Fitting the OEM Auxillary Heating Ductwork
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I am getting to the point where I need to install the heater, so interested in some bolts. You going to Busfest
I am told it is. I have the calli vents but going to cut the cover so will let you know when it is done.
Try some engineers blue on the foam sealing strip or water based felt tip pen applied liberally then push the cover into place against it, cut a hole in the middle and work back towards the lines checking as you go for fit.
Not sure what you mean here ?
The plastic cover ?
The plastic pillar trip does not need to be cot to accept the grilles, if they are the wrong size then you have bought the wrong combination
I may go for the day .......i'll work out what i got left and could easily pop some in the post if i don't go
Probably what i'll do ......if all fails i'll just buy the right one.
I made a hole in my stock B pillar plastics to fit the VW outlets, one goes around the corner (be very careful when cutting this one as you don't want to make one leg too long) and one goes in the flat side towards the front. There were no markings showing where to cut on the inside like there are for the handles on the A pillar plastics.
If I recall correctly, you need to lose one of the attachment points as it is in the way of the one that goes around the corner, the lower left white one in the picture above, you have to take all the plastic that forms the clip attachment off the B pillar plastic.
If I recall correctly, you need to lose one of the attachment points as it is in the way of the one that goes around the corner, the lower left white one in the picture above, you have to take all the plastic that forms the clip attachment off the B pillar plastic.
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I mean the stock B Pillar plastic like the grim reaper is doing (although I am tempted to spend another £60 and get the propper part)
This is what I have. I have a Chinese desil heater fitted and working under the van but am going to have to move the heater forwad about 30-50mm to conect to the outlet.Hoping that I can cut my standard B pillar covers but unsure how to get the correct position / measurements.
I have shuttle pillars but now Caravelle floor / rails / carpet so need to trim rear at the bottom also.
@dominic4 You need to fit the parts apart from the grilles first, then find some way of getting the foam around the Y shaped bit to leave an impression on the inside of the B pillar plastic when it is put back into place, the carefully cut the plastic so the grilles clip into the holes you make and line up with the centres of the foam edged openings.
In the steel that is.
I was worried about the B pillar cutting but if you use this method it really was easy. I got myself a cheap air saw that made light work of the cutting.
See post number #3 in this thread, that’s the area the duct will come up in. I drilled a big hole in the middle and then used a finger sander with an 80 grit belt on it to slowly grind away the metal back from the edge of the drilled hole until it matched the hole behind it in the end of the duct.
I think this is the way I will have to go. Make a hole then gradually work back from there.
Next weekend I have free I will have to put my big boy pants on and start cutting!
