Sprinter V30 LWB High Roof - 519CDi - 4x4 Camper Build

This turned out to be really very easy, just took my time as cutting any hole in the side of a new van is daunting.  Getting a watertight seal was a little more problematic, it took two goes and a more weatherproof inlet to make me happy. Locate the Centre Point for the inlet hole Working from the location inside the van, noting where the flattest section of the external panel was, I drilled a pilot hole from inside the van to centre the template outside. TIP : don't locate the inlet on any curved surface of the external panel, the plastic inlets don't seal well on a curved surface and if you bend them they won't stay closed. I decided that my 240 Volt - 15amp power would come in the left side of the van next to the battery bank and Victron gear between the reinforced wall pillars (the slots shown below) in the rear panel. Make a Big Template I made a large template that covered the side of the van so that I could drill and jigsaw the larger hole in the wall panel without a...

Ametalin   There are so many options for insulation and sound deadening out there from wool insulation of the walls, to expanding foams that fill the whole of the wall cavities.  There a lot of horror storeys out there about rusting out of vans caused by condensation build up in walls. So the product needs to be a vapour barrier as well.  Wool, typically fibreglass is not good. After a lot of research and the advice of Unique Van Conversions at 7-25 Hiles St, Alexandria NSW 2015, I settled upon using Ametalin ThermalBreak™ Product Code: TB7 . The best things about this product are: You can buy it at Bunnings - Ametalin 1350mm x 22.25m ThermalBreak Roof and Wall Home Insulation Its a Heavy Duty reflective insulation, Provides a Thermal Break  Is Vapour Barrier Has some fire resistance Is also an Acoustic dampener "no buying seperate sound deadener as well". Removing the Wall Panel The timber wall panels that came with the van were fixed with the standard pla...