That was my plan too, so to work out the gap size, did you just measure it in situ when it was still on the ceiling?
Acoustic wood panelling on the ceiling panel (Not Pop Top). Anyone done it?
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Little update... the rolls of the imitation self adhesive stuff turned up on the slow boat. I'll tell you what, I'm half impressed. It weighs almost nothing, the glue is pretty good, flexible as you like and it doesn't look half bad from 12" away.
Here's a photo with a comparison against the 'lite' sample.
It's more a 'yacht floor' effect than a proper acoustic panel but I kinda like the look.
Here's a photo with a comparison against the 'lite' sample.
It's more a 'yacht floor' effect than a proper acoustic panel but I kinda like the look.
Like you say, it’s not a bad effect, at face value, but it’s not slat ceiling in any sense.
Further update...
It actually looked really good! BUT... the adhesive was rubbish and 24 hours in a warm garage later, it started to lift. Unfortunately, it never quite made it into the van.
I dare say, for a cheap lightweight option, if you got some 120degC spray adhesive, it might hold up.
Anyway, I ripped it off and it's black carpet now
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It actually looked really good! BUT... the adhesive was rubbish and 24 hours in a warm garage later, it started to lift. Unfortunately, it never quite made it into the van.
I dare say, for a cheap lightweight option, if you got some 120degC spray adhesive, it might hold up.
Anyway, I ripped it off and it's black carpet now
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Rob Mutzig
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Looking good so far.
I’ve yet to do mine, got all the bits now though.
Couple of questions:
1. How are you planning on fixing to the ceiling of the van? Battens or self tappers into the metalwork?
2. Those LeD channels, explain how you have done them, are they at the edge of each board or have you cut out slots in the felt?
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Rob Mutzig
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So, I stuck with the original factory roof lining... screwed the led trunking to that and then cut the acoustic panels to fit.
I'll do a photo dump to hopefully make it make more sense...
Original roof liner is fixed in place with the usual clips, then the acoustic panelling is self tappered to that.
2 things to bear in mind...
1. Remove the two plastic spacers on the rearmost roof crossmember (dunno what its proper name is), as they case a strange hump in the roof liner which is VERY noticeable in your rear view mirror... so much so, I took it all down to remove these factory spacers.
2. When using self tappers, bear in mind that the wiring loom runs down roof on the near side. I've ty-wrapped an additional strip of the felt to the underside of the loom to act as protection from sharp screw threads.
I'll do a photo dump to hopefully make it make more sense...
Original roof liner is fixed in place with the usual clips, then the acoustic panelling is self tappered to that.
2 things to bear in mind...
1. Remove the two plastic spacers on the rearmost roof crossmember (dunno what its proper name is), as they case a strange hump in the roof liner which is VERY noticeable in your rear view mirror... so much so, I took it all down to remove these factory spacers.
2. When using self tappers, bear in mind that the wiring loom runs down roof on the near side. I've ty-wrapped an additional strip of the felt to the underside of the loom to act as protection from sharp screw threads.
I've used the TrePanel lite for my ceiling.
Bought a one piece ply panel for the roof which I attached with long panel clips.
I cut out the rear of the felt backing where the clips are so it sits flush, and I attached the felt to the wood with some short black 3mm screws which you van hardly see. Means it's all removable if I need access to the solar wiring.
Led strips are stuck to the wood and the panels cut to butt up against them.
I was testing a black diffuser on the right which is hardly visible when the light is off but doesn't seem to cut the light out when they are on.
The following is with both white diffusers
Bought a one piece ply panel for the roof which I attached with long panel clips.
I cut out the rear of the felt backing where the clips are so it sits flush, and I attached the felt to the wood with some short black 3mm screws which you van hardly see. Means it's all removable if I need access to the solar wiring.
Led strips are stuck to the wood and the panels cut to butt up against them.
I was testing a black diffuser on the right which is hardly visible when the light is off but doesn't seem to cut the light out when they are on.
The following is with both white diffusers
I wish I'd bought a one piece roof... would have made the whole experience much easier. The amount of MDF strips I've had to use as temporary supports to make sure front and rear panels line up and for manual handling the panels is shocking
. Might even have got away with not having to drag Mrs CooseVW away from the warmth of the fire and onto a wet drive in the dark to act as a support if I'd gone down that route.
I haven't, although i did route the wiring from the front most light down the C pillar, behind the sliding door. I can access it from the small panel if i decide i wanted to use for a footwell light or anything else.
Yeah, I've totally rewired it all.
I've taken the switched supply from the BCM and wired that to a relay to energise the led strips via my leisure battery. I've also wired in a switch so I can choose to have them power on via the door switch from the BCM or just turn them on manually. But power is alwas drawn from the leisure battery as opposed to the starter battery.
I've also wired in a dimmer switch to the circuit.
In addition, I've installed a LED strip rectangle on the tailate lid which illuminates at the same time, also on a seperate dimmer should I wish to turn these off.
That Sounds cool, do you have some pics of that?
I am still deciding on whether I want slats or the relief routed hex panels, but these photos look excellent I must admit.
I think I am gonna go down the route of having LED spotlights built into roof panel but will run these off the starter battery using the existing wiring. Probably two above the rear seats and a further four in the load area above the Ovano, with a separate switch close by for each. I assume that this is possible and will only be marginally more draw than the standard pair of lights?
I plan to install separate lighting for use when engine is not running though. Probably with USB rechargeable wall mounted spots so I can angle them where I want and just plug a cable in to charge from the Bluetti or at home.
I think I am gonna go down the route of having LED spotlights built into roof panel but will run these off the starter battery using the existing wiring. Probably two above the rear seats and a further four in the load area above the Ovano, with a separate switch close by for each. I assume that this is possible and will only be marginally more draw than the standard pair of lights?
I plan to install separate lighting for use when engine is not running though. Probably with USB rechargeable wall mounted spots so I can angle them where I want and just plug a cable in to charge from the Bluetti or at home.
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