Welcome to Built not Bought Campers. On my channel you will see hints and tips, hacks and ideas on ways to build your own camper vans. My Vanlife channel will provide information on how to install roof vets, install windows and many other items in your van. We have a fully working workshop and invite people to come and work on their vans and have work carried out.
Thanks for showing this, just bought side bars for my Primastar , this tutorial is going to be a great help. Very much appreciated. Keep up the good work
Of the white wires by the fuse box, how did you work out which wire was the reverse wire? I have several white wires. A really fat one and a few other smaller ones. Many thanks.
So please explain : are the the two BLUE wires ON the CAM buss ? And the SEAT BELT sensor is just wired across ( in series ? ) on the CAM BUSS The CPU is looking for 3.3 k ohms ? To know that either the seat is being sat on or not .? And your just simulating the sensor being sat on ,, is that correct ?
Hi thanks for the video really has helped Is it the same resistor for both seat tensioners/ wiring As was told it’s a different ohm for twin seats Any advice would be most helpful thanks 😊
2:12 Top tip 1: I didn't need to take off the top light cluster I was able to feed some TV coax cable, which is stiff allowing yo to push it, through that rubber ducting into the van. Top tip 2: I sprayed the cable with some cooking oil and it slid in nicely and never played hard to get. :)
Hi big fella could I of bollted the 5mm bar to the bace instead of wellding it? I'v been watching a lot of your vids are thy are brill no messing about .
Presumably, if you're just putting the original seat back in, you don't need the resister trick. Been looking for how to remove the seats out so I can clean my Van properly (just bought an ex trade van, so its got years of dirt in it) and maybe even recondition the seats themselves. This vid is the best explanation I've found!
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KjaDbi1w2Ko.html I honestly hought you were joking about the nails. :O Are you serious? Surely you run the risk of nailing into cabling, brake or fuel pipes that are unseen underneath, any mild steel panel pin nail will be rusted out within a few years. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KM2K7sV-K74.html Those underlay board surely need only a small dab of glue here and there to stop them from moving over time. I would envisage that too tidy a job on underlay may be a problem to allow for contraction and expansion of the floor?
Brilliant bro.. I've been looking for something like this to make a platform for my s. U. V so I can sleep on it. You just saved the day if I was there I'd buy you a beer right now
Almost certainly motherboard so would need both bought together so they match (around the £30 mark). If the sequence isn't right it simply won't fire up and all of that is handled by the main board. I've yet to investigate but I suspect its down to the relay or associated components on that board that switches the glow plug on. E-8 is simply no burn. Its not always fuel (although the first place to start) - it simply means the unit hasn't fired up. I'm fairly sure the relay on the motherboard handles the ten or so amps for the glow plug and I suspect that if the secondary side fails, as far as the motherboard and display know, the glow plug is actually powered up, but in reality no power is going to it, even though one side of the relay has energised and the display says all is well. The only way to know for sure is to put some test probes in the glow plug socket on the motherboard with everything connected and see if there is power there (and how much) when display shows glow plug is on. Easy enough to verify if glow plug actually works by hooking it up to a 6v battery (briefly) with a couple of test wires shoved in its socket.
we are doing a campervan conversion on a 21 plate Citroen Relay, the seats are out and gone onto better things, and are replaced with Galaxy captains swivel seats. would the resister required be a 3,3ohm one as well, or is each van going to be different, and where would I locate that info? Thanks for your time
Absolutely brilliant, great editing and information. I’m building my camper currently over on my channel and taking great inspiration from this. New subscriber right here 🙏🏼 thank you 👍🏻 JP Living the dream
Hi Wayne,you are so rite about insulation, I was lucky a company I used to collect from and too, specialises in insulation for buildings and tower blocks, so I managed to blag the insulation and reflectives for free too, a little factory in South Wales called Siderise.
This has really helped me out, I thought I’d have to take it to a garage to get it sorted at great expense. £5.99 later and it’s all sorted, cheers! Top man
Great van, I get fed up with seeing guys spend several thousand on just the build haha, but nothing was said about insulation, that can be expensive, at least £200 to £300, you can't skip on insulation though.
