16' Series Brand Spanking New 16.49-3 OB
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I guess that's what the skylight is for, has to be a tall dude to ogle me through the skylight with the top popped!
So this is warranty issue No. 1 - RHS Front Lid clip. The two screws at the bottom pulled out when clipping the lid closed, and it wasn't even tight!!!
Have you seen this body?
I can't! You keep putting the blinds up!!!
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Yeah I guess we're pretty easy to spot on the road nowI spotted you towing your Expanda on Thursday arvo
She's a sexy beast alright!
@cruza driver - How did it look to be riding?
After doing a few hundred K's on varying road surfaces and conditions, I'm definitely going to put some air bags under the Prado. Not that it feels unsafe at all as-is, but just to take some of the wallow out of it.
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Nice looking van. A good thing knocking the original van back, you now have a newer model with the latest decals. That's a good thing. Ashame about the roof clip. I'm interested to see how they repair that. I know the screws go into timber behind the fibreglass sheet. Not sure if they'd pack the timber with something, put larger screws in or replace the timber. Let us know how you go there bud.
I will be interested to see the fix too, not sure when I'll get a chance to take it back though. My temp fix in the dark the other night was -
1. Remove bottom screws
2. Stuff holes with matchsticks
3. Dab of silicon on holes
4. Put screws back in
5. Loosen clamp so it's only just catching
Seems to have done the trick so far. Looking a where the clamp is mounted, I'd say if I drilled right through it would come out in the overhead storage above the seat. In the worst eventuality, that's what I'd do - cup head bolts with big plate on inside and some nylock nuts.
Cheers,
Paul
Hi S&P,
I know I'm a bit late but welcome, just been reading and good to hear you finally have your van, looks great too! Sorry to hear about the roof clip but sounds like you have things covered until it can be permanently fixed. Pics of the van look awesome, look forward to hearing more about your adventures.
Dave
I know I'm a bit late but welcome, just been reading and good to hear you finally have your van, looks great too! Sorry to hear about the roof clip but sounds like you have things covered until it can be permanently fixed. Pics of the van look awesome, look forward to hearing more about your adventures.
Dave
So the first official mod is the mounting of the aluminum box on the draw bar. This is the box I had made up -
No lid, just a drawer at each end. Internally wide enough to fit a Weber Q220 on one side, and also tall enough to fit a Honda 2kVA genie on the other. All up bang on 2m long. There is an internal divider towards the middle with is fully sealed to keep the weber smell off the genset
The spare wheel is being relocated to the rear on a winder. Will post some progress pics soon.
Cheers.
Paul
No lid, just a drawer at each end. Internally wide enough to fit a Weber Q220 on one side, and also tall enough to fit a Honda 2kVA genie on the other. All up bang on 2m long. There is an internal divider towards the middle with is fully sealed to keep the weber smell off the genset
The spare wheel is being relocated to the rear on a winder. Will post some progress pics soon.
Cheers.
Paul
Yep, 100kg rated runners on the inside. Front and rear punched vents on the genset/chainsaw/fuel side to let the fumes out.
Having drawers makes the entire box wider (now 585mm) than my original design but there is still room to mount the gas bottles in front. Major benefit of the extended A-Frame.
I'm mounting the box as I send this!
If you need to use Load Levelers, I found that Trojan do a shorter version - Repco also sell them under their brand name! My van didn't have the extended draw bar, and I did put a ali box on the front which houses the gas bottles plus hoses etc... This meant I couln't use the levelers I already had as they were too long!