Thank you for sharing. You could in hindsight drill out the spot /plug welds to help separate the two panels. Then fill / weld the holes when new panel is in place. It stops distortion too. I'm no welder but have done similar DIY in the past .
Looking to do something similar on my own T4 and have been waiting a while to find someone brave enough to do it first 😂 great video and well done. You may have inspired me to order the panel from just kampers!
Joel's Stuff fortunately mines a low mileage van that only needs the very bottom where the rear arch meets the sliding door. I say that, I may well cut it out and find a can of worms!!!
Well done. These after market panels are always messi when it comes to the correct sitting. sometimes to big, too small or incorrect bendings. I think you made the best out of it . Thumbs up!
Nice work Joel. Currently tarting up an old special 800 myself and will be looking into metal work after I've got mine running and MOT'd. Have a subscribe :)
If you drill thru the spot weld with an 8mm drill bit you can the fill holes back up with weld . For first time fu##in awsome Turned out nice enoff 👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🦕😁✌️🤞
Hi Joel.great job there.my t4 front arches not brilliant but just patch up with fibreglass an paint and cover with fender trims for now. I bought 2nd hand welder an rods but my wife doesn’t want me to weld as I lost an eye as a kid.not welding.I wear safety glasses anyway just been under van oiling an painting.all need to decent auto dark helmet to try bit welding .steve in uk
I’m not the best person to advise you - this is the only welder I have used. I’d recommend MIG welding, and don’t go for a mega cheap one. It’s important to make sure the wire feed is smooth and consistent to get a good weld, and the cheap ones can suffer from poor wire feed, which makes them harder to learn on (the welder I have is actually a nightmare so don’t get mine). Good luck!
Good question. I thought that the V groove provided an easy way for lining it up in the right place. Also I didn’t really want to cut good original metal out if I didn’t need to.
Good informative video, it makes me more willing to attempt this job. What size welder are you using as in its power. I am considering buying a welder but not sure what to go for and haven't done much research yet .
My welder is a Wolf 140 mig welder (I think it has a 30A - 135A power range), although I’ve never used it above about 60% power. I would be more concerned about wire feed issues, as some of the cheap welders can struggle to smoothly feed a wire through the torch as you are welding (mine is pretty crap). It makes it much harder to weld and harder to learn. Make sure you read up some reviews and get one better than mine. Good luck!
Mate, love the channel, and I've only seen a couple of videos so far. What would you do differently on the rear panel replacement now you've done one? Not put the weld right in the groove and put it somewhere else or would you still do that again?
Great job man, well done! I have to do this job soon! is the best place to weld along the groove - in order that less warping happens the panel or would you do it differently if you were doing it again?
Hi mate I've just fitted my driver's side arch then noticed the inner arch is about 1 inch away from the new arch and it's fitted perfect,did you come across this
Hi. The whole arch is made up of 2 pieces - inner and outer (confusingly the “inner” sits nearer to the outside of the van, and should fill a gap about an inch or two thick between the “outer” wheel arch and the exterior panel). If all three pieces are set correctly there should be only a gap of millimetres at the most which can be filled with sealant. Without looking I couldn’t say. Good luck!
I got them from ebay. I think repair panels are generally like this, you just need to work with what you get. They actually turned out pretty good after a bit of tweaking!
I use it both with and without gas here. Without gas it’s surprisingly easy. I just use flux core wire and a medium power setting (adjusted to suit the thickness of metal I am welding onto). Good luck!
And it's so easy! Inner fenders, fluid film and steam jet! Greetings T4 ACU 330 000 Bj 1995;) unwelded! Und dabei ist es so einfach ! Innenkotflügel, Fluid Film und Dampfstrahler ! Gruß T4 ACU 330000 Bj 1995 ;) ungeschweißt !
Thank you for sharing. You could in hindsight drill out the spot /plug welds to help separate the two panels. Then fill / weld the holes when new panel is in place. It stops distortion too. I'm no welder but have done similar DIY in the past .
Thanks for the tip :)
Well done for sticking at it, was a big and intimidating job, little tip with filler, dont put too much on at once, great work, regards, David.
Thanks David. Lesson learned with the filler 😁
Looking to do something similar on my own T4 and have been waiting a while to find someone brave enough to do it first 😂 great video and well done. You may have inspired me to order the panel from just kampers!
That’s great! It’s really not that hard, just takes a lot of hours. Good luck!
Joel's Stuff fortunately mines a low mileage van that only needs the very bottom where the rear arch meets the sliding door. I say that, I may well cut it out and find a can of worms!!!
Nice job dude, first video I have found that goes into this much detail when it comes to t4 wheel arch replacements, you have a cool name too 😎
Why thank you, you too
Your a brave man taking on that job, well done 👏
Thank you for sharing how you did the repair. You are inspiring me to crack on with my repairs.
Good luck!
Brilliant 👏 this gives me more confidence to start mine
Great vid I've had my t4 for 13 years been filled a few times thinks it's getting to the stage where I need to learn to weld or ' carry on filling'.
Great stuff, well done.
Well done. These after market panels are always messi when it comes to the correct sitting. sometimes to big, too small or incorrect bendings. I think you made the best out of it . Thumbs up!
Thank you!
Nice work Joel. Currently tarting up an old special 800 myself and will be looking into metal work after I've got mine running and MOT'd. Have a subscribe :)
Nice job saved yourself a fortune doing it yourself.
Yup £250 per side I was quoted!
Looking good mate, enjoying your channel
Thank you
Great work dude, you are inspiring me to have a crack at welding my T4! Keep up the good work!
Thanks!
