs - wife thinks I’m a mechanical genius).

 

[Bav]

Not super exciting but I stopped the creaking door hinge by taking the cap off the roller and blasting it with dry PTFE spray - roller now free again and quite - got me out the house for an hour (10 minute job, found a bottle of single malt left over from Christmas in the garage so spent the rest of the time cleaning my golf clubs - wife thinks I’m a mechanical genius).

You clean your clubs with single malt? Now that is decadent!

 

[Drive Wayne]

Fitted an external 12v socket to power the coolbox when required instead of trailing leads through the van door. It claims to be waterproof but just in case it’s wired through a switch and separate fuse to the leisure battery. Van could do with
a clean now!
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Tell us more @Iany1954 , I could use one of those for powering some pretty lights around the awning or even the flagpole! Have you got a link?!

 

[Paul Sussex]

You clean your clubs with single malt? Now that is decadent!

If that was the case they are not very clean - but I am

 

[Bav]

If that was the case they are not very clean - but I am

Well oiled, at least.

 

[Wills]

Tell us more @Iany1954 , I could use one of those for powering some pretty lights around the awning or even the flagpole! Have you got a link?!

Here we are You searched for Flip pro - Transporter HQ
It’s Washdown Proof
IPX4 waterproof with the cover closed

 

[nomislotsirb]

Haha that’s the plan @Padders
I even marked the measurements on the wood I cut in case someone asked me

Hi @Kev.O if you could share the dimensions that would be most appreciated. Fitting covers to the front seat is a job I've been meaning to do for a while, but never got round to. MTIA.

 

[Kev.O]

Hi @Kev.O if you could share the dimensions that would be most appreciated. Fitting covers to the front seat is a job I've been meaning to do for a while, but never got round to. MTIA.

Hi, I realise they are a little hard to see but I wrote them on the wood. The height is 13cm, 39cm wide at the top and 36.5cm at the bottom. This allows a mat to go under the bottom of the cover and the reason I only went 13cm high is because the metal isn’t flat, any higher and there would be a larger gap as the wood pivots in the middle. I also put a second piece of fabric on the back at the top. This helps to cover the slightly larger gap caused by the above when putting the screws in the middle of the wood.