AWESOME Van build has to be RIPPED OUT. Avoid these MISTAKES!!
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- Опубликовано: 6 янв 2025
- Mercedes SPRINTER BUILD. 5 mistakes. One of which will prove costly.
In a bid to find the perfect layout and the perfect build sees me finally admitting that drastic measures are needed
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I mean it's a good way to keep making van build videos.
@@Mustash-Tony this was a good time ago. And still not round to it 😬
OMG here you go again. bonus for us we get to see your van build vids and pick up more tips from you to help with our own builds. looking forward to watching the transformation. nice to see you putting vids out again its been a while.👍👍👍
Thanks man 👍🏻
Great video, pal
we have had similar issues,
What works and what doesn't
I don’t think you can put plasters on it. You end up compromising in quality. It has to come ilium. Which is sickening ha
Do it!!
I'm in the process of rebuilding mine for the third time. Second time was minor and now its a complete rebuild from scratch. Full Victron system going in which is my biggest upgrade. Much more work involved. Good luck 👍
Totally. Sometimes you have to start a scratch 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
All seem quite reasonable to me. It's your van, so do what you want with it!
Agree with what you are saying about doing the base van justice. 👌🏼
It really deserves it 👍🏻
All good points for wanting to start again, I'm in the same position due to buying a crap converted crafter. Everything looked OK but behind the scenes it was the work show of bodging up I have ever seen. Be carefull folks when you buy a diyers van. Great video mate get it how you want it....no matter what.
Ah mate there are a few messes out there.
Hi what did you use to treat the worktops
Polyurethane clear varnish. Message me on I G
Haha love how it’s the little things that really bug us! I love watching van builds so looking forward to your next video .. I have neither the skill, patience or knowledge to build my own so I take pleasure in just handing my van over to the professionals 😂
Ha ha. I do t blame ya. The only thing is…. Finding someone you trust. Plenty of ‘professionals’ out there. Know what I mean
We have the same U-shape seating and have tried a few different methods for dropping the table to make the bed. We now have an Isle technik hydraulic table leg and it's great.
Shower tray I must have struck lucky having our drain at the lower end of the tray
Flooring joint totally agree
We installed a domestic tap after dealing with the plastic one in the t4
Table size, we've gone through 3 sizes
Ha ha. Why do we do it to ourselves 🤷🏼♂️
What are those "corner" aluminium edge profiles called, and where can I purchase them? (the ones holding the sheets together)
@@Sundheden they are literally called that. Aluminium corner profiles
I’m the same,want to rip back of my Vito out and start again,now I’ve lived with it a few years I now know what I want.
Just need the money now 🥺
You and me both ha ha
Not sure I'd want to do it again. Though I'm only 2/3 through my lwb crafter build and already thinking the same on mine!. I would love to know where you are in this video? It looks like the place you went in North wales on the "asmr" video you did? I live in North wales and would be interested to give it a go thanks. Edited to add, looking at the backdrop, it's not the farm campsite near the river between Betws and Dolwyddelan is it?(never been there but plan to go)
Ha ha.
It’s tan aeldroch farm. Absolutely gorgeous place.
I feel the build has to be right ya know?
@@urbanarkoverland perfect, thats the one I was thinking of, those Penmachno hills in the backdrop are to family. Will defo check it out soon then.
Yes I agree, the build has to be right and fit what you want or need it to be. No sense doing loads of work if your not 100% happy with it. Part of the reason I started using mine mid build, so I could see what did and didn't work
Hi! Can you tell me where you purchased those cabinets or are they custom? Just beautiful
Evomotion here in the uk. I have other videos on the cabinets. How to build them etc 👍🏻
Where did you get your windows from and who did your upholstery in the rear, looking to do similar. Great channel keep up the good work 👍
Windows were from factory mate.
And I did the upholstery 😂
I do have upholstery videos on the channel 👍🏻
@@urbanarkoverland Thanks for getting back so quickly, can you recommend a window supplier and I can’t seem to find a video on upholstry - I was referring to the rear u shape lounge seats, did you do those yourself, they are amazing!
@@makemesugarfree9698 ah I see. Ye. Know video on that I’m afraid. That was out sourced.
Try tradeglassuk 👍🏻
@@urbanarkoverland ok thanks for your help!
@@urbanarkoverland will you be doing a tour of the van with the u lounge? I’m planning on doing that exact seating and would love to see how it worked out with a bit if a rear garage etc…
Some good tips, I think if annoying you that much then yeah do it makes sense definitely will just pick away at you each time seeing the issues.
Totally updating our caravan at the moment and will be for a while it’s like opening a can of worms flooring wise think going for sure rubber coin matting, I like that industry style sort of look and be easy to clean dogs mud off.
There are certainly a lot of naff products made though with the caravan or van stuff, nice one though 👍🏼
Sam
Be careful with that rubber coin stuff. I feel it can scratch quite easy. The altro is soooooo hard wearing. More designs out there than people think too
@@urbanarkoverland ok
Thanks very much
Go for it. Use rear set up in Roaming homes. Looking forward to your new build . Good luck and all the best for the challenge ahead.
Also check out Van build in ten mins by Scarlet and Seth, Great rear shower set up, thinking outside the box.
@@donaldmacdonald3112 looking at roamerworld shower tray. And maybe just cnc some pull out panels for rear.
If you weren't a RUclipsr (and the refit makes for great content) I would say you were crazy to go to all that trouble for such small niggles.
