What did you do to your van today?

[Exwindsurfer]

They look very nice Wully

 

[saxonborg]

Had my wheels re done this week. They we’re nice with the original diamond cut but a nightmare to keep clean and with the lacquer peeling I decided on a darker colour. I know about my rusty nuts could do wae the wee black plastic covers.View attachment 61260View attachment 61261

Nice, is that Gunmetal?

 

[The laird]

Wheels look great wully but I'm reall y sorry to hear about your nuts( keep taking the tablets and hope they get better)

 

[Val54]

Had my wheels re done this week. They we’re nice with the original diamond cut but a nightmare to keep clean and with the lacquer peeling I decided on a darker colour. I know about my rusty nuts could do wae the wee black plastic covers.View attachment 61260View attachment 61261

They would finish the job but they are a pain to get off without gouging your new paint .......

 

[Exwindsurfer]

They would finish the job but they are a pain to get off without gouging your new paint .......

I have some red rubber caps that are OK to get off with out marking your wheels

 

[DocMartin]

You can buy nut cover removal tools of various types. Amazon have them for under £2 to £4 for a suitable one.

 

[tonybvi]

Prepped it ready for a couple of days in Findhorn by loading a bit of food in it and quite a lot of wine (also some gin to drink in memory of my Dad who died a year ago tomorrow at the grand old age of 103 and loved his gin and tonics!).

 

[GreggBear]

Swapped the outside light that has never worked for a shiny new led one. It now has its own switch & is permanently live so no ignition needed. Also, while the wiring box was out I fixed the interior light just inside the door to another switch, so now I can turn it on soon as I enter the bus, instead of having to feel my way to the switches in the back.

 

[Haaamster]

Mot, sailed through, not bad considering it's not moved from my drive in almost 3 years

 

[snapster]

While the van was at the dealer having its yearly check, I had a look at this …


But I wasn’t keen on the brown leather upholstery, so I just bought some toilet fluid and took my van home…

 

[tonybvi]

Drove it back home after a very good few days in Findhorn with plenty of bracing walks and an excess of good food and wine in the local hostelries.

 

[trevskoda]

I just use mine and keep on top of things, out today taking wifes aunt to horsepiddle for scan, noticed slight front brake pull to right, so will look at front left caliper for sticky pistons.

 

[GMJ]

Plugged the MH in yesterday, made the bed and loaded it with clothes for our week away starting today.

 

[2cv]

I‘ve had my van for 9 years now but on our little trip away this week discovered that the button that looks like a HRW switch in fact heats the mirrors. This was mentioned to me at a recent rally and the frost overnight gave the opportunity to give it a try. Works great, actually they get warm to the touch.

 

[RoaminRog]

We have a Kampa Air Awning, which I find awkward and heavy to run through the C rail in the wind out awning. We really enjoy the extra space created by the awning and so have spent quite a while deciding how I can make the job easier.
I used four 1.5m lengths of Flex a Rail which is plastic and infinitely bendable with a heat gun, and Sikoflexed them just below the wind out awning.
As shown in the photos below, the rail starts at waist height, at the rear of the van, and so now, with the help of a three metre length of Kador strip, I can feed the Kampa awning into the rail without putting any strain on the wind out. This will also allow me to position the awning wherever I want along the vehicle.
I don’t feel comfortable screwing the rail on the body, so I intend to let the Sikoflex cure for about a week before trying the awning in the rail, but if it needs screws, then so be it.
In about a weeks time, we will pop over to a friend of ours, who owns a campsite locally, and try to put the awning up, and see what happens, wish us luck!

 

[Haaamster]

I‘ve had my van for 9 years now but on our little trip away this week discovered that the button that looks like a HRW switch in fact heats the mirrors. This was mentioned to me at a recent rally and the frost overnight gave the opportunity to give it a try. Works great, actually they get warm to the touch.

Had mine 9 years before I found out the over the cab bed folded in half

 

[Scotia]

Did some prep work on the rear bumper and front valance where it has been pepper dashed with whatever the front wheels throw at it. Then off for an MOT in a weeks time before putting it up for sale.

 

[Greengrass]

Just before we went away last trip cupboard panel fell out of the door so made new one's, one on the left is the new one and on the right old one 13 new one's plus two on the wardrobe and two on the bathroom doors

 

[HurricaneSmith]

We have a Kampa Air Awning, which I find awkward and heavy to run through the C rail in the wind out awning. We really enjoy the extra space created by the awning and so have spent quite a while deciding how I can make the job easier.
I used four 1.5m lengths of Flex a Rail which is plastic and infinitely bendable with a heat gun, and Sikoflexed them just below the wind out awning.
As shown in the photos below, the rail starts at waist height, at the rear of the van, and so now, with the help of a three metre length of Kador strip, I can feed the Kampa awning into the rail without putting any strain on the wind out. This will also allow me to position the awning wherever I want along the vehicle.
I don’t feel comfortable screwing the rail on the body, so I intend to let the Sikoflex cure for about a week before trying the awning in the rail, but if it needs screws, then so be it.
In about a weeks time, we will pop over to a friend of ours, who owns a campsite locally, and try to put the awning up, and see what happens, wish us luck!

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It looks neat and slick

You've probably considered it Rog, but on one of our vans the habitation door grazed the awning when it was fully opened.

In the end we stopped using the awning as it better suited my form of camping.

 

[RoaminRog]

It looks neat and slick

You've probably considered it Rog, but on one of our vans the habitation door grazed the awning when it was fully opened.

In the end we stopped using the awning as it better suited my form of camping.

Yes, you raise a good point. but I will be able to site the awning slightly further forward than before, so the habitation should be able to open fully and rest against the body, rather than being halfway open.
I just hope the rail is strong enough to hold the weight of the awning, until it’s inflated. Fingers crossed!