One tip id recommend every Sprinter owner do is buy the Cerakote trim kit and apply it to all outside plastics. Lasts a VERY long time and keep everything looking better than new. Ive had my plastics coated for two years and they still look brand new
Great ideas, John. Thank you. I love the silicone bracelet idea for reducing rattles. We've been using neoprene beer koozies for this in our Revel, but I will definitely start using those bracelets.
Checking your jack before you leave on a trip and having leveling blocks/ramps is a great idea!!! I was recently in Colorado about 12,000 ft. on a trail few people used, when I had a tire sidewall rip apart. I got my hydraulic jack out only to find that it would only raise about 2” before it wouldn’t lift anymore, despite my checking it several months earlier after I purchased it. I raised my truck 2” and placed leveling blocks under the rear axle, lowered the jack on the blocks, placed more leveling blocks under the jack raising it and raised the truck another 2”. Then more blocks under the axel, lower the jack and repeated several times. I also needed my Anderson ramps placed under axle and repeated till the tire barely cleared the ground. Now, my departing checklist includes to make sure the jack works!
Also, check your bottle jack and the hi-lift base to make sure it raises the van enough to change the tire. Aftermarket tires and lifts may exceed the stock bottle jack’s capability. Find out in your driveway and not on the trail.😂. I carry some extra wood blocks and also have the H1 scissor jack just in case. Great video!
I have those leveling blocks. Sometimes the shim part can be difficult to get out. I drilled about a 1/2 in hole in the back of the shim, put in 18 inches of webbing, slid a fender washer over the loose ends and then tied a knot. Now it's easy to grab the webbing loop to pull the shim free.
I have a 2021 sprinter van that in the hard rain a couple of weeks ago and I add this rain was unprecedented for four straight days. There was a puddle on the step as you get up to the driver seat, looking at the van with the driver door open it was a little puddle in the left-hand corner, not on the passenger side just the driver side Have you ever seen that and if you have any suggestions and stopping that water, it ran straight out it wasn’t a big deal, but I can’t figure out where it was coming from
Great information, but I must say, I really cringed when you started sending metal / sparks all over the cabin of a brand new van? I would recommend covering the seats and floor, then collecting every piece of rust inviting metal.
Odd the way German luxury brands always have naked exposed seat tracks. Even Opel left them bare and uncovered. And meanwhile, cheaper US and Japanese cars always cap the nasty bits.
Thanks for the tips. This video series is extremely practical and helpful.
One tip id recommend every Sprinter owner do is buy the Cerakote trim kit and apply it to all outside plastics. Lasts a VERY long time and keep everything looking better than new. Ive had my plastics coated for two years and they still look brand new
Fantastic "common sense" solutions, thank you.
Great ideas, John. Thank you. I love the silicone bracelet idea for reducing rattles. We've been using neoprene beer koozies for this in our Revel, but I will definitely start using those bracelets.
Checking your jack before you leave on a trip and having leveling blocks/ramps is a great idea!!! I was recently in Colorado about 12,000 ft. on a trail few people used, when I had a tire sidewall rip apart. I got my hydraulic jack out only to find that it would only raise about 2” before it wouldn’t lift anymore, despite my checking it several months earlier after I purchased it. I raised my truck 2” and placed leveling blocks under the rear axle, lowered the jack on the blocks, placed more leveling blocks under the jack raising it and raised the truck another 2”. Then more blocks under the axel, lower the jack and repeated several times. I also needed my Anderson ramps placed under axle and repeated till the tire barely cleared the ground. Now, my departing checklist includes to make sure the jack works!
Also, check your bottle jack and the hi-lift base to make sure it raises the van enough to change the tire. Aftermarket tires and lifts may exceed the stock bottle jack’s capability. Find out in your driveway and not on the trail.😂. I carry some extra wood blocks and also have the H1 scissor jack just in case. Great video!
I have those leveling blocks. Sometimes the shim part can be difficult to get out. I drilled about a 1/2 in hole in the back of the shim, put in 18 inches of webbing, slid a fender washer over the loose ends and then tied a knot. Now it's easy to grab the webbing loop to pull the shim free.
Great idea. We have the same problem sometimes
Perfectionist..! Thank you for the tips.
You are the real deal! Thanks for all the tips.
Thank you! Great tips. I think I’ll try ALL.
Once again great tips, I really like the shin saver.
Great video as always. Love the tips videos. Talhanks John
Very beneficial. I've already utilized the jack block trick. Thanks John.
Thanks for all the fixes
I’ll bet you could design and 3d print some covers for the seat brackets to prevent the shin smash.
A practical van guy that’s local to me, great work.
Excellent video thank you very much
Great tips. Thank you! Would love to hear your suggestions on van security?
Great tips I'm learning so much about owning my revel
Yeah I drove off plugged in once. Wasn't too bad, but could have been way worse. Thanks for the tips.
It is a great video thanks for the great information and well delivered. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Very helpful hints, thank you.
Great stuff. Really appreciate these tips and tricks.
Keep it up!
Greetings from Cornwall, England.
Many bottle jacks leak, so buying a spare pint of hydraulic oil and keeping it with the jack is a good idea.
I have a 2021 sprinter van that in the hard rain a couple of weeks ago and I add this rain was unprecedented for four straight days. There was a puddle on the step as you get up to the driver seat, looking at the van with the driver door open it was a little puddle in the left-hand corner, not on the passenger side just the driver side
Have you ever seen that and if you have any suggestions and stopping that water, it ran straight out it wasn’t a big deal, but I can’t figure out where it was coming from
Thank you very much!!
Please let us know what you are using to mount your bubble level and where you attach it?
Great content and info! I have a quick question: how would you lower the seat height with the OEM swivel seats? thanks!
You can’t. I took the swivel out from the driver seat and used a small spacer
@@owloffroad Thanks for the response. That is disappointing. I was hoping to find a way to lower the base and still use the swivel.
Great information, but I must say, I really cringed when you started sending metal / sparks all over the cabin of a brand new van? I would recommend covering the seats and floor, then collecting every piece of rust inviting metal.
does the Rain X deter bug splatter?
I wouldn't say it deters it but probably makes it clean off more easily with the window sprayers
Odd the way German luxury brands always have naked exposed seat tracks. Even Opel left them bare and uncovered. And meanwhile, cheaper US and Japanese cars always cap the nasty bits.
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That van is dirty? Lol