KyMotoVan – Report #9
Work on the Sprinter has been progressing but now at a slower pace. I figure that the end of “Phase 1” is near as much of my time has been spent tying up loose ends. My aim is to wrap up everything that is “essential” prior to our trip this summer.
D-Rings: After hauling the bikes several times I finally determined where to place some small “D-rings” that can be used to secure the rear tire or other things like the loading ramp or a motorcycle stand. Some self-anchoring T-nuts and stainless steel 1/4-20 allen-head screws were used to secure the D-rings to the plywood. It looks good and should hold up quite well.
Small D-Rings in Cargo Area
Fire Extinguisher: My next order of business was purchasing and installing a fire extinguisher in the cargo area. There are a dozen options where I could have mounted it but after some consideration, I placed it on the end of my fender well box. It sets up off the floor a couple inches and can easily be reached when standing on the ground behind the van. A fire extinguisher is one of those things you get and hope to never have a need to use it!
Fire Extinguisher
Radio Fader: One of my gripes about the Audo 15 head unit is the fact that the “fader” sound option is not available on the Crew and Cargo vans. I did learn that it was possible to have it enabled as all of the Passenger vans have speakers in the rear. My local MB Service Center enabled this feature for me last week. Currently, the input signal for my subwoofer amp is a pass through from the Blaupunkt amp that drives the door and dash speakers. With the fader option enabled, I was able to run a set of cables from the rear channel on the Audio 15 directly to the subwoofer amp. I can now fine tune the balance between the front speakers and the subwoofer better but I did have to re-adjust the input level on the subwoofer amp.
Floor Mats: We finally found some floor mats for the front that are durable but good looking. They kind of “soften” up the cab area a bit if that makes sense. They are genuine MB floor mats and use these big screw in velcro fasteners to keep them in place. Looks like to me that they will hold up really well and be a breeze to clean. Very pleased.
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New Floor Mats
Aluminum Trim: Lastly, I’ve been putting some finishing touches in place on the partition. Basically just some angle aluminum pieces that secure the front of the partition to the floor. One was added along the front edge, and a couple are placed on the cargo area side along the floor and on the driver’s side. Stainless steel screws were used and the aluminum was shined up a bit before mounting.
Aluminum Partition Trim
Fender Well Box Finishing Touches: Additionally, some nice black felt was added to the top edge of the fender well boxes so that it was quieter and sealed better when closed. Kim got it for me and used her rotary cutter and quilting rulers to get it exactly 3/4″ wide. I used a low-temp glue gun to adhere the felt to the wood. Worked Perfectly!
Nerf Bars, the partition door, new tires, and maybe some peg board are now on the agenda. Stay tuned!
See you on the trail!
