What did you do to your Sprinter today.
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BrennWagon
He’s just this guy, you know?
I finally received the key cloning machine that I ordered today and successfully made spares for my T1N!
Nautamaran
2004 140” HRC 2500 (Crewed)
I glued on an extra strip of weather seal to close the A-pillar gap on the front doors. Much less wind noise, even when the window frame gets sucked outward at highway speed. 
Midwestdrifter
Engineer In Residence
Which seal profile did you use? Adhesive?I glued on an extra strip of weather seal to close the A-pillar gap on the front doors. Much less wind noise, even when the window frame gets sucked outward at highway speed.
I have been meaning to do this on my van for some time...
Nautamaran
2004 140” HRC 2500 (Crewed)
It’s a square base profile with two seal “ears”, about 1/2” wide and 5/8” tall?
I masked off the frame and used a spray contact adhesive (Permatex No.27829)
(tip: pulling the tape off in quick jerks avoids stretching out the fresh adhesive like a “3M Command Strip”...)
It’s glued up against the top edge at the rear, then against the forward edge down the A-pillar, short lip outboard, with about a 1/8” setback. Getting this placement right was finicky, but allows the seal to catch the door’s edge firmly, but without popping over (though the in-swing misses it down near the mirror where the edge is moving forward rather than in). I stopped just below the upper hinge, and at the rear corner.
I wiped on a silicon spray to let the seal slide on the door as it closes.
(A side benefit will be the elimination of the powdered snow that fills the gap above the window frame and drops onto the driver’s seat when you open the door. Maybe I won’t have to brush off my seat quite as often?)
I bought mine at NAPA:
“Sponge Rubber Weatherstrip 770-1617”
upc: 6 64766 39053 1
Packaged by “Auto-Fastener Group Inc, Cold Spring KY 41076”
Stock control stickers: T000276388E and TLPNPP7059
-dave
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jcmadeintheshade@gmail.com
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I remember reading about adding some additional rubber seals around the front doors, but had thought they were added on the interior.
Thanks for the even better solution to mitigating the wind noise.
Several trucks like Toyota have double rubber seals. Now we can too. Thanks Nautamaran and thanks ahead of time for the rubber part number when time allows.
Thanks for the even better solution to mitigating the wind noise.
Several trucks like Toyota have double rubber seals. Now we can too. Thanks Nautamaran and thanks ahead of time for the rubber part number when time allows.
Mickyfin
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I'm off top the lumberyard shortly to pickup the correct type wood for the cargo floor beams, also picking up some 50mm hardboard Kingspan TP10 insulation for the floor, plus some thin ply to assist with the drilling and mounting of the exterior penetrations, LPG, Water inlets, Mains hook up and BBQ outlet.
BrennWagon
He’s just this guy, you know?
Today I was treated to the opportunity to rehang and reconnect my exhaust. I did the 2” coupler slip and seal trick (again) but added some flanges and threaded rod to keep everything pulled together. Hopefully this repair holds up to Philadelphia potholes for more than a year. I also picked up some weatherstripping and added it to the leading and top edges of the cab doors Thanks for the great tip Nautamaran
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Hey Randy, thanks my Dad and I are really proud of the finished work. I have photos of most of the process and have considered doing a thread or a blog. While building I was more worried about making than posting, learned a lot while doing it (i'd still be building it if I had been also posting).
Bathroom - not in this build, could be added as a pull out under the bed.
Shower - in the great out doors or camp facilities. We've only been vanning for a few trips now (weekenders) and we end up much less dirty in the van than we ever did in a tent so less need to shower if it's only a couple days at a go.
The Bed - we sleep with heads on the drivers side which is why the cabinet is only on the foot end
BrennWagon
He’s just this guy, you know?
Tonight I added a switch that allows me to power my stereo and amp without a key in the ignition (jumper from cigarette lighter positive to radio acc wire). Also put together a tray to add an aux battery under the passenger seat
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BrennWagon
He’s just this guy, you know?
Today I put almost a gallon of bedliner on my roof. I may be painting it to match the body soon but I’m definitely keeping the gutter black
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jcmadeintheshade@gmail.com
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BrennWagon, thanks for the photos. Looking good.
We both have silver/gray vans and I am considering finding a gray bedliner product.
Some of the bedliners bubbly texture bothers me, as I would prefer a smoother finish, especially the kevlar based headliners that I have seen. I like the idea of Kevlar, but the lumps look more than any of the products I have seen. The smoother the better for me.
Did you roll it on or buy the spray cans, or use a spray gun?
As with a lot of detailed work, it is all in the prep time spent and your efforts show the extra effort.
The on the road noise mitigation is an additional plus of covering our vans with bedliner.
Which product did you use? Thanks.
We both have silver/gray vans and I am considering finding a gray bedliner product.
Some of the bedliners bubbly texture bothers me, as I would prefer a smoother finish, especially the kevlar based headliners that I have seen. I like the idea of Kevlar, but the lumps look more than any of the products I have seen. The smoother the better for me.
Did you roll it on or buy the spray cans, or use a spray gun?
As with a lot of detailed work, it is all in the prep time spent and your efforts show the extra effort.
The on the road noise mitigation is an additional plus of covering our vans with bedliner.
Which product did you use? Thanks.
BritzSprinter
Ex Britz 313CDI Motorhome
Got the windows tinted, 35% front doors, 5% for the sides & rear.
No more having to close the curtains to nude up
No more having to close the curtains to nude up
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Garandman
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What did you use to clean it?
BrennWagon
He’s just this guy, you know?
I used Herculiner on the black parts. It’s said that they make gray and white colors too but good luck finding them!! I rolled/brushed it on and it’s said that you can strain out the rubber grains for a smoother finish. It does mitigate a fair amount of road noise but it’s the rust protection I’m after more than anything else. Form follows function, and I go on the roof enough that a non skid surface is helpful, plus this way I don’t feel like I need to put decking on the roof rack. The paint is an ongoing process, it’s Rustoleum Aluminum oil based paint that I rolled 6 coats on after extensive rust treatment. I’m slowly wet sanding the whole thing to prep for a final base and clear coat. And I’m putting stripes down the sides once the base coat is finished. The paint has held up extremely well, prep work is everything and a final wipe down with xylene really helped the silver bond with the factory paint and primers.
mtncrawler
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I'd be interested in more details on this. I'd like to power my stereo and amp (both aftermarket) from my house batteries for camping. Maybe not quite the same setup - maybe some type of switch where the stereo/amp draws power from main electrical when the van is running and then a switch to draw from house when not.