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cleewindows

advice on cutting into van
« on: April 01, 2010, 03:51:19 pm »
putting van ports in that i bought from craig at polarbrite,im scared of drilling holes in my van,whereabouts do i drill and what drill bit do i need.
any advice would be great place as im worried i could make a mess up or weaken my van.
anyone else put one in?
heres the link for the one i bought from him.the bumper ports
http://www.polarbrite.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_20_6&products_id=222&zenid=01a31a158ee3d38fcf59e129ba66e8bc

Darran Smith

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2010, 03:57:06 pm »
Where are you based, you can bring it round to me, I have an ex Ionic Technician working for Me, he will do it for you, no problem. I am close top Crawley

reach&clean

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2010, 04:19:57 pm »
hi mate, i did my own and i got it from the same place as you.  i used small bolts to fix the bracket to the underneath of my bumper and then got a 25ml hole cutter cost £7 and cut 4 holes in the floor of my van at the back near the rear doors in the corner and then run the hoses and then siliconed around the holes to make them water tight.

jdtpropertyservice

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2010, 04:33:33 pm »
my advice is dont bother it will be a big pain later.....

prestige cleaners

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2010, 05:12:53 pm »
will try and post some pics of mine later mate

prestige cleaners

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2010, 05:20:48 pm »
here they are

prestige cleaners

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2010, 05:22:13 pm »
2 more, the holes in the side were the original ones, then they were put underneath out of the way

cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2010, 05:44:04 pm »
that looks good m8.
cheers
2 more, the holes in the side were the original ones, then they were put underneath out of the way

cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2010, 05:44:46 pm »
im from cleethorpes m8,but cheers for the offer pal
Where are you based, you can bring it round to me, I have an ex Ionic Technician working for Me, he will do it for you, no problem. I am close top Crawley

cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2010, 05:45:41 pm »
sounds good m8
cheers
hi mate, i did my own and i got it from the same place as you.  i used small bolts to fix the bracket to the underneath of my bumper and then got a 25ml hole cutter cost £7 and cut 4 holes in the floor of my van at the back near the rear doors in the corner and then run the hoses and then siliconed around the holes to make them water tight.

cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2010, 05:47:29 pm »
the van i have does have the holes in the side of the van as it was owned by a window cleaner 2 owners ago but the hole has had a plate spot welded to it and siliconed,would it be hard to take this plate out?or would i end up damaging my panels?
cheers

matt

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2010, 08:42:59 pm »
either metal hole saw

or some a 1/2" HSS bit and a jigsaw



cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2010, 08:57:23 pm »
cheers matt,but any ideas how to take these plates off?or do you think i should just cut into the floor?

either metal hole saw

or some a 1/2" HSS bit and a jigsaw




cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2010, 09:01:56 pm »
im thinking i only need one of the connections just from my xline trolley system.
would it be possible just to cut one hole in the van and then sillicone it to the van so i can then run my 100 metre hose off that?
saves a lot of hassle maybe?
i shall be filling my tank via 25 litre containers.
whats everyone think?

mr D

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2010, 09:22:24 pm »
Can I ask why you do this is it for security reasons? i.e leaving van locked while your working?

cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2010, 09:33:10 pm »
yes m8,so my van will be secure!

mr D

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2010, 09:47:42 pm »
Sod that. You guys must work in some rough areas! Maybe I've just been lucky or scare the crap out of theves. lol

prestige cleaners

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2010, 09:51:24 pm »
did you know you can close and lock your door on microbore hosing? (not tight obviously) thats what i do, leave the reels in the van, take out what you need, walk back sorting out any trip hazards, then lock the van.

cleewindows

Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2010, 10:08:27 pm »
had no idea you could do that m8.i have the 6mm.will try that cheers


did you know you can close and lock your door on microbore hosing? (not tight obviously) thats what i do, leave the reels in the van, take out what you need, walk back sorting out any trip hazards, then lock the van.

mr D

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Re: advice on cutting into van
« Reply #19 on: April 01, 2010, 10:11:06 pm »
I can pust my doos too, dont even need to be shut, press the alarm button on key fob and if some one trys to open the door the alarm sounds.