How did you route your cables behind the inverter? I don't seem to have enough space between the rear corner of the battery and the side of the base to safely get the cables through.
Simon
TallPaul's Caravelle - MTB wagon!
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Simon
With great difficulty!!
This pic maybe shows it the best
The terminals on the inverter are right angle ones, the cables then loop from there along the outside back under the inverter mounting bracket, which has various holes in it - they then loop back again and enter the seat base at the bottom left, positive going to my fused busbar and negative to the busbar. With the mount and the factory connectors between the inverter and battery, that's enough room for the 50mm² cable to sit there.
I did have to modify the seat base slightly, cutting a small section out on the bottom of the 'arch' at the back to allow the cables to run through. All protected with some edging strip.
BeanzBaxter
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Hey mate, what type of awning is this one? Looks just like what I'm after.
Standard fiamma, that one is the F40 Van which mounts to the roof bar mounting holes on a standard van.
Bit of a different camping set up in the van yesterday, normally it's just me but this time it was me and a new lady friend, and her 10 year old daughter.
Daughter slept in the van and we were in the 3 man tent next door.
More stuff than usual even though it was only 1 night. Tbh it was work setting up and packing away but otherwise all fairly easy!
Used the induction hob to make coffee and cook some bacon for breakfast and (along with fridge, lights, charging stuff etc) got down to 78% but was back up to 93% by the next afternoon before we left.
Daughter slept in the van and we were in the 3 man tent next door.
More stuff than usual even though it was only 1 night. Tbh it was work setting up and packing away but otherwise all fairly easy!
Used the induction hob to make coffee and cook some bacon for breakfast and (along with fridge, lights, charging stuff etc) got down to 78% but was back up to 93% by the next afternoon before we left.
Exceptional thread, super detailed- a great read.....
Lovely. Does that mean a revamp and pop top might happen
Haha, no - not just yet!Lovely. Does that mean a revamp and pop top might happen
It would be a driveway awning to start, and maybe a roof tent at some point.
Congrats on the new lady Paul, you can't go on enjoying life!
I was 39 when I met my forever swmbo, and also inherited her 10 year old daughter...
Cheers! We're 43/44 so a similar age. Nearly 3 weeks in so still early days but it's feeling extremely good!
Same here. I was 36 and she was 26 and I gained another daughter. It's me she calls Dad, no one else.
Nice! She's also got 2 adult kids (19 and 20 I think) which I've met briefly, all from the same previous marriage. They don't live with her.
My plans for the van haven't really changed tbh, it was always to keep and enjoy it for a few years then possibly look at buying and building a crafter sized van once I've bought my own house (van proceeds helping towards the deposit) and have more space for an extra car.
We'll get away in the van all 3 of us, I'll look at buying a driveway awning for when it's the 3 of us on a campsite.
My plans for the van haven't really changed tbh, it was always to keep and enjoy it for a few years then possibly look at buying and building a crafter sized van once I've bought my own house (van proceeds helping towards the deposit) and have more space for an extra car.
We'll get away in the van all 3 of us, I'll look at buying a driveway awning for when it's the 3 of us on a campsite.
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Yetimunster
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Hi Paul,, reading through this post, how did you attach your tailgate curtain rails ? Did you just self tap ? I'm concerned the plastic isnt deep enough and dont want to go through into the metal behind unless I have to !
Thanks !
Thanks !
Pop rivets, the van X kit comes with pop rivets as self tapping screws doesn't work on the plastic trim
Yetimunster
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Perfect ! And thanks for the swift reply !
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