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Max & Sophie in a Van
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 1 ม.ค. 2020
We bought a van!
Join us as we try and convert a Mercedes Vario 614d into our perfect tiny home on wheels.
Starting our #vanlife journey one rust spot at a time...
Join us as we try and convert a Mercedes Vario 614d into our perfect tiny home on wheels.
Starting our #vanlife journey one rust spot at a time...
Can we do a FULL SERVICE on our MERCEDES VARIO CAMPERVAN 614d | Fixing a Coolant Leak & New Tyres!
Are we silly for attempting this? Maybe - but we're doing it anyway! Ferry is booked and this van needs a full service to get us to road ready for Europe.
In this video we...
- Do an Oil Change
- Change the Oil Filter
- Change the Fuel Filter (and Pre-Fuel Filter)
- Change the Air Filter
- Top up the Rear Axle Oil
- Top Up the Gear box Oil
- Change the Air Dryer Filter
- Fix a coolant leak
- Get New Tyres
All in a few days work!!
Thank you for following along on our journey with our very own tiny house on wheels with our Vario Van Conversion! Being able to see the van finally on the road is such a huge step forward! If you want to keep right up to date please follow us on Instagram! @maxandsophieinavan
Here are some links to items we have used or are similar to what we have used in this video, some are affiliate links so we do get some pennies (at no extra cost to you!) if you follow the link and make a purchase.
Oil Filter Socket - amzn.to/42oAY1N
XL Oil Drain Pan - amzn.to/42lYnRD
Snazzy Overalls - amzn.to/3Fv7XaT
Vlogging Cameras - amzn.to/3X7tRar
Microphone - amzn.to/3jBommr
Surviving Winter Van Life Blog: www.maxandsophieinavan.co.uk/...
We need as much help as possible! Please add any comments, hints or tips about our van build below...
Subscribe to our TH-cam Channel - @MaxSophieinaVan
Follow our daily updates on Instagram - maxandsophieinavan
Come visit our website - maxandsophieinavan.co.uk
Find out what's in our toolkit on our blog - www.maxandsophieinavan.co.uk/post/our-winter-vanlife-essentials
Previous Video - th-cam.com/video/9c7FbVSJNq4/w-d-xo.html
We're Max and Sophie and in 2020 we bought a Mercedes Vario to turn into our very own home on wheels. We've done the saving, so now we are starting our dream of building our diy camper van. Join us for our full time van build...
#VANLIFE #VANBUILD #MERCEDESVARIO #VANLIFEUK
Van Spec:
Mercedes Vario 614D
2006 plate
7.2m long
2.5m wide
3.0m high
Air Brakes
Double Fuel Tank
Thank you for watching! If you enjoyed it please give our video a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for future videos.
In this video we...
- Do an Oil Change
- Change the Oil Filter
- Change the Fuel Filter (and Pre-Fuel Filter)
- Change the Air Filter
- Top up the Rear Axle Oil
- Top Up the Gear box Oil
- Change the Air Dryer Filter
- Fix a coolant leak
- Get New Tyres
All in a few days work!!
Thank you for following along on our journey with our very own tiny house on wheels with our Vario Van Conversion! Being able to see the van finally on the road is such a huge step forward! If you want to keep right up to date please follow us on Instagram! @maxandsophieinavan
Here are some links to items we have used or are similar to what we have used in this video, some are affiliate links so we do get some pennies (at no extra cost to you!) if you follow the link and make a purchase.
Oil Filter Socket - amzn.to/42oAY1N
XL Oil Drain Pan - amzn.to/42lYnRD
Snazzy Overalls - amzn.to/3Fv7XaT
Vlogging Cameras - amzn.to/3X7tRar
Microphone - amzn.to/3jBommr
Surviving Winter Van Life Blog: www.maxandsophieinavan.co.uk/...
We need as much help as possible! Please add any comments, hints or tips about our van build below...
Subscribe to our TH-cam Channel - @MaxSophieinaVan
Follow our daily updates on Instagram - maxandsophieinavan
Come visit our website - maxandsophieinavan.co.uk
Find out what's in our toolkit on our blog - www.maxandsophieinavan.co.uk/post/our-winter-vanlife-essentials
Previous Video - th-cam.com/video/9c7FbVSJNq4/w-d-xo.html
We're Max and Sophie and in 2020 we bought a Mercedes Vario to turn into our very own home on wheels. We've done the saving, so now we are starting our dream of building our diy camper van. Join us for our full time van build...
