What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Done and very pleased with the results.
Well on Wednesday I opened the side door and it had dropped and the bottom runner was dragging.
Ordered a new one and it arrived this afternoon so I’ve just popped it on. Only took about 15 minutes. In fact I’d finished it before my brew even went cold.
The old one didn’t look so good. Hadn’t collapsed, but the bearing was seized.
Ordered a new one and it arrived this afternoon so I’ve just popped it on. Only took about 15 minutes. In fact I’d finished it before my brew even went cold.
The old one didn’t look so good. Hadn’t collapsed, but the bearing was seized.
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I was looking at doing exactly this several years ago when I was doing 6am swim runs (not for Teams calls at that time, typically scrolling through T6Forum and YouTube. I concluded working from the back was preferable (especially with the diesel heater on winter mornings). There's an angle to the recess that was going to be difficult to overcome. I wasn't keen on relying on clamps on plastic so was going to 'sandwich' the plastic. I also found that if you have the captains seats, sitting in the rear, the laptop would sit happily on the armrests, slightly wedged between the seatbacks.Nothing yet 'done' to my Shuttle but this is the next DIY project..
I have to take regular Teams calls out and about, sometimes presenting with screenshare, especially waiting for school pickup, running off the phone as a 5g hotspot.
I wanted something a little more substantial than the two takeaway boxes wedged into the lower passenger shelf as means of supporting the laptop! (Actually a pretty good solution but not stable enough for typing)
Build will involve a couple of adjustable clamps that can support a short tray table with a raised lip to stop the laptop and mouse sliding off.
The drawing doesn't consider space for the mouse but that will be included, so it'll extend across the USB slot on the right.
The laptop will itself still perch mainly on the upper shelf, and the clamps will also have to allow for rake adjustment on the tray.
As it will just be attached for an hour or two, other options that bolt into the seat fixings aren't really practical (and it isn't a cop car).
With the passenger seat pulled quite far forward (I have single captain seats in the front), it's not horrific ergonomically for an hour's call..
If anyone has had a go at building something like this, I'd be interested in your experiences. I did consider the various folding tables online that attach to the front seat headrest and using a rear seat instead.
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I now have the VanX glovebox, so wouldn't work now anyway, and fortunately the early morning swim runs have stopped.
Did step come with hole for light ? I ordered some parts thris week from Vanstyle the girl on the phone said they did not do one with the light hole.
Their website is useless to find anything.
Which one did you order Si ?
Need to do ours
Finally, Starlink power supply up and running and higher powered USB's wired in.
Can't remember the last time I ran the battery this low!
Tidy up time, van is a mess....
Can't remember the last time I ran the battery this low!
Tidy up time, van is a mess....
This one. I bought the offside one from them a couple of years ago and it’s good quality.
Good price and quick delivery.
Thanks for that , got it in my basket
Not for my van but sons first small camper he bought the two layer foam and I covered them with help from this YouTube video
Started the next phase of the conversion, after toying with the idea of changing it I’ve decided to get a mobiframe seat and floor fitted and a full carpet line.
Spending the day stripping out stuff and making new ply panels.
Kombi 2+1 seats, rubber floor, vents etc fir sale soon along with rhino boot liner.
Tunes are on, I’m enjoying my day !
Spending the day stripping out stuff and making new ply panels.
Kombi 2+1 seats, rubber floor, vents etc fir sale soon along with rhino boot liner.
Tunes are on, I’m enjoying my day !
Garage/Hanger envy.....
+1
I could use a place like that to fit my solar panel.
Looking forward to see how this evolves.
Mine goes into convertors in two weeks time for carpet lining, electrics fiamma and mobi frame and floor set up
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Wish it was mine! Lucky to have a great client with a vacant unit
