A'van Aliner roof seals

BTSV_Berni · Senior Member

A'van Aliner roof seals

Vic41 · Guru

Which seals are they Berni, are they the ones that are stuck to the edge inside the roof panels to keep out dust etc ????

If your local Avan store doesn't have them you could try a rubber/foam store like Clark Rubber;

http://www.clarkrubber.com.au/whats-on-sale/catalogue-out-now.html

Best to get the right ones if you can from an Avan parts supplier as they have the adhesive already on it, just strip the covering off.

I bought some and replaced them years ago from a WA supplier, but I don't have the A'liner now.....

BTSV_Berni · Senior Member

Solved.

Berni

Vic41 · Guru

Could you tell us how you solved it please Berni confuse

hako · Guru

Me too. I know they are available from the Avan factory in Melbourne but they'd be top dollar.

BTSV_Berni · Senior Member

Will pick them up from Avan Brisbane tomorrow morning. If I got it right they sell this stuff per metre and the price was something between 5-7 A$ per metre.

Two different sizes. Don't know how much I need. Might be 20m. Was told that they will explain how to do it best on my own.

Regards, Berni

jon641 · Veteran Member

Hi Berni, when I had my A'Van I replaced the dust seal with 20mm adhesive backed foam rubber from Bunnings, comes on about a 3 mt roll at a quarter of the price from the A'Van dealer.

BTSV_Berni · Senior Member

Just picked the whole set up for everything. 98A$. The good advices I got was worth the extra money for me and this will not be done every month

Berni

elliemike · Guru

I have replaced all mine, Also on a few other friends Avans, with the Closed Cell (Non Hydrogenous) type from Clarke's Rubber. The original Avan fitted stuff was falling apart. It was of the open cell type like a sponge and absorbed moisture.

Where you cannot get the exact thickness required to fill the gap correctly and form a good seal. Get two strips of thinner seal and (laminate) stick one on top of the other to achieve the correct thickness. Like a 5mm and 8mm strip to make 13mm. A tip I got from another Avan Club Member.

My van had gaps everywhere from the original seals not being thick enough.

Here a few things I have picked up on when doing this job.

Have a good look at the Avan with the roof up noting how well the present seals actually seal. No Gaps.

Do the same as above with it closed down.

Try it at night with lights on inside the van, and see if light is showing though where the seals don't actually seal. If you can see light so can insects.

Make a drawing of the present (original) seals in situ on each wall before removing them. Noting lengths and thickness.

Use Masking tape on the wall to put datum marks on where the seal ends and indicate edges.

Photograph each wall for reference before removing the seals. As you forget very rapidly what went where.

I have put "W.D. 40" on the foam strips, about an hour or two before trying to remove them, it "somtimes" softens the adhesive and allows it to just peel off. Do a test area first maybe.

Clean off all residue adhesive and wipe clean with meths or a similar spirit.

Try not to stretch the new seals as you put them on.

We travel a lot on unsealed roads and having a well sealed van when folded down and on the dirt, is a must have.

-- Edited by elliemike on Tuesday 18th of March 2014 05:30:21 PM

Vic41 · Guru

If I remember correctly from when I had mine, it also had a lesser (thinner) foam rubber type seals as well, I used house door seal stick on rolls from Bunnings to replace those.

I had a lift up side panel replaced by an Avan agent in WA once (long gone now) and it wasn't until a bit later I noticed they had not replaced the foam rubber sealing strips. As they were a PITA to deal with, I just bought some myself and replaced it.