Room With a View
Now it was time for the last two windows, well one actually as one was to be a dummy window, to keep the lines of the van symmetrical, we decided we didn't like the finish from the previous window, so we bought some windows trims, this allowed us to cut the windows...
Misty Eyed
Our van didn't come from fog lights and this was on our list of modifications, so we bought a specific kit for our model of van. It came from Travelinlite https://travelinlite-transporters.co.uk The kit was very comprehensive and came with a new switch, a relay, a...
Not Quite a Silver Lining
So after popping our window fitting cherry, it was time to fit some more and do some carpet lining at the same time. Before we fitted them, we had to paint the metalwork behind where the windows will meet black, so this was masked off and painted. Fitting the...
Tanked Up
After a lot of deliberation we have decided to fit an underslung freshwater tank, mainly for when we stop anywhere en-route, we will have water on tap to make drinks, without having to use bottled water. The waste water will be going into a portable tank when we are...
I Can See Clearly Now
Its time to put some windows in, to start with, we will insert the rear windows, as we are not going to be carpeting the rear doors. In preparation for the fitting, firstly we had to mask up and paint the edges of the door recesses black, this is so you can't see the...
Sound Investment
Now its time for the last of the sound deadening and an upgrade to the sound system, so in order to sound deaden the cab floor, we had to remove most of the trim. Firstly we had to remove the passenger seats, the swivel seat base (again) the leisure battery, and the...
Floored it
In order to have a nice solid base for the furniture to sit on, and the floor not to flex when we walk on it, we needed to ditch the 9mm ply floor, that came with the van and replace it with a nice 12mm ply one. We have had a 10' x 5' sheet of 12mm ply taking up all...
On the Pull – Part One
One of our requirements for our van, was a Towbar, we needed this to fit a bicycle carrier that will our hold four bikes, and also tow a small trailer, should I ever get around to doing another track day on my bike (if I ever get time to fix it) We wanted one that had...
Lets Rock & Roll
The children have a place to sleep in the pop top, so now its our turn, in small campers like ours the rear seat doubles up as the bed, these are generically called rock and roll beds. There are a lot of these beds on the market, however we had some specific criteria,...
Its a Volts-Wagen
OK, so we need to work out how to fit the leisure battery, the split charge relay and the battery charger under the drivers seat and run all the necessary cables around the van. In a previous post we ran the wires from the starter battery into the area under...