Mercedes 814D Removal Van Body - Boudicca

[Boudicca v2]

Hey all,

First post thought I would post a couple of picks of the van I now own. It has been partially converted with some amazing work done to Solar PV with an ElectroDacus and Lithium 24V DC which is amazing to watch feeding power where its needed dont have a drain installed yet will think about that.

The drivers side headlight needs replacing though which looks like a real pain with all the brake system in the way. I think im going to have to take the grill and headlight out to get to it properly. Does anyone know of any tutorials to do this? Theres nothing on YouTube so I may end up doing a video myself.

I own a printing and embroidery business and can print vehicle wraps so I am considering doing something interesting on the outside to match the steampunk interior maybe along the lines of Serenity the ship from Firefly but its all just dreams and imagining right now although I have got a T Shirt Design made up which I will try to add to this post.

Any ideas and thoughts would be greatly appreciated I have excellent carpet fitting skills but electrics and plumbing scare the heck out of me so I guess its going to be a steep learning curve.

Got a water heater to fit want to fit lights everywhere the previous owner designed some amazing copper wall sconces with fairy lights inside which I think I am going to use at least in some areas.

 

[Nabsim]

Cant think of his name at the moment but the guy who is on Youtube as Rusty Rose Adventures has done a few videos on maintaining old Mercs. May not be same model but probably a few similarities.

 

[trevskoda]

Pictures dont open in linux, strange.

 

[SquirrellCook]

The drivers side headlight needs replacing though which looks like a real pain with all the brake system in the way. I think im going to have to take the grill and headlight out to get to it properly. Does anyone know of any tutorials to do this? Theres nothing on YouTube so I may end up doing a video myself.

Just idiots and wanta be’s on utube. The headlight is an easy fix. There is a post below with most of your answers.
Mark

 

[Millie Master]

Pictures dont open in linux, strange.

Not strange at all Trev., most of them don't open in Google Chrome either!

 

[Millie Master]

Just idiots and wanta be’s on utube. The headlight is an easy fix. There is a post below with most of your answers.
Mark

I oh so agree Mark, the utter crap I have seen on Utube over the years quite literally beggars belief and very much the same goes for the numerous groups that exist these days on Facebook, most especially when Americans have written them!

Phil

 

[Boudicca v2]

Pictures dont open in linux, strange.

Oh no they are just JPGs so I don’t know why it’s not working can you see the TShirt picture?

Not strange at all Trev., most of them don't open in Google Chrome either!

They open for me? Is there a better way for me to get photos for you to see? Maybe a link to a Dropbox file?

 

[Nabsim]

Pics open for me

 

[Boudicca v2]

Pics open for me

Thanks

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I can only see the T-Shirt pic.

 

[Nabsim]

I can only see the T-Shirt pic.

You and Trev most likely blocking everything lol. Here are the pics, slightly cropped as I just used a screenshot app to capture them.

 

[Boudicca v2]

You and Trev most likely blocking everything lol. Here are the pics, slightly cropped as I just used a screenshot app to capture them.

Thanks

 

[Pudsey Bear]

You and Trev most likely blocking everything lol. Here are the pics, slightly cropped as I just used a screenshot app to capture them.

Just Trev Niel.

 

[Nabsim]

What was the vehicle originally, a library bus? Is the side door one of the ones made for horse boxes or a caravan style door?

 

[PlaxtonViews]

I oh so agree Mark, the utter crap I have seen on Utube over the years quite literally beggars belief and very much the same goes for the numerous groups that exist these days on Facebook, most especially when Americans have written them!

Phil

You know you're in the right place when you see a comment like this

 

[PlaxtonViews]

Hey all,

First post thought I would post a couple of picks of the van I now own. It has been partially converted with some amazing work done to Solar PV with an ElectroDacus and Lithium 24V DC which is amazing to watch feeding power where its needed dont have a drain installed yet will think about that.

The drivers side headlight needs replacing though which looks like a real pain with all the brake system in the way. I think im going to have to take the grill and headlight out to get to it properly. Does anyone know of any tutorials to do this? Theres nothing on YouTube so I may end up doing a video myself.

I own a printing and embroidery business and can print vehicle wraps so I am considering doing something interesting on the outside to match the steampunk interior maybe along the lines of Serenity the ship from Firefly but its all just dreams and imagining right now although I have got a T Shirt Design made up which I will try to add to this post.

Any ideas and thoughts would be greatly appreciated I have excellent carpet fitting skills but electrics and plumbing scare the heck out of me so I guess its going to be a steep learning curve.

Got a water heater to fit want to fit lights everywhere the previous owner designed some amazing copper wall sconces with fairy lights inside which I think I am going to use at least in some areas.

Would LOVE to see some pics of the steampunk interior!!