MY BIGGEST VAN BUILD MISTAKE | ASMR Van Build - No Experience Van Build

[@ACHowes]

Hi Will. I’m a controls engineer, If you are able to bring your van to my workshop in the new forest next Saturday then I’ll repair those cables for you FOC. Always happy to help especially as your channel is so entertaining and you just get on and try things. All the best.

[@LostNative]

That's very kind, nice one 👍🏼

[@thenomad9853]

Good man. The world needs more people like you sir.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Hi Adam, thanks so much for the offer I really appreciate it. Funnily enough I was actually in the New Forest last week when I made this mistake but have now come back and managed to reconnect the cables and all is well again. I go down to the New Forest quite regularly so would love to head over to your workshop at some point and check it out!

[@rogerash]

What a kind and generous offer!

[@JJ-fromDK]

Adam Howes, you SIr, are a top bloke :0)

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Your not alone fella, the man that never made a mistake did not get out of his bed!

[@testpilotian3188]

Glad I’m not the only one still walking around in shorts lol If you’ve got enough slack, just pull the cables out the hole, solder them back together and you’ll be good.

[@ThePiprian]

If you don't wanna solder, you can probably just use one of these clamping connectors they use for ceiling lamps. Not sure what they are called in english.

[@theShadowDragon89]

Maybe WAGO?

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Sadly not possible as the cables are taped and under all the insulation and vapour barrier so I've had to take of some of the cladding which you'll see in the next video. Main thing is problem fixed and solved!

[@TheHarrip]

@@WillsWhereabouts Dont do it again. Naughty boy!

[@michaeljohnson1006]

A good sealant is a none setting oil based bedding mastic like they use on caravans its good for roof vents and its stays super sticky.

[@lindalawrie148]

Springer Spaniel - you will never have a dull moment. But a lot of work. Haha And I just love the Cocker Spaniel appie. Too cute.

[@HandmadeMatt]

I live the ASMR aspect of this video. Thanks mate.

[@garethwilliams764]

Hi Will, don't beat yourself up too much over the cables, you can easily splice them together depending on how bad the damage is and you shouldn't have to take the whole wooden roof panels down

[@pierredutch]

It is repairable, 👍

[@anserkhan9430]

Bro chill the viewers with know how will help plz don't stress bro !!!!❤ stay blessed!!!!

[@markplenty2631]

I know that pain, I’ve had the “you feel like you want to slap the hell out of yourself” moments… but leave it for 10 mins, open it up and just treat it as another thing on the TO do List. , thanks for the content dude!

[@Aprilforevergreen]

..might also want to keep a wiring map so you know where the cables run if you want to do future work on the van or re configure your system.

[@neilv2022]

As many have said in the comments we've all been there and done similar, dont beat yourself up about it. Its good you show the disappointments on your vlogs as well as the highs. Keep the vlogs coming there a pleasure to watch.

[@jonclassical2024]

OMG...I saw that smoke at 7:54 and thought you accidently lit the van on fire or sumthing! That was so cute puppy hoping on seat and laying down to watch all the fun things. Four steps forward, one step back...phone an "electrical friend"....gotta pull down some ceiling boards and get wires mended....will be fun to see the fix! Cheers Will!

[@Mooniicky]

Ooh much grimness. Glad to read you've fixed the cables. ---> onwards 🙂

[@theoddjobcentre6686]

If that's your house/garden it's beautiful and your van is coming along great

[@veedubloons903]

Hi Will If you pull out your lights from the ceiling and find which 2 lights the broken cable is between. Or use the multimeter to find where power is and isn’t to your lights then if you get a mouse wire set. It’s for pushing or pulling cables through cavities etc. They are only about £5 for the set. It means you won’t need to remove any of cladding. Just feed another cable between the 2 lights and reconnect. If you’re not sure message me and I’m happy to talk you through it on the phone. I’m an electrician and an engineer also on my third van build so it’s professional advice.

