James Cook Forum

Hello also from the USA. Very impressive work! Thanks so much for sharing the pictures. I am amazed how much rust there was hiding underneath, especially considering that the rest of the van did not look bad. I hate to think of what lurks under our roof, especially given our four-season use on very ...

Thank you Lincoln. I wrote to Reimo to see if that was for the 30mm tube or the 35mm, and they never wrote back. See below -- there are two different versions. But seeing the plastic construction and the double rivet design gave me the confidence that the original sleeve fit wasn't necessary. Best r...

Yes, Fluid Film every year and every time I am underneath. But the salt here is terrible! I had a reply finally from Fritz Berger (see below) and was surprised by reasonable price for a very custom aluminum casting. F-B is definitely the place to go if your hinges need replacement. You will need to ...

Thanks for the compliment. They powder coated inside the holes too, except for a tiny spot on the larger hole where they hung the piece. Eventually they will corrode but if I can get another 15 years out of them I imagine the rest of the van will be iron oxide thanks to all the salt they use on the ...

An update on this: I didn't hear from any of the companies, either because of COVID-19 or because my poor German made them think I was a spambot. I went ahead with my own design in 1/4" (6+ mm) aluminum on emachineshopcom. This is a neat website that uses a facility in New Jersey (and apparently oth...

Thank you, Andi. I have written to Frankana, Reimo, Movera, Fritz Berger and Camping-Profi. But I think you are right: the best solution might be to have something fabricated locally.

All the best from Vermont,

Ted

Hello all, I hope this finds you safe and healthy. I am using the quarantine to address deferred maintenance on our 2004 NAFTA JC. The cast aluminum hinges on our EuroCarry bicycle carrier were badly corroded, so I thought I would repaint them. In removing them, one snapped in half! I am glad this d...

Friends, Greetings from Vermont, USA. A number of us here have been busy converting our campers back to the original non-NAFTA versions, including for example the change from the black tank to the cassette toilet: https://sprinter-source.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75867 In case there's anyone in Eur...

Hi Ciril, Thanks very much for this drawing and sorry that I am writing in English. On the NAFTA version, aside from the different shape when viewed from above, we also have a built-in support instead of the wood slats. See for example the picture attached. I wonder why they didn't do that for the o...

Thanks for the quick reply! Good to have this info. That special door is harder to find, but I will start the search.

Ted

Hello friends and Greetings from Vermont! Sorry to write in English. I can read German but don't want to embarrass myself by writing it. Of course the in-line translation from Google helps. www.deepl.com is even better. Our Sprinter will get repainted soon due to the small pits all over, especially ...

Sure - could you send me an email at my username @gmail.com?

Best regards,

Ted

Good job. In German these 'well nuts' or 'blind insert nuts' can be found by searching eBay or a good hardware supply shop for 'Blindnietmutter.' They are M5.

A bit more info from the US forum (all English) is here: https://sprinter-source.com/forum/showt ... hp?t=38568

Best regards,

Ted

Would be great to see you! The height sticker is on the driver's door panel on the up-facing edge not far from the split for the quarter window. It's about two inches long and is pictured below. I ran that part number through a bunch of different part lists and came up blank, but if you'd like I hav...

Hi Peter, hi everyone, Yes, we shipped ours in 2011, and the cost, including 'total loss' insurance was $2,600, one way. Shipping was $2,200 and insurance $400. The insurance for total coverage was much more expensive and still excluded 'rust, oxidation, discoloration, wetting, staining, denting, sc...