#VANLIFE #VANBUILD #MERCEDESVARIO #VANLIFEUK
Van Spec:
Mercedes Vario 614D
2006 plate
7.2m long
2.5m wide
3.0m high
Air Brakes
Double Fuel Tank
Thank you for watching! If you enjoyed it please give our video a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for future videos.
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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED | Why did we disappear? | VAN LIFE UK REALITY MERCEDES VARIO CAMPER CONVERSION
มุมมอง 19Kปีที่แล้ว
Well its been a minute... Sorry for disappearing like that - hopefully this video will help clear things up, we are now living and working in our van conversion and dipping our toe back into video making. We hope you remember how we are and still want to join us on this journey... Thank you for following along on our journey with our very own tiny house on wheels with our Vario Van Conversion! ...
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มุมมอง 8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
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มุมมอง 8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
We finally got onto the road! We are giving you a rundown of all the Van Build mistakes we have made and how it affected our first couple of nights in the van! It felt so amazing to finally have the van out in the real world and once we'd experienced it we didn't want to stop - but we still have a way to go on our build so it's back to the lock up to crack on with our list! We finally manage to...
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มุมมอง 8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
This week has been such a steep learning curve. We are pushing so hard to get ready for the Adventure Overland Show, and honestly, we aren't sure we're going to make it! We need to finish so many things before we can show off our van - tiling, flooring, cupboard doors, the bathroom, the bed... the list feels never ending! We start by tiling, something we weren't sure how to tackle! We decide to...
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มุมมอง 7K3 ปีที่แล้ว
The time has come! Our Vario has lived its life under our care without ever being road legal in the UK. We had no choice but to start the conversion without knowing if the van itself was sound... and now that moment has come! Because we have started the build we are aiming to achieve a Class 4 MOT not the suggested HGV MOT. Let's hope we've done enough to pass! We run through our usual MOT chec...
C1 DRIVING TEST | Your Questions Answered, COST and TOP TIPS | Mercedes Vario Van Build Ep36
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We get a lot of people asking us what driving license we need for the Mercedes Vario - this week week we talk you through the C1 application, how much it costs and what the test is like! We also get to explain our top tips for passing and practicing - it's an incredible feeling knowing our dream of a nomadic life in our tiny home is one step closer! After this week it feels like we are well on ...
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มุมมอง 4.8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
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Handmade Separating Toilet | HOW TO MAKE A COMPOSTING VANLIFE LOO | Mercedes Vario Van Build Ep 34
มุมมอง 4.8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
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มุมมอง 4.8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
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VAN LIFE BATHROOM | Framing out a Shower in a Mercedes Vario | AQUA PANEL | Van Build Ep. 32
มุมมอง 4.6K3 ปีที่แล้ว
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WE FINALLY FINISHED | Wiring Appliances and a Fridge in a Camper Van | MERCEDES VARIO VANLIFE | Ep31
มุมมอง 4.5K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Thank all the Van Building GODS! We have cracked the electrical system in our van!! It only took FOREVER... We have been powering through the appliance connections, through our fuse box and bus bars, which means we can now flip a switch and have lights turn on in the van! We also finally get our fridge working, which calls for a beautiful ice cold one with the boys (but there is lockdown, so no...
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มุมมอง 9K3 ปีที่แล้ว
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Amazing
You disappeared after all !!
Hi, is that Pipe Connectors ok for drinkable water?
Nice to meet you today at twinwood Steve
🎉 welcome back ❤
Nice to see you both back again..
Hi guys, having just become proud owners of a 614 I am learning a lot from your videos. Thanks a lot! As a start, would you mind sharing a link to your workshop manual? Thanks!
Thank you for the video! 😌 And a question: Where did you find a manual or advice for the gearbox oil? I have the same Vario and can not find any information for how to change the gear box oil. Thanks a lot for any advice 🙏
Yehhhhh make more
Yay, please come back again soon.
Missed you both quite a time, good youre back.
Just missed seeing your video,hope you both return soon
How have I not watched this before? Your cardboard mock-up is absolute GENIUS, and we’ll be doing this when we eventually get out Vario 👌🏻😍👏🏻
It honestly helped sooooo much when we were planning - we found it very hard to visualise when it was a 2D plan and I’m quite sensitive to small spaces so really wanted to be able to walk through it! We have our fingers crossed that there is a Vario shaped future coming for you!! X
We have two really big dogs so night time floor space is essential 😅 really glad to see you may be back on socials a bit more. Also, our daughter has worked with Showforce so your paths may have crossed at some point in 2022/24 at an event or festival
Are you back?