@@JoelsStuff me too 👌
Looks good mate
well done mate!
Nice 👍🏻 job , way to getter done ☑️
Fair play Joel, saved yourself a few quid. Well done
Thanks!
i like your vids alot!
Great job bro....
Good job buddy
Excellent job
I've just bought a cheap t4 on eday it's been hand painted dull black, I have a feeling I'm going to be busy..😀 good job mate..
Welcome to my world 😊
Good job, you can always come back to the filler and make it look neater 👌
Will do, unless I get too lazy!
@@JoelsStuff yes I'm starting to like the 'Rat look' nowadays as I'm getting older :)
If you drill thru the spot weld with an 8mm drill bit you can the fill holes back up with weld .
For first time fu##in awsome
Turned out nice enoff
👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🦕😁✌️🤞
Hi Joel.great job there.my t4 front arches not brilliant but just patch up with fibreglass an paint and cover with fender trims for now. I bought 2nd hand welder an rods but my wife doesn’t want me to weld as I lost an eye as a kid.not welding.I wear safety glasses anyway just been under van oiling an painting.all need to decent auto dark helmet to try bit welding .steve in uk
Hi Steve! Don’t be afraid to start welding - as long as you wear the correct protective gear it’s really not as scary as it looks! Good luck!
Please film.the other side too Joel 😎👍great work well done pal
Too late sorry 😊
Keep referring to your video Joel while I'm doing my van 👍 great work!
Good work
Nice job mate where did you get the panels please , what welder did you use
Thanks! Both cheap ebay purchases, I can’t remember the brands now sorry
Well done for giving it a go but my god this is rough
Completely new to this and never welded before or used an angle grinder and suggestions what welder did you use?
I’m not the best person to advise you - this is the only welder I have used. I’d recommend MIG welding, and don’t go for a mega cheap one. It’s important to make sure the wire feed is smooth and consistent to get a good weld, and the cheap ones can suffer from poor wire feed, which makes them harder to learn on (the welder I have is actually a nightmare so don’t get mine). Good luck!
just wondering why did you decide to weld it in the V grove rather than cut it to where the new panel size?
Good question. I thought that the V groove provided an easy way for lining it up in the right place. Also I didn’t really want to cut good original metal out if I didn’t need to.
Good informative video, it makes me more willing to attempt this job. What size welder are you using as in its power. I am considering buying a welder but not sure what to go for and haven't done much research yet .
My welder is a Wolf 140 mig welder (I think it has a 30A - 135A power range), although I’ve never used it above about 60% power. I would be more concerned about wire feed issues, as some of the cheap welders can struggle to smoothly feed a wire through the torch as you are welding (mine is pretty crap). It makes it much harder to weld and harder to learn. Make sure you read up some reviews and get one better than mine. Good luck!
@@JoelsStuff Thanks for that info on the welder, I would never have thought about smooth wire feed.
Mate, love the channel, and I've only seen a couple of videos so far. What would you do differently on the rear panel replacement now you've done one? Not put the weld right in the groove and put it somewhere else or would you still do that again?
Thanks! it’s still solid so I’d do it the same again!
Great job👍Was that a gasless mig welder you used?
It has gas but I was just using flux core wire and no gas because I had run out.
Great job man, well done! I have to do this job soon! is the best place to weld along the groove - in order that less warping happens the panel or would you do it differently if you were doing it again?
I’m no expert but it worked well for me - i’d do it the same again
@@JoelsStuff perfect cheers 👍
Hi mate I've just fitted my driver's side arch then noticed the inner arch is about 1 inch away from the new arch and it's fitted perfect,did you come across this
Hi. The whole arch is made up of 2 pieces - inner and outer (confusingly the “inner” sits nearer to the outside of the van, and should fill a gap about an inch or two thick between the “outer” wheel arch and the exterior panel). If all three pieces are set correctly there should be only a gap of millimetres at the most which can be filled with sealant. Without looking I couldn’t say. Good luck!
Wow that is why people spend years learning panelbeating
very good job
Thanks!
Was goin take front bumper off but one of torx bolts seized so left for now.
Yikes. Might need drilling out
So the repair panels aren't that good Where did you purchase them? Thanks...
I got them from ebay. I think repair panels are generally like this, you just need to work with what you get. They actually turned out pretty good after a bit of tweaking!
@@JoelsStuff ok thankyou for replying i will have a look..👍
You using a gasless mig, be handy to know the settings. Good job.
I use it both with and without gas here. Without gas it’s surprisingly easy. I just use flux core wire and a medium power setting (adjusted to suit the thickness of metal I am welding onto). Good luck!
@@JoelsStuff good to know, thank you
Hi mate how easy was it removing the rear bumper
Hi Richard. The screws at the top are a fiddle to get to but it’s not too bad. 10 minute job
Молодец👍🏻
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Whose panels did you use?
They all came from ebay seller easyparts_uk - i’d recommend them
@@JoelsStuff Great thank you!
I was amazed, the panels actually fitted together. I had to rework mine to fit
Mate please do mine if your anywhwre near cornwall lol
Try it yourself! I didn’t even know how a welder worked 3 months ago 😊
'Mohican structure' is that a German term?
It just might be 😆
And it's so easy! Inner fenders, fluid film and steam jet! Greetings T4 ACU 330 000 Bj 1995;) unwelded!
Und dabei ist es so einfach ! Innenkotflügel, Fluid Film und Dampfstrahler ! Gruß T4 ACU 330000 Bj 1995 ;) ungeschweißt !
Awesome! Just Wanted to Say hello before I sleep. Stay fresh :d
Hello :)
Great stuff, well done.
Thank you
Good work