Hi, I'm doing the same thing as you at the moment, did you ever get the reversing camera to work? Cheers.
Puff the magic wagon
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Decided to tackle the solar panel fitting today. Was a bloody nightmare! I decided to fit some vinyl first to help in the removal in the future. That stuff is the work of the devil, i thought it would be better to fit one full sheet slightly bigger than some strips just under where I was planning to stick it down. Anyways i made a right pigs ear of it but most of it is covered by the panel so isn't too bad. Vinyl sheet looking lovely before sticking down:
Then once me and the wife managed to finally stick it down in some fashion we thought we would stick the panel down. We marked out where we were going to put it and then I started on the sika 252, unfortunately my caulking gun then stopped working! Cue panic and me running around the street trying to find a neighbour with one I could borrow before the sika I had put down already started to go off!! Anyway eventually sorted and stuck down! Hopefully it stays there and I have done a good enough job!!
Going to trim the vinyl down tomorrow hopefully so it will look a bit better
Then once me and the wife managed to finally stick it down in some fashion we thought we would stick the panel down. We marked out where we were going to put it and then I started on the sika 252, unfortunately my caulking gun then stopped working! Cue panic and me running around the street trying to find a neighbour with one I could borrow before the sika I had put down already started to go off!! Anyway eventually sorted and stuck down! Hopefully it stays there and I have done a good enough job!!
Going to trim the vinyl down tomorrow hopefully so it will look a bit better
So I have spent the last few days starting my electrics. It's only temporary at the moment until my kitchen goes in but I wanted to make a start and figure out how things worked etc.
Just managed to get the solar working:
But I have decided that I wasn't happy running the DC-DC from the OEM cable and adding more on after so I ended up stripping the front out in the rain to run a cable from the battery:
Everything else piled behind:
So a bit of a pain but I am happier now it's less likely to melt the cable and I can get seats back in next week when the kids are back at school.
Now we just need to decide on kitchen cabinet colour. Originally we were having black but now the fitter has suggested a sort of carbon fibre grey so now I don't know which to go for!! Thoughts?
Just managed to get the solar working:
But I have decided that I wasn't happy running the DC-DC from the OEM cable and adding more on after so I ended up stripping the front out in the rain to run a cable from the battery:
Everything else piled behind:
So a bit of a pain but I am happier now it's less likely to melt the cable and I can get seats back in next week when the kids are back at school.
Now we just need to decide on kitchen cabinet colour. Originally we were having black but now the fitter has suggested a sort of carbon fibre grey so now I don't know which to go for!! Thoughts?
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So all current electrics are now wired up and working, my sink and hob have arrived, just waiting on the fridge now which should hopefully be next week, Vanshades hopefully around the same time, then it's kitchen time.
Vanshades finally arrived on Monday, good job as I ordered the splashback and the kitchen is being fitted tomorrow! Fitted the one on the sliding door earlier, really quick job, only took about 5 minutes!
Above post was from yesterday that didn't send for some reason. Anyway kitchen was started today. It's coming along:
Spent the last few days hoping and praying I have drilled holes in ok places for drop vents, plumbing in my sink and gas and sorting out my wiring, the wiring isn't the tidiest but I have a deadline of next weekend when we go away so it will do for now!
One child checking I am working hard:
Last few things to do before the deadline:
find some gas,
table to put in,
kitchen to be finished,
Wheels and tyres on!
One child checking I am working hard:
Last few things to do before the deadline:
find some gas,
table to put in,
kitchen to be finished,
Wheels and tyres on!
Found some gas today at go outdoors, tested the system for leaks and all seems good and working!
Table also gone in today so now it's just the wheels and the kitchen to finish.
Table also gone in today so now it's just the wheels and the kitchen to finish.
Love the skimboard table 
90% there now with the kitchen, needs a tambour door fitting on the wardrobe but that will need to wait for now.
Wheels are on as well, think it makes it look a million times better.
Wheels are on as well, think it makes it look a million times better.
So who did the gas in the vehicle??
Do you have a gas drop box with floor vent?
I did it, gas box at the rear with drop vent, then another drop vent below the hob.
The wheels are Fuel zephyr with Falken Wildpeak tyres. The headlights are transporter hq v3 all black.
Fitted our map to the bed board today:
The kids have stuck a couple of stickers on from places we visited in Scotland last week.
The kids have stuck a couple of stickers on from places we visited in Scotland last week.
Picked the van up today from the body shop. It's been in since last Monday having all the damage fixed from when I bought it. So scratch in the passenger door, dent in sliding door,damage to sill and wheel arch and rust spots and dent in tailgate. Before of the damage to the sill:
And after:
They have done a great job, wasn't hopeful with the damage to the sill but it looks great!
And after:
They have done a great job, wasn't hopeful with the damage to the sill but it looks great!
Which body shop did you use @Toffermora?
