There seems to be a few ideas on how to do this, and some other solutions which won’t work for me, so this was always an unknown as I’ve barely opened the bonnet on the van. Also, we’re not currently sure how “smart” the alternator is, so we may also…
Well until we build the furniture, all the lining and insulation is now done! Wohoo! That was tough and its taken 6 weeks to get this far. It would be so much easier to ply line and just line the ply, but our way gives the van character and maximises…
This was going to be the toughest lining job – but it was that time…. Most people ply line and which gives a lovely straight edge, but due to wanting to maximise available space, we cant do that. So, as the pics show, the nearside rear has some tempting holes,…
We wanted a Heki Midi – but once we got the van we thought it was too big, so in the end got a Heki air quad, 400×400 installation with fixed ventilation. But having never installed before, we knew this would be a challenge! Firstly, I made a frame out of…
The default way to insulate between the ribs using kingspan or simlar, then ply over, and line accordingly. But the NV200 is quite low, and we thought every cm would help, so we did it a more complex and long winded way, which we hope adds character! We insuated the…
More lining completed. I hate this job – really quite stressful and, of course, the finish is “final”. I’ve tried to do it in least seen order 🙂 I’ve had glue in my hair, mouth, face…. and it smells and tastes awful. Anyway!!! All 4 doors lined, 2 fully panelled…
The cab doesn’t need many changes, which is a good job as sometimes you can see why the Nissan is a budget van. The head lining for instance is made of cheese and far too easy to damage, so glad we didn’t have any plans to take it all down. …
Well today, fitted a dashcam and discreet cabling. The dashcam appears to be one of the best price/performance cameras and came recommended. For the money, the HD filming is pretty good Anyway, fitting is quite easy but thought I’d detail it here. The cable can tuck in on the top…
This was one of my most feared jobs – converting the front passenger seat to swivel and have adjustable runners, as by default its fixed. A bit of advice online and a few have done it, but some tough stories of getting the seat out and brackets off, and some…
What a hateful job! But now all 4 doors are lined. Word of warning – the doors with handles (OS & NS slider, and rear large door) leak internally. We guessed this was the case as you can see light out, but in driving rain when I was lining the…