Lights, Camera - DIY Lightweight Roof Rack Pt.1 | Mercedes Vario Bus Conversion
Our van build roof renovation continues with the installation of our roof rack foundation; some Ulti Bars that are super lightweight. These are actually designed for a high roof Ford Transit; but we risked it to see if they'd fit. We forget to say this in the video - which was a bit daft as it was a bit of an experiment as usual. We also add some goodies like a reversing camera, led flood light and DAB aerial in the factory hole. Getting all the old stuff looking sharp with new LED bulbs and ensuring they actually worked was also pretty rewarding. Thanks so much for watching; you are amazing and we really appreciate the support we've been getting. The comments, likes, subscribers are keeping us motivated and the channel is growing week on week - which is fab. What started off as a way for us to vlog for ourselves has given us so much more. Thanks a million for liking, commenting and supporting and joining us in our build. A breakdown of the action 00:00 Opening Credits and Intro - a big thanks 00:00:37 A recap on our Mercedes Vario Roof Reno to date 00:01:03 Installing our roof cable entry glands for solar and other cables 00:03:23 Our choice of reversing camera and installing with well nuts 00:07:15 quick view of our Vario DAB aerial 00:07:47 Our roof rack requirements; what we are designing for 00:08:48 Van Guard Ulti Bar VG154 overview and installation 00:14:05 birds eye view of the roof and an overview of our plans with the roof rack build About us and our journey We are converting this beast of a Mercedes Vario minibus into a tiny adventure home on wheels. We have grand plans for travel and adventure and are documenting the build each week. We are building in our spare time and need all the help we can get. With that in mind we love hearing your thoughts in the comments and would appreciate a cheeky thumbs up if you've enjoyed the video. We have a playlist with every weekly update to date; • Mercedes Vario Campervan Conversion: The J... If you want to see how it all began check out our first video; • Mercedes Vario Campervan Conversion: The J... Check out the rest of our videos and support the channel by subscribing; it means a lot to us :-) / @wanderbusadventures Products and tools used in this weeks video WoWLed 27w floodlight - https://amzn.to/2QmFRIP Dalux Reversing Camera - https://amzn.to/3fnSQlJ Van Guard Ulti Bars for Ford Transit - they fit the Vario Rubber well nuts M6 - https://amzn.to/3ojyJt6 Thanks again. Any questions please ask. Take care :-)

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