How do I go about ordering a sliding door kitchen galley and couple of overhead cabinets. I can't find anything like this on Ctech's website, what is the process to place the order.
What did you do to your Sprinter today.
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Wrinkledpants
2017 144WB 4x4
I'm not sure - maybe reach out to Tourig, which is where we purchased ours.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
Ordered 7 new 3 peak snow rated tires from the local discount tire store which will be here first of next week. Also ordered 4 new falcon shocks from vancompass, based on the email i recieved from them after ordering i have no idea when they will be here. 
Also picked up this pair of micro size headlamps at scheels for $24 bucks. They are bright, pivot, and have mounting clips on the back so im gonna clip them inside the van so they point at the floor on each side.
Also picked up this pair of micro size headlamps at scheels for $24 bucks. They are bright, pivot, and have mounting clips on the back so im gonna clip them inside the van so they point at the floor on each side.
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Sprinterair
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This is just awareness of whom are using this Tranny dip stick (722.5-722.6 etc...) . This was happen to me that cheap plastic tip ( Chinaman made ) broke off inside tranny forcing me to drop tranny pan in order remove it ..It could happen when it aged plastic tip or using when weather is cold..
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Green Maned Lion
Der Unverbesserliche.
You really shouldn't be judgemental about the dipstick in a van. They should be able to choose their own gender identities.
Sprinterair
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Shouldn't I ??? I wonder
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Sprinterair
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It does indeed. File it a bit at the time til it fit and works like a champ. I could feel when it hit at the bottm of trans 's pan.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
Installed Falcon rear adjustables on the 3500XD today, maybe do the fronts tomorrow or sunday if weather permits...
Sprinterair
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Please tell us how it ride and cost after all ??
Green Maned Lion
Der Unverbesserliche.
Little project today to replace the soft-sided cooler I've been using with a hard-sided Igloo to make it better for my wife's dietary needs.
This is my first time removing a seat, so I was a little trepidatious about pulling the battery disconnect, but, honestly if you have the right tools, this is easy as heck (by which I mean E-torx sockets).
But $10 worth of Home Desperate 1/4" hardware later, a much better installation. I am considering stopping by Barbie Pick-A-Part (Slogan: "Barbie wants your junk in her yard."- no, I'm not making this up!) and finding a lapbelt from some old clunker to use as a different installation method for this thing.
This is my first time removing a seat, so I was a little trepidatious about pulling the battery disconnect, but, honestly if you have the right tools, this is easy as heck (by which I mean E-torx sockets).
But $10 worth of Home Desperate 1/4" hardware later, a much better installation. I am considering stopping by Barbie Pick-A-Part (Slogan: "Barbie wants your junk in her yard."- no, I'm not making this up!) and finding a lapbelt from some old clunker to use as a different installation method for this thing.
Green-Schlomo
OY VEY
i only went for a short drive after installing the new rear shocks combined with the new tires. Initial thoughts on setting #1 is that the truck feels like its riding on marshmellows. Tommorrow i will try the other settings to see if i can find a sweet spot. The harsh pogo stick ride it had in stock form is definately gone in setting #1, but its to soft and marshmellow feeling for me. Cost for the front an rear adjustable shocks was $3028 which included $90 dollars shipping.
Mind you my results are due to a combination of new tires combined with the shocks. The new tires did in fact soften the ride considerably compared to the vancontact tires that were on it from the factory.
It was this kit https://vancompass.com/products/stage-2-3-dually-system-sprinter-4x4-2015-3500-by-van-compass
and these tires https://www.tirerack.com/tires/firestone-destination-x-t
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Green Maned Lion
Der Unverbesserliche.
The important question is how it responds to crosswinds.
SprintMoto
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I’d go with something like this. Functional, cheap and looks decent. Probably can’t talk you out of a vintage lap belt though.
Lagom
Panic in Detroit
Green Maned Lion
Der Unverbesserliche.
I proposed that, but my battery is at its safe limit, so I’d need a self contained battery unit, and my wife was not interested in spending so much at this point.
Robb57
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Did this pulling into an awkward spot in downtown Denver behind my daughter’s house - didn’t see an old beam poking out from the garage. House is 110 years old and all kinds of crazy stuff poking out of it. Had a return drive back to the mountains of about 160 miles so I was glad I had 100MPH tape in my kit. The beam just scraped the top edge of the window below the edge - and the whole window shattered but stayed together. What a dumbass move on my part.
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Green Maned Lion
Der Unverbesserliche.
No pictures, but I extracted the cheesed VESA mount screw using a flathead that happened to be exactly the right diameter; that was lucky. I replaced it with the wider spacer. I then tightened the socket-head screws down more and discovered what the actual problem with the thing was: one of the threads in the monitor itself is FUBAR. I spent a lot of time measuring and looking and considering how to handle all of this.
I decided the design was misjudged in the way it worked; there are about 3" of assembly between the 8020 vertical the monitor is attached to and actual monitor. In essence, a lever on a fulcrum, and some of that is there because of a perceived need for an 'easy to adjust' monitor height mechanism. Once I set the height months and months ago, I haven't adjusted it at all. So I'm replacing the ratcheting handles with hex-head bolts, which will, of course, with the limited space, require a standard open-ended wrench to adjust, but given how infrequently that would be done, fine. I ordered a number of different sized spacers and bolts from M-C, and another aluminium 1x4" drilled plate from T-Nutz.
I'm going to be doing some experimentation, but the intention is to remove as much of that length as possible. The amount of force on the monitor should go down massively for every fraction of an inch I can remove and still have it work. If I'm really lucky, I might be able to eliminate the intermediate plate entirely.
I got the new monitor, and tested it to make sure it works (I've had a DOA before) but I'm not going to install that until I finish redesigning this assembly.
I decided the design was misjudged in the way it worked; there are about 3" of assembly between the 8020 vertical the monitor is attached to and actual monitor. In essence, a lever on a fulcrum, and some of that is there because of a perceived need for an 'easy to adjust' monitor height mechanism. Once I set the height months and months ago, I haven't adjusted it at all. So I'm replacing the ratcheting handles with hex-head bolts, which will, of course, with the limited space, require a standard open-ended wrench to adjust, but given how infrequently that would be done, fine. I ordered a number of different sized spacers and bolts from M-C, and another aluminium 1x4" drilled plate from T-Nutz.
I'm going to be doing some experimentation, but the intention is to remove as much of that length as possible. The amount of force on the monitor should go down massively for every fraction of an inch I can remove and still have it work. If I'm really lucky, I might be able to eliminate the intermediate plate entirely.
I got the new monitor, and tested it to make sure it works (I've had a DOA before) but I'm not going to install that until I finish redesigning this assembly.
Roamers
2020 4X4 170 Crew
If you haven't already done it, design your "travel" position so the monitor is supported along the bottom rather than hanging by the mount. Monitors/mounts are typically not designed to tolerate vehicle motion vibration.
Sprinterair
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Cross wind ???!!! That interesting point due to our van is so tall....