InssssssssVANity!!!!!!!......or ****** did I just fly to Maine to by a Sprinter!
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Cole
Expedition Leader
Thanks.....that is so much more efficient than searching:coffeedrink:
I've rear part of that thread but probably worth reading again!:sombrero:
java
Expedition Leader
Definitely worth reading. In fact all Pauls sprinter builds are....
piratexpress1369a
Explorer
this will be cool ..i'm watching
Cole, one thing to consider with the kid seat thing is the height of the seat. We have a Westfalia Sprinter, which is pretty much the only Sprinter camper conversion with a bench seat behind the two front seats, which I wanted so that we could put our daughter's car seat in it. One thing that works pretty well is that after her car seat is mounted on the bench seat, her height gives her a nice view out either side window. And since it's mounted in the center of the bench, she has a nice view out the front, which goes a long way in warding off car sickness...
Another nice thing with our Westy is that all the windows have blinds. With your Eurovan, you probably already know this, but long drives with kids means they will invariably sleep, and being able to darken the cabin a bit for them gives them a bit of a better nap, which means a happier kid when they wake.
One last thing: leave some room in front of her seat for something to act as a foot rest. As they get older, the constant dangling legs got a little old for our daughter. Providing a foot rest relieved that weight, and gave her a nice surface to read, or put stuff in her lap. We use a folding step stool that actually gets used outside the camper once we set up, to get in and out of the slider.
Another nice thing with our Westy is that all the windows have blinds. With your Eurovan, you probably already know this, but long drives with kids means they will invariably sleep, and being able to darken the cabin a bit for them gives them a bit of a better nap, which means a happier kid when they wake.
One last thing: leave some room in front of her seat for something to act as a foot rest. As they get older, the constant dangling legs got a little old for our daughter. Providing a foot rest relieved that weight, and gave her a nice surface to read, or put stuff in her lap. We use a folding step stool that actually gets used outside the camper once we set up, to get in and out of the slider.
Cole
Expedition Leader
The seat height for a good view was a major consideration. Part of the reason I porter to put a seat beteen the mount and the carseat!
I will end up having the side windows tinted like I did in the Eurovan and adding curtains to them to help keep the sun out of her eyes!
Thanks for the tip on the foot rest! :sombrero:. I'd bet I can make an adjustable one in the future since the seat has a metal frame that would be easy to add some stuff to later!
Cole
Expedition Leader
This morning I ordered a HVAC control repair, need to go ship it off.! And a proper Mercedes grill for the Sprinter!
After looking at all the pictures on Paul Jensen's thread and website I was convinced the Sprinter looks more natural the way it was originally designed and not with the afterthought of a Dodge grill!
With the black wheels I'm prepping and some other darkening of the Sprinter I have planned the black Mercedes grill will look much better than the blingy chrome Dodge grill.
After looking at all the pictures on Paul Jensen's thread and website I was convinced the Sprinter looks more natural the way it was originally designed and not with the afterthought of a Dodge grill!
With the black wheels I'm prepping and some other darkening of the Sprinter I have planned the black Mercedes grill will look much better than the blingy chrome Dodge grill.
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DaveNay
Adventurer
This morning I ordered a HVAC control repair, need to go ship it off.! And a proper Mercedes grill for the Sprinter!
After looking at all the pictures on Paul Jensen's thread and website I was convinced the Sprinter looks more natural the way it was originally designed and not with the afterthought of a Dodge grill!
With the black wheels I'm prepping and some other darkening of the Sprinter I have planned the black Mercedes grill will look much better than the blingy chrome Dodge grill.
Isn't that a different hood too?
Jb1rd
Explorer
No its the same hood, the Dodge grill & chrome covers the arch cut out for the MB badge.
DaveNay
Adventurer
No wonder it looks like crap upon closer inspection
Cole
Expedition Leader
Yeah, it's kinda unfortunate. The Dodge, and to be fair Freightliner, grills really do look like a really bad afterthought!
I honestly wish I could get the Mercedes grill to look right without the Mercedes logo. Don't care about the "Mercedes" part of it!