[@chrishayward3520]

See if you can replace the section of wire through the hole you just cut in the roof so you don't have to pull down all your cladding... Hope it works out bud

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Cheers Chris

[@nicovantol7363]

Glad I'm not the only guy who would overcome something like drilling on the wrong place. Trust me Will you're not the only one that overcomes things like this !!!! Keep up the spirit and in the Summer of 2022 whe can seelots of videos from you camping somewhere in Europe !!!!

[@Logicalx]

I would take the cladding down on that section. I would also think about putting all the wires in more plastic covering/trunking and running it down the side panels of the van and not the roof. You’ve got to do your roof build yet, so move all them wires down one side of the van, this in turn will make it easier for you to access it later on to fix issues.

[@t.roll5261]

On a plus point you’ve always got that super duper Jackery unit to power up some auxiliary lighting 😂😂

[@WillsWhereabouts]

True story

[@t.roll5261]

@@WillsWhereabouts clearly I was taking the piss Will. You are obviously still in the dark mate.

[@markbanks239]

Learn by mistakes will thats what lifes about bro we all do it love your dogs bro nice 👍👍👍👍

[@tanaarcher3258]

Not the end of the world at least nothing has blown and all of your cladding isn't already all on so you can get to it to repair it. Keep going Will.

[@ishakdadadadabhai9639]

Don't worry will Without lights also you can live superbly

[@jokemajo]

Don,t worry , you who never makes mistakes? those who never try so cheer up you,ll find a solution for sure, cheers from Spain

[@unknownfuture.]

Oh no, that sucks! glad you have got it sorted in the end Will, i suppose that is all part of the learning with the van build. You didnt give up, and it coming along nicely.

[@tonytrumble]

You can splice in the wires back together. Real easy. No worries mate

[@chris-Ribble-Roots]

Just a bit of keyhole surgery 👌

[@darrenloke5486]

yea was wondering the same.

[@IMP3TIGO]

Obviously. The problem is that he already installed the ceiling wood planks so it is a PITA to remove them just to fix the wires he accidentally cut.

[@chris-Ribble-Roots]

@@IMP3TIGO you would fix it from above. Through the hole.

[@chris-Ribble-Roots]

@@IMP3TIGO it’ll be tricky but definitely possible.

[@traceyhibbs5209]

Love your “helpers”

[@internationalsixty1819]

Woes aside Will, superb story telling and edit!

[@youceftekfi5547]

This video is quite than the usual I prefer this type of video god work and good luck with the cable

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

So sorry that happened. Setbacks happen though. Glad you managed to fix the cables though. Rrrroooooggggg.

[@stellaswan8488]

Oh no 🤦‍♀️ lol. You’ll be right I’m sure you fixed it up already. Thanks for sharing the mistakes I admire your courage to do that. ❤️🙏✅👍👏🤩👌.

[@leebilbie6366]

Glad you got it sorted 👍 the good thing about your videos is your not ashamed to put the ones you make mistakes in, unlike some others

[@8BROWNIE8]

Mate don't worry about it, their will always be up & Downs. thats how we learn! you can do this look how far you got. Dont give up and take your time

[@Lovehors4s]

Love your two little helpers🥰🥰

[@TheWorldOfWalter]

Don't get too disheartened lad. You've done so well. Easy enough fix. Just a ballache at the time. It happens. Chin up.

[@corey6073]

You've proper pimped that van out will top Job mate 👍

[@darrenwaite806]

I do love watching you vlogs it is entertaining keep up the good work

[@Eflattery1]

Don't panic! Everything is fixable. Great content BTW.👍

[@SerialGrillerCyprus]

No worries will. Mistakes ll happen. Chin up

[@Scud_and_thesTig]

Unlucky Will. You'll feel better after sleeping on it hopefully ☹️💙❤️

[@LorraineG123]

It was all going so well. I am sure someone will pull a rabbit out of a hat and give you guidence. You aren't the first to fall off the rollercoaster, you will be back on it and be up and running again. You are doing a great job Will.

