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Click on any of the tops and they say price doesn’t include installation and supplies.

Does the 4x4 conversion have low range? What about the AWD?

I like the looks of both, but I don’t think the Tufport is quite tall enough in the front half if you’re over 6’1” and have insulation and flooring.

Those Hightopvan tops look good. They look to be a reverse flange design. Have you talked with them? I’d be curious to know about that and how much install and supplies run.

Agreed. Looking at my high top, I feel like I would need to manually curve the mounts slightly to match the shape of the top.

I’ll be interested to see the feedback on this. Out of curiosity, why not make the exterior mounting points a full plate like the interior, rather than “feet”?

The 80/20 seat base is cool. Could you use it to add a drawer under the seat?

A guy on the SMB forum did Sprinter seats too. Mounting pics start at post #100 here.

Whoa, van porn alert! I especially like that OR Bigfoot and the transformation of the one the guy’s dad bought new.

Helpful info, thanks Chris.

Yes I understood this. I guess I’m thinking back to the days of TV/VCR combos. When the VCR failed, you had to buy both again. Or phone/fax/copiers.

Man such a compact unit to do both jobs. How is reliability with these? I’ve always wondered what happens if one function fails on a trip? Do you lose the other also? And if it’s not reparable do you have to replace the entire unit?

I think this is how people end up in ever larger vans…

Here’s a great video on a higher quality Chinese diesel heater. The reply to the first comment also mentions an HLN heater that is “equally good with quieter pump, brushless fan, and nicer air intake pipe filter combo.” Manufacturer info here. Here’s a thread with a really clean integration of...

Droolworthy build. Fantastic job!