My...ehhhhh...Dylan's T4 project!

The van's been getting a little bit of loving over the past few weeks, now that the Mk2 Golf GTi is finished and tucked away for the winter.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Dylan seems to be doing all the work in the pics, it just looks that way!

Flashband was applied to all the interior panels, for sound deadening.

Cutting the Thermawrap to size, for the first layer of insulation.

Gluing the Thermawrap in place as an insulation base layer.

Gotcha! Smile for the camera! This kid of mine has a better approach to hard work than some adults I've worked with over the years!

First layer of EarthWool being stuffed into the cavities over the base layer of Thermawrap - these are readily available from all good building or construction suppliers.

Double layer (for extra toasty warmness and insulation!) EarthWool being covered with another layer of Thermawrap, and held in place with good old duct tape, the serial killer's favourite!!!

In some places, it can be awkward to get the EarthWool to stay in place while you cover it and tape in place with Thermawrap - we laid strips of duct tape over it to hold it in place...a second pair of hands really helps too!

OK, so that's all the insulating for now; here's a nother fairly straightforward How-To which will make a world of difference to your van!

How to fit SAAB seats to a VW T4 van

Step one, remove single seat base - its only held in with four nuts. I replaced my passenger double seat base with another single seat item. Some people cut and weld their double seat base down to suit a single seat, but this method is a bit simpler.

Step Two, measure, drill and bolt two adapter plates to the existing bolt holes in the seat base - from memory, I think these plates were mild steel and were 75mm wide, 450mm long and 3mm thick. Measure your own seat base and the bolt holes of your new seats to ensure a correct fit!

Step Three, fit new seat (mine came from a scrapped 2005 SAAB 9-3, but I think most SAAB seats will suit - make sure before you purchase!) slider mechanism to your already fitted adapter plates - this is removed from underneath the SAAB seats quite easily by removing a few bolts and unhooking the seat sliding mech(anism) cable. It also make it easier to bolt on the new seats too, as you need to slide the sliding mech forward and back to mark the adapter plates before drilling them. I did the front two holes first, bolted them loosely, then slid the mech back, marked the plates for drilling to fit the rear bolts and then drilled/bolted them in place.

Step Four, bolt new seat onto its own sliding mechanism - so simple even I could do it!

Step Five, bolt seats (fitted to VW original bases) into your van. Sitting pretty, and a damn sight more comfy that the original worn and battered items!

Just a note to make life easier if you're planning to do this yourself - the single seat base sits straight onto the original bolts for the double seat base, so there's no need to drill additional holes in your floor! The VW seatbelt buckles fit the SAAB seatbelt receivers mounted on the seats too, so no need to change them either!

Right, that's all for now.

Drive safe,
RV.