We’re dipping our toe back in… is there anything particular you’d want to see?
Great to see you back!
Thank you! It’s funny spending time back on TH-cam!
A blast from the past. I met you at Stafford race course a couple of years ago. You guys rock. Hope to see more of you. Adrian.
No way!! That is a throw back - we were so worried about getting the van looking finished for that show. We were so happy when people actually enjoyed look round it!
Nice to see you back. ❤
Thank you!! We have been so busy - it’s a funny feeling spending some time on TH-cam again!
Hi miss. Hope you remember us! Love from a certain school
Of course I still remember! I miss teaching sooo much!
Hi Guys, thanks for the great full service video. Couple of things. I have exactly the same model of Vario as you but I have the Manuel that came with the vehicle although it isn’t I believe the full service manual. Could you please send me the link to where you downloaded your full service manual, thanks? Where do you drain the air system please? And finally for you: when you check the oil you do it but by not pushing the oil stick fully in…you push the oil stick in just so the stick plug rests on its housing rather than fully inserted.
Where did you both go ? Do hope all is well. I miss your videos and smiles.
So nicely done both of you, well done! It all made sense to me. I have a renault business box bread van thingy to convert and I dont like washing up, so its getting a dishwasher!!
Sis Is mercedes vario still in production? 🤔🤔
I hope all is well with both of you. Hope to see you back soon.
confused with your mppt charger as you are putting a 24v connection to it from the batteries but putting 12v solar panel into it ?
what in your system will be run off 24v and what is run off 12v please as it looked as if you were running some ciggy sockets off 24v then you mentioned running then off 12v. I don't see the need for 240v in the van unless you plan to stay on camp sites as most things can be run from 12v or 24v or via an inverter for the short tern you would need 240v
Sophie, you have such beautiful hair!
29:59 its called a Thermostat
Does your rig have air brakes? If so, dont forget the air dryer filter.
The pre filter can be reused. Simply clean it with brake cleaner
Brake clean would help with the filter housing
That's the longest dipstic in the world lol
Is that going to be good safe when they done
Just a word don't be so hard on your self young lady it's only a van service . Happy Trails you 2
Was it easy to pass it.
Welcome back ❤😂😂
A few observations for people using your work as a guide. Firstly when you are painting any timber that will be in your van, paint both sides, especially as you used bathroom paint as it will contain vinyl. This means moisture can't leave or be reabsorbed equally on all surfaces. End result could mean your roof slats may cup. You should also have treated the many knots as in time you will end up with discolouration and staining. Use something like Zinseer Bin as a primer, this is shellac based and will act as a stain blocker. I'll leave crimes against table saws to another post. 😂😂😂 You seem like a decent couple with a good SOH and I'm enjoying your build. Much appreciate the time necessary to film, edit and upload your videos.
A brass wire cup brush on an angle grinder is a more effective way of dealing with pitted rust . Gets the metal shiny bright quicker and with lest effort than a drill attachment .
I like the cardboard idea , haven't seen that before .
self build vans are never finished, im building my second van but my first one still has a few jobs to finish ;-)
It’s a never ending cycle 🤣 wouldn’t have it any other way though!!
Hey guys, what spec floor did you put down? I’m hoping this will be my job this week.
Hello! Good luck with your project - we used 18mm phenolic ply (we lifted our floor and put it back again!!) x
Woukd you mind sharing how much you paid for the van originally? And how nuch for the reno please? Thank you
Hi just watched sevice video and guys mentioned that you downloaded a manul of the Internet I have an old 507d campervan. I have tried to find service manaul on line without success .which Website did you find manul on .keep up with the good work regards ian
I've got a 711d and been having the same problem , I've just found one on eBay happy To share the info when it arrives
I love your videos. I am looking for a van like yours Mercedes Vario, but I have a question, and it is the height of the box, since I am 1.80m tall and I don't know if that model is much higher. Do you also know where I could find the same or similar? Greetings and thank you very much.
im trying to like your vid whats happening, i have not disliked your video ????
Had my medical today. whoop whoop. step one in the new licence process passed. 😂
Where did you get the manual from
Thanks for this. Very helpful indeed. 😁
Just wondering if you guys are doing OK? All well I hope
How much did you pay for the van and what was the milagem cheers.