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Some more pics of the build - Im a bit further than this now and only really need to do the corner cupboard. more pics to come...




Ha - I have no idea about electricity. would the fuse between the relay and leisure battery positive blow? wont the engine just take from the battery without the fuse?
OK, will it do any harm to carry on as i am until it either blows or doesn't?!
Is that bad?
Cheers, I took it from the ignition - so it charges with the ignition not the engine, but I'm not too worried, Ill just have to remember to turn it all the way off. And it was really simple to run it totally hidden to the back of the van through the door sill trim.
So now I have electric! Tap and usb chargers
My van has always had a kind of stuttering if I accelerate sharply from standstill and I use the clutch to smooth it out. the closest thing I can think of is maybe a worn engine mount where it allows the engine to "swing" with the torque
I was wondering if anyone experiences this and/or knows what it may/may not be!?
Ben
Cheers Casper - sorry I haven't got back to you, a friend has said that I can take the wire from the ignition so going to have a go at that today - will let you know how it goes for when you get round to it...
I'm not very practica, so as the above make perfect sense actually applying that to my van is a different matter - photos of the bit (alternator) I connect the wire too would be ideal!
Has anyone installed a relay if so, any advice on where to take it from (starter motor etc.) and what path to route the wire through to get to the back of the van
Dolomite wrote:Sorry, what do you use?
If you are talking wind deflectors then nothing as i could not find any standard ones and no one could cut perspex for me to shape. Ill find something though but if you are talking door then i used a 2nd seal round the door. Bought this stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221919311299? … 26_rdc%3D1
I also had a bit play in the middle roller mount so swapped them over at the scrap yard. Doors still poke out slightly but no noise and more important no water getting in.
BTW that link. If you want thicker stuff look at the sellers other items as he has that also.
Cool, is 1 enough for both doors? Do you have a photo of where you fitted it to?
It could give your insurance provider enough to deny a claim if the van should be classed as a camper and is not.
This is what I was thinking..
Had a quick look for a post referring to this (I thought I did one?) but cant find one.
Im wondering whether to do the paperwork on the van -
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s … orhome.pdf
this part in particular worries me:

so should I purposefully not comply with one of those criteria to avoid my van being illegal?
eg. I am just going to have the cooker sat on a worktop...
I don't know if anyone cares or has thought about this also?
Want!
I went to view a couple before I bought mine and the guy told me that one was the lwb and to me looked no different but he insisted - now I know it wasn't!
what is that one? a minibus?
Mine is quiet as now. Got a slight whistle from the sliding windows but i am being fussy. I thought about those wind deflectors you have Vaz but you can drive quite happy with the window fully down at 65mph so never bothered.
Sorry, what do you use?
Cheers! we'll be revisiting the back windows I think, however the rest are fine - if it aint broke....!
Hi, do these make a big difference to the wind and noise? anyone any experience with acquiring them?
think it's a different kind tbh, this stuff just adheres to a wet window as far as I know, no backing etc...
Right well I can't say we have learned much, we're just going to accept that it won't be perfect. However I got a good tip off a mate, first you apply it to the outside of the window and hairdryer it so it aquires the shape of the curved glass, avoiding creases when you apply it to the inside.
It's Possible I suppose. I just don't know enough to work it out!
Hi, funny we're actually going to have another go today!
At the moment the few Windows we have done aren't properly stuck at some of the edges/corners. But are otherwise pretty good. Use the blade they send you to thoroughly scrape the window. Wash it with soapy water (we washed them before the scraping too actually) then when it's still wet you can apply it pretty well (having cut a piece roughly to shape) with the plastic smoother(?) they give you. Then cut round the edges to size.
I stress that this is only how we did it and there are videos online that may be of more use as, as I say we had issues and are going to have another go today!
Let me know how it goes
Not changed the barrels yet - maybe leave the back one as its not spinning..
removed my door lock yesterday, all the wires were attached and working, so I wiggled and banged it a bit and put it back together and now it works (no central locking but I don't care about that)!
So looks like I wont be needing yours yet, although something tells me I should maybe get it just in case...
Very cool, what would I want to keep warm though!
Just as title really, any opinions/experience? seems like a good cheap option?
I have made mine so that the whole platform and front uprights can be unbolted when necessary With only 4 bolts. Just for sake of mpg and space!