[@elaineagar6128]

What's with no talking thats the best thing I like about videos .

[@sansieUK]

Yeh like everyone is saying, get the tweezers out and find the two ends, then get a new piece of wire, say 5cm long, and connect it in the middle using just bog standard connectors like from a connector block you get in halfords. Cheap as, like £3. Sorted! You cud solder, but cud be messy up there with the wool etc.

[@paulbarber2558]

Mate I really felt for you, we all Fxxk up at some time or other. Reading the comments glad you got is sorted out. Keep up with the build as it is very entertaining. Just remember it's not how many times you fall that count but how many times you get up.

[@johnkirbymobileautoelectri4321]

All part of learning my friend, we have all done it, trust me, lol.

[@carliem9494]

Oops - on the bright side ..... lovely dog!

[@muddymarvellous]

Will In case it rains bud, don't forget when your removing some of the cladding and joining up the wires some dim witt drilled a fookin hole in the bloody roof. You will laugh about it when it's done...your doing a great job buddy...keep it stealth no stickers...trust you find the blonde with a lovely plump posterior...🤞😉😜

[@jenny.barter]

Aww mate i really felt for you at the end,you looked absolutely gutted,hopefully you can get it fixed and it don’t cost too much Will

[@bitminerbob6731]

It's close enough to the end there so just pull down a few ceiling planks and fix the cable. All good mate. Onwards and upwards. Love the ASMR style van build vid too.

[@together_on_a_mission7510]

Hope you get it sorted Will don't be too hard on yourself.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

All sorted now :)

[@rmil4531]

You will fix it! 🙁I feel so sorry for you, after all your planning. Good luck

[@dawnmartin89]

Ohhhhh Will Will Will Will Will…… felt gutted watching this. I have no words or DIY advice to offer…. So will just drink wine and look forward to your next video. 😳

[@lesleydurham7129]

Don’t beat yourself up too much Will. These things happen to us all. You will find a solution to it. It will be great when it’s done and you get into Europe xx❤️

[@bobbicatton]

How frustrating for you. Don't be too hard on yourself. I'm sure you'll get it sorted😊👍

[@tonydunn7204]

Star of the show - The Welsh Springer Spaniel

[@foodsecretsvlogs1]

These things happen, you'll be able to fix it....dont fret

[@catherineferguson7388]

Oh will, don’t be cross with yourself , there’s someone in the comments who may be able to help, we are always here to help you if you need us. When building a van conversion, not everything goes to plan, you have done an awesome job so far. I reckon it could be fixed with a little help.keep going Will, we learn by our mistakes. Your dogs are beautiful. All the best Will. 👍✌️🤞🤞🚐🤟🏼🐄🐄🙏

[@martinshaw4054]

pull some of the slack through the hole and joint the cables them push them back in.

[@pally0410]

As said in the comments, if you can get hold of both ends cut and splice, bit fiddly but save taking the cladding down.

[@DavorSND]

Complaining about the cold but wearing shorts: Will’s logic, love it. @Will you’ll figure this out with some help 👍🏼

[@TravellingfromScratch]

Great Vlog Will. Very entertaining. Beautiful dogs and a lovely home you have there. 👍 It's all fixable. No worries.

[@leaatkins6260]

Glad you got it sorted, i hope my kids want to do something like this when older would love to have a bash with them get stuck, in, mid garden room build constantly learning along the way with mistakes, good to share them, keep up great videos

[@mphigham1963]

Oh Will I think we all feel your pain Pal. I must admit I was surprised you drilled where you did. I`d have put it above the cab area, nicely out the way !! Never mind Pal !

[@lloydturner9911]

Nice 👍 Camp-van dude so Epic 🇬🇧

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Like suggested before, drop the cladding and splice. You'll need to run cable anyway for your new toy. Screwing up and fixing the screw up is the fun part of maintenance!

