Renault trafic. First ever conversion

[vespafreaka]

Hi,
I’m Vince. I and my girlfriend Catherine are the proud and lucky owners of a 4 doors Renault trafic SL27 Dci 100 from 2005 in pretty good condition. The plan is to turn it into a camper van on a budget as soon as possible and hit the road! First ever conversion so will need a lot of advise, especially on the electrics. The plan is to keep it pretty basic, insulate floor sides sealing with sheep wool, laminated floor, futon sofa/bed and mattress, 2 hobs gaz stove, electric/gaz cool box and that’s about it. All of this removable so it can be used as a basic van when needed. We will fit side windows but not in the near future. We’re planning on using 8mm ply wood on the sides and 6mm on the sealing, what do you think? I would like to fit a leisure battery that charges from the engine when on the road for 4 to 6 spotlights, and two plugs for the cool box and charging a phone or computer. I was told that a leisure battery kit was unecessary and that a simple relay could be used. What battery/relay/cables should I get and where? and ideally a step by step guide on how I should install it… Any advise on where I could get spolights/plugs/switch would also be very welcome…
Looking forward to hearing from you all
Cheers

Vincent

[Reg Owen]

advice
Hi we run a conversion company called West Country Camper Conversions and I would recomend 6mm ply on both the walls and ceiling ,good luck (07910778119)

[Reg Owen]

advice
Hi we run a conversion company called West Country Camper Conversions and I would recomend 6mm ply on both the walls and ceiling ,good luck (07910778119)

[Reg Owen]

advice
Hi we run a conversion company called West Country Camper Conversions and I would recomend 6mm ply on both the walls and ceiling ,good luck (07910778119)

[Reg Owen]

advice
Hi we run a conversion company called West Country Camper Conversions and I would recomend 6mm ply on both the walls and ceiling ,good luck (07910778119)

[vespafreaka]

Making a start

Hiya all,
We will finally make a start on the van this week. Getting the insulation today. We decided to go for ecoquilt multilayer insulation. Cheapest of its kind, 1 day delivery. Great service ( http://www.ecohome-insulation.com/?i=39714 ). We’ll next get 9mmm ply for the sides and top. Reusing the 10mm floor already there + laminated floor. As for the electrics, thank you Darren for the info, we’ll go for a 100 to 110 amp battery which will be later hooked up to the engine or solar panel. In the meantime, I think we’ll just recharge it with a 12 volt charger. I need to think about the electric along with the ply fitting. We’ll go for these 12v downlights ( something like that: http://www.wickes.co.uk/fire-rated-fixed-downlight/invt/218811/ ) hooked up directly to the battery via a switch + a 12v socket. How should I go about wirring everything up. What cable should I use and in what way? If someone would have the time to go through it step by step, that would be great! I don’t know much about electrics…
Cheers
Vince

[vespafreaka]

Making a start

Hiya all,
We will finally make a start on the van this week. Getting the insulation today. We decided to go for ecoquilt multilayer insulation. Cheapest of its kind, 1 day delivery. Great service ( http://www.ecohome-insulation.com/?i=39714 ). We’ll next get 9mmm ply for the sides and top. Reusing the 10mm floor already there + laminated floor. As for the electrics, thank you Darren for the info, we’ll go for a 100 to 110 amp battery which will be later hooked up to the engine or solar panel. In the meantime, I think we’ll just recharge it with a 12 volt charger. I need to think about the electric along with the ply fitting. We’ll go for these 12v downlights ( something like that: http://www.wickes.co.uk/fire-rated-fixed-downlight/invt/218811/ ) hooked up directly to the battery via a switch + a 12v socket. How should I go about wirring everything up. What cable should I use and in what way? If someone would have the time to go through it step by step, that would be great! I don’t know much about electrics…
Cheers
Vince

[vespafreaka]

Making a start

Hiya all,
We will finally make a start on the van this week. Getting the insulation today. We decided to go for ecoquilt multilayer insulation. Cheapest of its kind, 1 day delivery. Great service ( http://www.ecohome-insulation.com/?i=39714 ). We’ll next get 9mmm ply for the sides and top. Reusing the 10mm floor already there + laminated floor. As for the electrics, thank you Darren for the info, we’ll go for a 100 to 110 amp battery which will be later hooked up to the engine or solar panel. In the meantime, I think we’ll just recharge it with a 12 volt charger. I need to think about the electric along with the ply fitting. We’ll go for these 12v downlights ( something like that: http://www.wickes.co.uk/fire-rated-fixed-downlight/invt/218811/ ) hooked up directly to the battery via a switch + a 12v socket. How should I go about wirring everything up. What cable should I use and in what way? If someone would have the time to go through it step by step, that would be great! I don’t know much about electrics…
Cheers
Vince

[vespafreaka]

Making a start

Hiya all,
We will finally make a start on the van this week. Getting the insulation today. We decided to go for ecoquilt multilayer insulation. Cheapest of its kind, 1 day delivery. Great service ( http://www.ecohome-insulation.com/?i=39714 ). We’ll next get 9mmm ply for the sides and top. Reusing the 10mm floor already there + laminated floor. As for the electrics, thank you Darren for the info, we’ll go for a 100 to 110 amp battery which will be later hooked up to the engine or solar panel. In the meantime, I think we’ll just recharge it with a 12 volt charger. I need to think about the electric along with the ply fitting. We’ll go for these 12v downlights ( something like that: http://www.wickes.co.uk/fire-rated-fixed-downlight/invt/218811/ ) hooked up directly to the battery via a switch + a 12v socket. How should I go about wirring everything up. What cable should I use and in what way? If someone would have the time to go through it step by step, that would be great! I don’t know much about electrics…
Cheers
Vince

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