We have finally got some time to dedicate to our display van, first job was to give is a good clean, and clear out all the products we have been sorting in it for the past couple of years. New updates below.
The Van:
It is a 2007 extra long wheel base, high roof Mercedes Sprinter, which is a non runner but we have is in our warehouse shop as example of how you would convert your own vehicle.
We will update each stage of the fit out, with a step by step guide to try help you gain a little knowledge on how to install the parts purchased form us.
There is a lot of confusion when fitting these as the instructions supplied by Remis are not as clear as they could be The side panels are very easy indeed, we simply opened the door and got someone to hold
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An example of how to fit the CTA swivel base to our display van As it is just a display van we are replacing the passenger seat with a single base we are leaving it open A relative easy process
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As the base plywood is down and clean we are going to use the existing plywood base. A few people do fit the lino after furniture has been fitted, however we feel it better to fit at this stage, as
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Fitting rooflights can be complicated on panel vans, doesn't matter what base vehicle you use they all have ribs and ridges on the roof making the sealing of the rooflight difficult We have to be honest we actually cut the
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Now we have everything lined with our 6mm raw plywood we are ready to cut and fit the finished boarding We have decided to use Balboa Wallboard, as it is a nice neutral colour that goes well with the woodgrains,
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We are now ready to start lining the walls, we have all the cables required in, we have all windows cut outs and all other cut outs we will need (That we can think of for now, I'm sure we
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Now we have the insulation in we are just about ready to put the roof in. This is quite a final bit so before we go any further we need to make sure we have all the cables in the
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Insulation is one of the few items we do not sell and since looking into it for this project we realize why, its hard to find exactly what to use. There are all sorts of insulation available, and all of
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We are going to use a Prostor 600 awning on this van a 4m with silver case The brackets for the Mercedes Sprinter need to be bolted through the roof so we need to get this in position now as
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As mentioned in the 12v section of this stage we will be using a Sargent EC155/EC51, this will help us control all the mains and 12v electrics. The first thing we did is work out how many mains sockets we wanted and their location,
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The electric on the vans can be quite involved so we have decided to show you them in stages, so firstly the 12V We will be using Sargent EC155/EC51 control unit, this makes the job allot easier as all you need to
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It is normally a problem installing Seitz S4 windows into panel vans as the ribs inside the vehicle, mean that your wall thickness exceeds the recommended thickness for these windows. However there are not allot of alternatives on the market
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We have listed this installation separate as it is different to the other side windows As the finished wall thickness on the sliding door will be around 30mm then this install is particularly straight forward We have previously cut the
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Before we make the cuts for the rooflights we are going to frame the roof ready to take rooflights, fixings for top lockers & ceiling boards As we have a high roof vehicle we can afford to drop the roof
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We very carefully marked out the size for the cut out, in this case we are using a a Seitz S4 900 x 500 Window For the Seitz windows the size you order is the hole size, so this needs to
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Probably one of the most important aspects, although most people these days will use some sort of computer drawing package Ken & Tom here are still old school and are convinced a tape measure, marker pen, pencil and paper are
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