[@mp180170]

Will we have all done it from time to time just get the soldering iron out Take your five minutes of soldering and crack on with the rest of the job brilliant video as always honestly if you’ve got the cable up through that hole it really isn’t as bad as you may think good soldering job with some heat shrink never give you any problems you won’t have to touch the cladding underneath good luck Will 👍🏼

[@cliffordmarkland2624]

Will, real life pal that's why I like your vlogs I've not got a van yet but you definitely make me want to get one ✊keep going ✊

[@68dosh]

It's all good will we all make mistakes it's a learning curve

[@Tom_Porter]

One piece of advice for boxer/ducato/relay owners if you fully cover the back doors you neer to think about acces to the number plate bulbs which you change from inside the van.

[@peterosullivan9942]

Always enjoy your vids Will. As others have said its a minor setback and and easy cheap fix. Onwards and upwards.

[@CrustyBiker]

Hopefully you have enough slack wire to pull each side through the hole and join the wires back, even if the wires weren't near drill zone, the twisted wool could have dragged them into the vortex, try and drill the second part of the big hole from the inside if you need the same size hole all the way through, as it looks neater than if your hole is drilled all the way through from top, I always thought you lived in London, but that looks more like the country, I guess your folks home as you know where everything is and have free roam of sheds and pets know you well

[@RachelTScott]

Good Luck Mate from Canada!

[@markkilvert9989]

Once your on the road traveling about mate you will forget all about the hardships to get there! Nice house by the way 😏

[@kst357]

I run my cables (wiring) through plastic wireloom tubing and leave as much slack as possible in case I ever need to pull new wire, add a box or accessory, or (god forbid) accidentally drill or run a screw through them. It happens quite often & you're not the only one who has ever done this. Here in the States we call it "Murphy's Law", meaning that "anything that can go wrong will go wrong", and no matter where you drill there's most likely going to be a wire, hose, or some other important part behind it.

[@moe_1886]

Enjoyed the AMSR start... enjoyed the swearing part more! 😂 Don't stress out to much Will, I'm sure once you've calmed down and stop kicking yourself, that you'll find a way to fix it without having to tear the van apart. 🤔😉

[@nickdouth]

Shit happens Will. You’ll get there!! On a plus note…Brilliant videography.

[@beakyturbot]

Pull down the adjacent fittings and snake a new feed between the two or put an access patress in the ceiling and join the cables through the hole put up a cover plate over the hole as if it were meant to be there :-)

[@suzybeetravels]

Sorry to see you went through the wire. It happens! Sure it'll be an easy fix and you will get it sorted in no time.

[@davidlyons4044]

Improvise Adapt Overcome. Wires are meant to be cut and spliced back together 😌. Crack on Will!

[@dannyclark131]

Gently push them to the side so they're still accessible, finish that hole for your antenna and as others have said, splice them. Make sure the splice isn't too tight and in the way of your cables though. Extend it if need be so there's slack and push them out of the way.

[@IMP3TIGO]

Sorry to see man, it totally sucks. You will of course have to remove some of the ceiling wood planks unless the wires have a lot of slack and you can pull it out of the hole to splice together, which is doubtful. Always something comes up with big projects. Don't let it get you down too much, onwards to the next project and video. At least it made for a good video and is always good experience.

[@TheHarrip]

Bloody hell, is that your gaff? 🤙😎

[@Boab_Cherry]

I have been there Will, I feel your pain m8

[@mariacarlin6483]

Will am sure you’ll be able to fix it!

