HUGE PROGRESS! Double SAFARI Window Install || Budget Off Grid DIY VAN CONVERSION

[@abucklife]

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[@chrismarshall5743]

Love the confidence you have now straight in with the saw beautiful job

[@abucklife]

Thanks Chris. Yer it’s funny how nervous we were cutting holes in the van. Now it’s just crack on.

[@Kevin-zf5kn]

Great job Matt and Jenny - enjoying every update. Sharing your pain with waiting for safari windows - on a slow boat from Turkey!

[@abucklife]

Thanks Kevin. 🙏🙏

[@abucklife]

Yer they are hard to get at the moment.

[@antonyevans3929]

You’ve missed off the cost of the many toilet rolls used in the clean up 😂😂😂 loving the vids

[@abucklife]

Additional £40😂

[@turkeyphant]

Looks nice. Where did you get these from?

[@abucklife]

Jackson leisure 👍

[@joshken3118]

love the safari windows :) did cringe at the silicone on the first one as having done 5 conversions I felt the pain of the cleaning needed post window fit. Looks sick though

[@abucklife]

Thanks Jo. It’s hard to know how much to put on as the frame itself is hollow but I would rather more and it squeeze out a little (a lot) 😂.

[@joshken3118]

@@abucklife agreed better to be safer than sorry :) tempted to get the same windows for my sprinter build :) they look ace

[@abucklife]

Thanks Jo. I rate them haven’t long term tested them yet but they are the look we wanted. And insulated.

[@alvinandchipmunkify]

Loving the build . Do you mind me asking what height you are and if you’ll be able to stand in the crafter ? I understand the floor is raised 100mm for the 4 motion ?

[@abucklife]

Thanks so much. I’m 182cm I could without the floor and still can now but do skim my head.

[@alvinandchipmunkify]

@@abucklife super. I’m same height. Is that with the floor in and the ceiling finished ? What thickeners did you use for both?

[@abucklife]

@@alvinandchipmunkify floor in but ceiling not finished. I’m going to use 3mm ply and suede line it.

[@abucklife]

25mm insulation board and 12mm ply.

[@guazzinifred5645]

Hi man, starting my window fitting this week end on the crafter.. How did you cut the anti-vibration reinforcements on the sides before installing the windows? I'm afraid of going too far and cutting the bodywork...

[@abucklife]

Very carefully with a piece of thin ply behind and a fine cutting disc on the angle grinder.

[@abucklife]

Good luck. Let me know how you go.

[@guazzinifred5645]

@@abucklife Damn that scares me, I would let you know !

[@abucklife]

I couldn’t think of another way to do it with the tools I have. It’s pretty easy though.

[@guazzinifred5645]

​@@abucklife a Friend of mine just told me to buy a hand nibbler, apparently it makes very clean cuts. i will try that first

[@turkeyphant]

And let's see them open from the inside please!

[@abucklife]

Windows open. I will post a picture on my community section tomorrow for you 👍

[@nathanbrown2925]

Don’t know if any one has asked. But did you use the same mastic on your maxxfan as they use on the windows ? Just asking because I found out the hard way it don’t stick to the plastic.

[@abucklife]

Errrr yes😂. I believe sika 522 is good for campervan windows we also used 207 primer so 🤞

[@abucklife]

Thanks for the heads up. What happened to yours or do I not want to know 😂

[@nathanbrown2925]

Can’t remember the name of the stuff but it’s what comes with your windows. I had some left so used it on the fans. Week or so later had a leak and I found that it had sticked to the van fine but the plastic of the fan it just rolls off. Had to re do them.

[@abucklife]

With the primer I think it solves this problem.

[@stephenbaines4242]

Just passed you pulling out of SHS. Those windows look the dogs b******s MR B,although that back nearside one does look a bit wonky 🤣

[@abucklife]

😂😂😂 Thanks mr b ❤️❤️