New Rear End!

Collected the new composite back door today,  They have done a fantastic job of replicating and incoporating the design from the original Mercedes back doors.  This is the second composite back we have had made for the V-trek van as the other one had some sever design faults which occured when we wanted to open it. 

The hinges have been a a headache, we were unable to find a hinges that would lift to 90′ degrees, but we also needed them to drop and move away before opening.  We went around many scrap yards to find a protype hinge that would successfully do the job, now that we have found the ideal hinge we can source it from the manufactures.

The top is fixed with a small window and the boot is hinged at the top. Its going to be installed into the van to check that we do not need any more modification to the mould.  Will keep you posted as to any further work that needs to be done.

Windows Update

We have finally got some sense from the company that supply the seitz S6 window, and they said that we can have the new style tinted windows, there is one slight problem, all their sizes have changed!  

The two side windows in the Mercedes van, behind the driver and passengers door will be slightly larger than anticipated (compared to the old V-trek van) at 1000mm x 600mm but this size is not too far out, as the window in the Mercedes door is 600mm at the widest point.  The other problem that we have had to overcome is the rear window which fits in the composite back panel  the smallest size in the tinted window range is 800 x 400mm and we only have room for 700 x 300mm, we have decided that because of the height of this window being near the roof line, and the fly net can always be pulled down to act as a net curtain for privacy, we are going to stick with the standard window without tinting in the rear panel,  and hopefully the seitz S6 size range will get larger in the near future.

Windows Dilemma

For the development of the V-trek Mercedes campervan we  plan to put tinted windows in the camper, for security, keeping cool, and for the sheer good looks! 

We are unable to tint standard campervan windows because the plastic window contracts and expands in different temperatures causing the tinted surface to bubble and ripple. 

You would think that it would not be a problem as nearly every vehicle on the road has got tinted windows, but it is becoming a pretty big headache for us.  The windows that we really would like to use are the Seitz S6 as they have everything that we need in a window, double glazed, fly-blinds, thermal blinds, and tinted.  We have spoken to Dometic, the supplier, to see if we can purchase these windows for our van builds, but they said that they could only supply us if we were based in Europe, so if we are French or German we can have them, but as we are British we can’t!! 

We cannot understand a company, that takes a new product to shows, promotes it to the trade and general public, brags about how good it is, and then says.’ BUT YOU CAN ‘ T HAVE ‘ EM.?

Has anyone had any dealings with this seitz S6 window or company Dometic, if so can you give me your feedback.  Or alternatively if you are a company who supplies a similar window to the Seitz S6 I would be interested to hear from you.

Help With Porn Tube Virus

I now know why my computer has been having off days and scratching in it’s box.  To my horror have realised that I now have some sort of virus from Porn Tube.  Every time I go to my computer I am confronted with porn images and  sounds.  Has anyone else had this invasion? If so how did you get rid of it? We have Norton virus protection which has obviously let this one slip through the net.  As this is  beyond a joke I would love some help with any ideas on how to remove it

Cushy Life For A Computer!

Why is it that my computer can go into Hybernation, and I can’t!  and when it’s not in hybernation it goes into Safe Mode! What a cushy life for a computer.  All I want to do is set up my blog about the development of V-trek  and my computer seems to have gone off in a megga sulk.  I suppose delving into the World Wide Web is pretty daunting, but after all everyone is doing it, so it cannot be that bad.  I am using my husbands laptop at present, it is not quiet the same as my computer, once you get use to something it is a bit like a pair of old slippers.