[@ianhj4550]

Pop out the lights either side of the cut wire and feed a new cable through between, no problem, quick fix and no taking the cladding down

[@snoman1999]

Bad luck there mate 😤🚐💨

[@grahamball7243]

Sleep on it Will you'll feel better about it in the morning. Ok the hole will still be there with the broken cable but there again who needs lights when you're out dogging. You can't beat a list. Sometimes I add things to a list that I've already done so I can cross it out, now that is sad. Talking of sad, how could you Will ask the question in Charlie & Lauren's latest Q & A vlog, Do you miss Will ? Well I suppose somebody had to ask the question. Haha "The Ego Has Landed" 😁 Lovely seeing you partaking in doggie love, those two are so lovely. Are they you're own or your families ? You take care mate it will all come good in the end. 💪

[@matth1210]

Cut the cable and add conectors on each end of the cables so you can just plug it back in. Go from the roof just pull the cable through the hole you made add the connectors. Or strip the white housing off and solder it back together cover with heat shrink. We have all done it Will just take a step back deep breath dont panic. I put a screw through a water pipe when i worked on site plummer wasn't to happy but it happenes 👍

[@masteragario3335]

get back on the roof, pull both ends of the wire through the hole, small JB, poke it all back in and forget it.

[@jaamachmal]

Thats th way....when the cables are long enough...only a few cm....

[@vilhelmgrasbonde]

That’s what I would do as well. If the wires not long enough then you can always just splice a new one to both ends.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Sadly not possible as the cables are taped and under all the insulation and vapour barrier so I've had to take of some of the cladding which you'll see in the next video. Main thing is problem fixed and solved!

[@masteragario3335]

@@WillsWhereabouts You will have many more, good on ya for not making it look a breeze. If you don't all ready, tune in to your fabricating side coz funk all will fit your van when it comes to final fix and making it look pretty.

[@briansibley9123]

oH. CRAP FELLA !! You will work it out 👨🏻‍🌾✊️🐑👍☮️❤️😁😂😂

[@philwilliams23]

Try not to get down about it. You'll get through it.

[@arthurkettle3010]

Everyone drops a bollock or two when working on a project Will....just part of the learning curve mate so don't worry about it. Btw, on a more upbeat note, the editing on this vid was excellent...very well put together indeed 👍

[@tuoppi42]

Figure out which connection in your light circuit has been cut, pull new wire from hole to hole with help of cheap fishing rod (cheap, flexible, hook in the end) or if lucky, by pulling new wire in with old (cut) wire. Honest mistake, everyone makes them - thanks for sharing, now there is an adventure of recovery to be seen.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

The adventure of recovery has been successful today, will share that later in the week

[@Cornishboy23]

@@WillsWhereabouts Glad it’s been fixed

[@grahamparks6088]

Oh bless ya, your reaction was exactly the same as mine, I've cut thru wires too, don't feel to bad,

[@peternowhere2there353]

Hi Will if you ever needed a hand in building your van I be happy to give you some help 😊 everyone makes mistakes but they can always be fixed 😊

[@Tracywhited2]

Simple splice to fix. I sure wish you had someone knowledgeable to help you out. Hang in there.

[@88chrisbrown]

Mistakes happen mate the issues you cause are always the worst good luck lad

[@loreneharrell2716]

If you’re not able to do it alone, get someone to help you splice the wires back together. I’ve seen my dad and brothers make mistakes like this many times, it’s no big deal! You’ll do great! 💕hugs💕

[@nickp4179]

You only learn by your mistakes,you won't do that one again. Pull the wires through the hole in the roof if there's enough slack and rejoin. It's and easy fix. At least you didn't blow anything. I replaceda rear hub on a saab once, put the abs wires in back to front. Blew nearly everything electrical in the car, ecu, charging system the lot. 5k car, scrap.

[@UrbanVanlife]

ALL WILL BE OK

[@timthatcher6131]

Drop the light fittings down tape the new sections of wire to end of the damaged wire and use the damaged wire to pull the new section in place, if that fails use some stiff wire to thread some new wire in place

[@stevedines2636]

Reach out to all the people who love what you are and have done Will, I am sure lots will be only to happy to help and then you can continue your Journey, we are all with you 😎 Steve IOW