It is fairly obvious when you get the carpet. One side looks smarter than t’other.
Carpeting Rear Kombi Panels..
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Ordered my plyline from custom designs on eBay as prompted, and also the silent coat and dodomatting from sounddeadeningshop.... do you recommend the hidden clips? Going to order some of megavan mats? Orrrrr are they a faff?!
Ordering carpet when I next get paid... life’s hard as an apprentice
Ordering carpet when I next get paid... life’s hard as an apprentice
Hidden clips are pretty straightforward.
Can you let me know how well the custom designs ply panels fit and there quality? I nearly pulled the trigger today and bought some but I'd like to know now what there like.
I've spoken to Harrison trim about there hidden clips and they say for straight 3.6mm panels they will be fine but not ideal for the rear panels as they will need to bend
@CALLAKN - this is really interesting. The guys at LV told me that they throw the factory hardboard in a skip, as they have new panels made! Picking up my van from them next week - having had the insulation done by them! I'll try and work out what they've actually used...
Haven’t bought any yet... was hoping someone would say yes to using the original clips... don’t think I’m going to go for the hidden ones as I want to be able to take the panels off with ease... and no hassle... as I build the van slowly.
Okay, ok so panels off, (minus tailgate) could do with a few pointers on removing tailgate one? Don’t want to damage any of the plastic fittings holding it in (electric boot release)
Secondly, how do I get the trim off between the roof panels? Some have pulled but went with a bang... was worried I’ve snapped them?! Or do you just give them a good old pull....
And finally, presume all vans come with this factory sound coating sheets... and also lumps of what look like “insulation” plan to rip the big lumps off and just soundcoat over the panels already in place
Secondly, how do I get the trim off between the roof panels? Some have pulled but went with a bang... was worried I’ve snapped them?! Or do you just give them a good old pull....
And finally, presume all vans come with this factory sound coating sheets... and also lumps of what look like “insulation” plan to rip the big lumps off and just soundcoat over the panels already in place
For the electric boot release use a trim tool and prise it out(I think there is a spring clip top and bottom from memory)should come out relatively easy.
The roof trim prise down with a trim tool
And the insulation,I took off the wool stuff and went over the bitumen type stuff on mine
The roof trim prise down with a trim tool
And the insulation,I took off the wool stuff and went over the bitumen type stuff on mine
Brilliant thanks ever so much, the electric boot release has two layers, do i prize from the inner layer or the outer one.
Okay, so really struggling and scared I’m going to snap whatever I’ve trying to prise out on this bloody release !!
Help!!
On the upside started silent coating, taking my time and measuring everything out to fit
Only got an hour in last night with my flood light but it’s a start
Help!!
On the upside started silent coating, taking my time and measuring everything out to fit
Only got an hour in last night with my flood light but it’s a start
Not fitting panels yet, probably get away with the original clips for now...
Need to order my carpet, from megavanmats
Okay, so after everything that’s been said and how I’ve moved from asking about carpeting the kombi panels, so then going against it and buying 3.6mm ply panels I’ve come back round in a circle.After visiting the local camper converter too me... (which happened to be a good friend of my good friend!) i'm sending back the 3.6mm ply panels. hes told me he carpets the kombi factory panels, as when the ply panels heat up (worse being a black van like mine) they warp. and he's seen it before ... interesting because i've not heard any of this of you boys. but if it saves me £165, then it saves me £165!!
He's going to carpet the van for me, which is good. Sound deadening is coming along nicely, regards the dodo matting , i've been told to wait till the van has been carpeted, then do it. So i shall.
going to upload a little video for those who haven't done sound deadening before, just to appreciate the difference in noise. comparison video to follow..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1WhPVaV6k
He's going to carpet the van for me, which is good. Sound deadening is coming along nicely, regards the dodo matting , i've been told to wait till the van has been carpeted, then do it. So i shall.
going to upload a little video for those who haven't done sound deadening before, just to appreciate the difference in noise. comparison video to follow..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1WhPVaV6k
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