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This is one very ingenious idea which as a unit could be used in your estate cars, SUV's or even the love of your life van conversions.

It is just the same with cam belt or chain changes, all the garages do is look up what the factory quotes as the hours to do the work and then they charge just the same even if they are doing the damned job in a fraction of the time!!

Are you planning a walk through from the cab?

A brilliant vehicle, but my gaud that is one hell of a self building project, good luck to you and yours........... @Squiffy or @Pudsey Bear might remember the sadly deceased members name who was a very regular and exceptionally gifted self builder when we were all on diymotorhome, he built...

Facebook Marketplace has a lot of followers and I have seen quite a few older self builds on there. You might want to try Gumtree which is also FREE, you can try it as a free listing or use one of their relatively inexpensive deals to keep it at the top of the lists. I have sold quite a few...

A bit like earlier Renault Megan's that had spot lights set into their front air dam, it took 7 hoursw labour to change a bulb!! There are so many cars which have to have their engines removed to change the cam belts or chains and quite afe few LR's that have to have their bodies removed to...

Have a look out for @Squiffy or yet another Phil, he has built 2 x L4 Sevel vans, but I don't think he has bunks. Are you going to be fitting a shower/loo as well in your build? Phil ps. There is one other type/make of van you might want to consider, how about the (in my opinion) truly...

One of the main advantages of going for one of the Sevel vans is that they have fully galvanised body shells, as such rust won't be the problem it can be on the Sprinter/Crafter combo. As Pudsey has said their width is also a very distinct bonus as is also their very square profile which makes...

Wow what a brilliant base vehicle and I know you will make a brilliant job of converting it having watched your efforts over the past months and years. Good luck at the auctions, simply grab life by the balls and go with your gut instincts. Phil

As my parking area is secure I deactivate the alarm because otherwise it is a constant drain on the dear old battery.

It is true that there are some ECU's that require them to be reprogrammed when a new battery is installed, so if you are worried about this I suggest you make contact with your local Halfords who will not only be able to supply you with a battery at quite a good price but they will also have the...

Basically factors in vehicle supply terms are companies who can supply vehicle parts, then if you enter your vehicles details onto their site searh engines you will be able to discover parts which are Original Equipment ( hence OE or OEM ) and other such equipment which possibly doesn't. They...

I honestly can't understand anyone buying manufacturer supplied OE equipment once a vehicle is out of their restrictive warranty programmes!! Buy OE spec if you must, but buy it from a factor and save yourself hundreds of £'s. As an aside, I have just fitted new brakes all round on my BMW...

I thought "Christ, can't be" so I took a quick look at Euro Car Parts and a Bosche starter battery for my Renault Master along with a 4 year warranty was there for a quite reasonable £156.99 off which you can normall take some kind of buying discount which today can be as much as 35%. So heaven...

That is exactly my problem these days Phil with the Bradycardia (at times I have a dangerously slow heart rate which results in equally dangerously low blood oxygen levels) resulting in me hardly having the energy to do anything physical !!

Despite me being a Renault Master fan, I can and do fully understand the reasons behind selecting the Sevel vans as they are easiest of all the standard panel vans to convert, most especially their squareness and overall width which makes single beds so easy to include in the build. If you can...

A SWB is an L1, a MWB is an L2, a LWB is an L3 and finally an XLWB is a L4............. always has been and always will be

Why restrict yurself with an L2 when an L3 gives you so much more room to use most especially as you would like a shower/loo which with 2 x 6' beds, I don't believe you could fit that lot inside an L2. Phil

Yes Phil, I posted on the wrong group!!! Having long Covid has done some funny things to me!!!!!!! Phil

A close friend has recently taken delivery of his brand new Coachman conversion. It is the first of a new model and he was so impatient to get it delivered that it now is sitting on his drive and that is exactly where it will continue to sit as it is still awaiting full type approval by the...