But, as you are a RUclipsr, it'll make for great content! Which hopefully as an added bonus, brings in revenue for you and makes all the extra work less of a "chore" 😊
Great content fella 👍
You got it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Welp, you just messed up my plans for the floor. I wanted a single sheet of wall-to-wall vinyl and was determined to have it. Just last night I talked myself into lightning up and going for a bit of something pretty just where it's visible. Now I'm back to a single sheet of vinyl. I don't want to deal with a water nightmare. I just don't. It'll be more expensive, but that's what has to happen.
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Not crazy, if you want perfection, but that is hard to achieve.
On the upside, can’t wait for the refit videos.
You get it. Thanks
i get it, maybe not needed by totally get it, had a few things like that in my van and its all i can see! had to be changed, you have awesome vans mate, love your work. oh and let me now if your struggling to loose the tap, i ll buy a cap
Ha. By all means mate. Buy a cap and I’ll send that tap 😝
@@urbanarkoverland all done bro, ill be rocking the new cap and tap,
think theres a crappy rap in there somewhere
@@bparker6442 ha ha. Emailed ya 👍🏻
@@urbanarkoverland all recieved as promised buddy! top man
@@bparker6442 nice 👍🏻
Think your totally right to do it. It's those little niggles that make you doubt stuff! Get sorted and once done you can relax with a cold beer on your smaller table! 😉
Ha ha. Excellent. It deserves to be better.
Of all the top 5, the carpet has to be no1. Its like shopping in ALDI! You know the quality might be crap but you go anyway because it's cheap but we hope not to be seen and are embarrassed when we are spotted. That is stretch carpet, a quick easy cheap crap fix that you hope nobody will notice. Looking forward to seeing the changes.
Ha ha. I agree. But Aldi is awesome mate. The quality is the same as brands ha.
But I get it.
copy the van furniture u bed design and have a hinged panel that folds over from lonunge to bed 👌👌
Nice
You’re right, you are crazy but I totally get why. Looks like plenty more channel content coming our way. 👍
Cheers you 😝
Like you rightly say though still an awesome looking van!
Ah it’s awesome. Just could be better eh 👍🏻
@@urbanarkoverland Doesn't matter what van you've got I think there's always something that you think could be better...but that's one of the things I enjoy tbh,how the build evolves over time.
@@petehall9827 yeah definitely mate
Was your dad snoring when you were doing the bed segment?
Dog ha ha. Yes kicked him out 3 times.
@@urbanarkoverland 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@UrbanArkOverland sorry dog. Stupid autocorrect
@@richtea7868 ha ha.
I have a solution that could save you all that pain and effort. No need to rip it all out. I give you £20k, you give me the van as it is!!…..make life easy innit?😂….. tempted?….🤔
20k 🤪🤪
You definitely have too much time on your hands lol. I know how you feel though. A niggley thing once you’ve seen it you need to put it right. Shame you have to remove everything to put it how you want it. Personally it leave everything bar the tap.
I can’t. I just can’t ha ha
I think you would be better selling that van and starting again doing it the way you want. You will get a fortune for it which will set you in good stead for a new one. I just think once you make those changes you will still not be entirely happy, if your anything like me then you can’t live with any little niggles, especially now that you know and have experienced how a professional van is built. Your sprinter etc.
Think quite the opposite. Think I need to make the changes to sell it. That’s the point. It deserves a better fit out. To sell or keep
@@urbanarkoverland your van, your choice bud, I done the very minimum tart up on mine before sale, I knew the clutch was on its way out, the turbo etc etc, @103k I knew a lot of things were on its way out hence the sale, I just got the body work corrected and renewed high use items likes taps, also had a professional detailing job done on her. spent about £1100 and I bet that added 10k on my resale fee as the van looked mint. Asked for £40k but sold for £35K. currently building my 2020 premium spec sprinter with the proceeds. Not cutting any corners with this build, she’s gonna be beautiful. 👍
@@urbanarkoverland Also remember rule number one…….never let emotions get in the way of business, to a buyer it’s just another van to look at, to you it’s something special, a buyer doesn’t care about all the little things. If your doing it to keep then great, to sell not so great.
@@aberdeendeltaforce but if it was sound. You would have waited for 40
@@aberdeendeltaforce but if you are trying to make a good name for yourself. Making tutorial videos on RUclips. And then sell a van that has a lot of easy to solve but crappy aspects. That makes good sense in feel I need to spend a bit to make a bit more. And save face.
Good video
Cheers
yep I can see you building up to sell the van
Sshhhhh
Yes you are crazy, your existing flooring covers the whole floor so just put new flooring on the bit you can see and if there is a leak it will just be retained on the old floor. Just lift up the new bit of flooring and clean. Never heard anything so ridicules as ripping up all units just to put in a new floor. The new people who buy the van in the future will probably put in new flooring but only on the bit they can see.
Ridiculous or not. Thats what I’ve done
Do you have a passport for your dog?
No. Not sure he would be coming abroad now as he’s a bit older. It’s the heat he wouldn’t be great with.
I wonder what the next build will be based on when this one goes ????? 🤔🤔🤔
(Cough , cough 5t 4x4 Sprinter (cough , cough) by any chance ???
🤔😉🤫🤫🤐👍😎😎😎
Fattrucker
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@@urbanarkoverland Dun't look like that . Ya know ya wanna. 🤦♂️🤷♂️🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂👍
Fattrucker
@@Fattrucker can you help fund it please. Tip jar in my shop ha ha
@urbanarkoverland How many bodily organs do you have two of that you can manage with one of ? I hear they fetch a good price in the reight market . 🤔😉👍🤣😂🤣😂
Fattrucker
@@Fattrucker ha. I’m only just running in all of them. Can’t spare any organs ha.