A word of caution when fitting the bottom rails of the Kiravans or infact any of the other brands. I have the Kiravan's curtains fitted a couple of years now, and have just noticed that a little bit of rust is appearing from under the rails by the screw holes. Not Kiravans fault obviously, but the bloody VW leaking windows. I will be re-fitting the said rails after first applying some rust proofing to the screw holes.
Side-window curtain recommendations
Thanks, noted, I should probably stick some rust inhibitor in the holes
Wildcamperwales
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Try CLEARCUT CONVERSIONS quite fast delivery and excellent black out curtains and I think cheaper too
Wildcamperwales
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Airfix61
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I pre-drilled holes, painted with touch up and put a blob of grease on each screw before final fitting. Hopefully this will keep away the tin worm.
I bought the Kiravans, very happy with them
Quick update....fitted the curtains from Vanstyle with relative ease. they are branded Omtec and look like the same ones Veedub transporters sell looking at their how to video.
Plenty dark enough when pulled but then it was getting dark outside already when I started.
Whilst the rails were shaped they weren’t quite the same radius but I can live with this, they were also pre-drilled. Needed to take a nubbin off the end caps so they fitted inside the rail better and I’ll maybe spray a puff of silicone spray or polish in the rail another day just to help them slide.
So 2 sets of sliding door curtains at a total of £58.18 all, can’t be bad!
Plenty dark enough when pulled but then it was getting dark outside already when I started.
Whilst the rails were shaped they weren’t quite the same radius but I can live with this, they were also pre-drilled. Needed to take a nubbin off the end caps so they fitted inside the rail better and I’ll maybe spray a puff of silicone spray or polish in the rail another day just to help them slide.
So 2 sets of sliding door curtains at a total of £58.18 all, can’t be bad!
i have used vanx in the past with my t4, think its better to shape the rails yourself, will be fitting them to inner sliding door panel and tailgate panel then to metal on n/s quarter window, they are defo total black out but will discolour with the sun as the years pass.
Daddio3750
Commercial insurance broker
Have you all seen the window pods from vanshades? It is a concertina black out blind- but built like a whole cassette that is fitted to the window. Tidier than curtain rails imho.
I do like those and my parents have something similar in another type of van conversation.
The curtains are only really for when we’re moving, I figure they are cheap enough if they do get trashed to replace them is relatively cheap.
I used these on 2 vans.
van-x.co.uk
Van-X | VW T6 transporter Premium 4 x Side Window Curtains Van-X
Premium Blackout Curtains for VW T6 by Van-X.
van-x.co.uk
I’ve got black curtains and rails from clearcut conversions fitted, rails were pre bent too.
Just FYI
Yes I did, I’ll grab some pictures later for you.
pretty easy to fit, the screws supplied aren’t great so I used my own.
