[despot67]

I have seen loads of these with no curtains in them and not meaning to appear sad LOL but how easy are they to retro fit in a vehicle with none in?

Also how come some have tables and again where is best to get these or is it just as easy to create your own?

Thanks for any advice.

[Sir Henry]

Fitting curtains depends on how you go about it. If you want originals then you need to source and fit the proper runners which merely screw onto the internal trim with self-tappers and (in the case of the rear hatch window) spacers. Then you need the curtains, curtain hooks and gliders all of which are both expensive (very!) and specialised compared to household or even caravan curtains. If you forget all the above and plump for a home-made solution it can be a lot easier and cheaper. The it's just down to how you want them to look.

Tables: A few buses came out of the factory with them fitted as it's on the very loooong list of options. Others have fitted them themselves. The problem comes in making sure that they don't foul on the double seat to prevent it being turned around. On t'other hand you could fit one anyway and forget about having the seats swivel to face forwards again.

This post has been edited by Sir Henry: 17 March 2010 - 11:37 AM

[despot67]

Sir Henry, on 17 March 2010 - 11:37 AM, said:

Fitting curtains depends on how you go about it. If you want originals then you need to source and fit the proper runners which merely screw onto the internal trim with self-tappers and (in the case of the rear hatch window) spacers. Then you need the curtains, curtain hooks and gliders all of which are both expensive (very!) and specialised compared to household or even caravan curtains. If you forget all the above and plump for a home-made solution it can be a lot easier and cheaper. The it's just down to how you want them to look.

Tables: A few buses came out of the factory with them fitted as it's on the very loooong list of options. Others have fitted them themselves. The problem comes in making sure that they don't foul on the double seat to prevent it being turned around. On t'other hand you could fit one anyway and forget about having the seats swivel to face forwards again.

Cheers thats cleared that up.

There are a set of curtains (electric ones) on eblag going quite cheap but I never thought about the homemade option - at least that way they wouldn't look like a 1970's sitcom LOL.

As for the table I was thinking something that clips into place but is stored in the back?

[Sir Henry]

I'm certain that trying to fit a full set of electrically operated curtains to a bus that never had any kind of curtains would be a complete nightmare! Apart from the tracks, there would be the need to find the wiring (if that part of the loom exists in the receiving bus) and the motor mountings (ditto).
I'm sure I wouldn't want to even consider it unless forced into it - at gunpoint

[coughlanstephen]

I'm wokring on a clip in table at the moment using a bracket for converting DIY camper conversions....
Still working out measurements, but looking a t a table probably 12 to 14 inches wide, 40 inch long, should also slide back and forth to allow for people on either side to get out easily. If I put a piano hinge in the middle it should fold in half for handy storage.

This post has been edited by coughlanstephen: 25 April 2010 - 08:37 PM

[kirryman]

Looks good. Thinking of doing something similar to my 1995 Lucida. Make sure to keep us posted.