What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Thank you. I really appreciate the photos!
I suspect I know where you got this done, as been looking on their website recently. Cymru Campers?
Happy with the job and how bright are the led strips?
Any photos of where it joins the cab area too by any chance?
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Neat job. I need to sort out finding and fitting the plastic cover over the rear bottom part of the lever. Where did you get yours from please?
Bought from a breakers on Ebay complete (handbrake lever,switch and both plastics from a 2022 van £42.00 including shipping
It was AB Campers that did our work, I think the slatted wood panels are widely available, in a range of colours.
Plenty bright enough and down the entire length of the van, rather than 4 spotlights.
Looks good, I'm pleased with the job. Having played with stretchy carpet and contact glue on the little box, I'm so pleased I didn't attempt the van lining myself - I'd have looked like a yeti by the end of the day!!
Nothing too special but solves an issue in the gas locker. The 907 gas bottle has been fitted with a Mopeka Gas Level sensor which sits below the base rim of the bottle.
Using a base for the bottle, priced at about £10:00, making the oak insert it lifts the bottle, makes room for the Mopeka and also makes sure the Mopeka stays magnetised in the centre of the bottle.
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www.force4.co.uk
Using a base for the bottle, priced at about £10:00, making the oak insert it lifts the bottle, makes room for the Mopeka and also makes sure the Mopeka stays magnetised in the centre of the bottle.
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Force 4 Gas Cylinder Tray | Force 4 Chandlery
Force 4 Gas Cylinder Tray. Available to order now with Worldwide delivery. Gas cylinders always rust and leave nasty marks. This neat, plastic tray takes a standard gas cylinder and offers protection from rust stains.Diameter: 212 x Height: 36mm
If I wash mine this AM by PM it is far worse unless it goes nowhere. Then after a few days of immobility it is covered by leaf matter and what ever drops from the trees, pollen moss ect and of course bird poo, loads of species to choose from. If I go on a shop to a town I might run a streaky pressure washer over to blast the worse off particularly the underside wheel arches tow hook and run it over the body but it only takes the worst off and soon it builds back up again. I do give it a polish occasionally but not for looks only paint preservation. The plastic mats build up their own story and get a bang now and then out of the vehicle and as a special treat a hose off occasionally. No point in being house proud living in the country with all that animal plop, cattle, ewes, etc and occasional horse muck in the middle of the road. Very good for gardens.
Thank you for posting. I believe that I may have seen their advertising before. There was a couple of off road oriented services in Aberystwyth including a Sekel outlet, I had thought that they may have stopped working but obviously not. Not too sure exactly what version of snorkel as mine is late 2019 199 Caravelle T6 and there may be subtle differences between T6, T6 199, and T6.1 so I will have a talk with them and see if they will sell and fit one as I could easily buy the wrong version and become stuck. Cutting holes in body work in exactly the right place and finding my long displaced rivnut device, might as well have it done by people doing that sort of thing every day. We have some off road fords not too faraway an it would be great to start using some of those byways again and also many roads in the region have been flooded this last few years. In a true off road vehicle it is not normally a great problem if equipped properly. In the T6 one takes an educated guess at the air intake height the power of the moving water, floatation and add a bit through experience but just occasionally ones sphincter twitches as a sudden unexpected dip in the way raises the water level or when dropping in off the bank the water level is artificially higher for a brief moment until he vehicle levels out. I do not fancy hydraulicing one of these engines they are a bit too expensive to be fooling around too much without prep.
After upgrading to a LiFePO4 battery I still found myself in the ridiculous position of only having one 12V cigarette-type socket for charging devices, so installed this today. I stole the wiring and uninstalled a cheap LED strip lamp to give it a supply from the LB.
Will the inspector be traveling with you?
Had the poptop canvas changed today under warranty, James at DriveLodge motorhomes in Skipton thank you so much, he even replaced one of the main poptop rams that was showing signs of corrosion.
Drive 3 hours home to put the bedboard back in situ, twinkly lights reconnected, almost like last nights stars in Skipton!
Drive 3 hours home to put the bedboard back in situ, twinkly lights reconnected, almost like last nights stars in Skipton!
My van is also booked in with Storm pop tops for repair to the gel coat they’re based in Bristol but have a firm in Kidderminster for repairs, so just waiting for a date to have it done.
Thank goodness for companies who care!
Luddite question. How do folk watch TV in the van, like straw poll style, live stuff with some sort of aerial, usb fire stick thing with internet, other?! My wife keeps asking the question and I keep putting it offNothing major done, just wired a new 12v socket and new USB outlet. Ready for the tv when it arrives tomorrow
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I've just installed a Xtrons flip down monitor and fire stick works great off my phone network.
