Lights on the internal charger were on and there were flashing lights on the solar charger (a-van was in a shed with no sun). Thanks, Terry Barr. Any suggestions/tips appreciated. -- Edited by Brian Hovander on Monday 8th of May 2017 12:32:28 PM. I am going to change the springs sometime this year on ours but there is no rush. Don't take life too seriously, it never ends well. Was pressured into signing a contract, and was not fully informed of the risks involved. Have you had anything rattle loose or fall off or sustain any damage in general? You can buy airbags that will lift the roof at the touch of a buttoncosts about $745 and was featured in the last Avan Club magazine.See the link belowlast page.Good Luck.EDIT club link removed - PM me if you want me to email you a copy of the advert. 2000 3.0L Auto GU Patrol and a Goldstream RV Cutaway. However, I am puzzled about what is written on the compliance plates. He also promised to replace the rear right hand side fly screen and advised they had replaced the Awning. Therese, Hi I do not have instructions for your type of monitor They are simple to understand. How do you keep front dome window locked. We asked the dealer/factory to send a bunk ladder that never came with the van. Look up the Avan club website and contact them. IT FALLS OFF. 2019 Isuzu D-Max dual cab, canopy, Fulcrum suspension; 2011 17' Jayco Discovery poptop Outback, We have a 2005 Avan Cruiseliner. Cheers, Does anyone have a PDF copy of the Avan Cruiseliner (2B) Owner's/User's Manual? If they can do this, wouldn't that be similar to what would be needed for the "A" Van ? 2023 ProductReview.com.au Pty. There are various ways of getting a SLIGHT positive pressure inside a van. Could I suggest that you weigh the van on a weighbridge first to check/confirm the weights. I shudder to think of how people go with some of the big ball weights. Mitsubishi Outlander and rear end tent. Chief One Feather (Losing feathers with age), http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ekthomas/tips.html, http://www.avan.com.au/products_aliner.html, http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ekthomas/mods.html. The Plastic coating is coming off the frames around the dome windows is there a product we can use to cover them back up? My friend has an A-Van SportsLiner (the smallest 2 berth one that weighs about 700kg I think) and tows it with her 10 Forester XS auto and has been from one end of QLD to the other without much complaint other than the A-Van bounces around alot. You could get the new car home and find you can't get inside it without exceeding GVM with the van attached. On the road it is subjected to water, grit, oils etc and probably worth checking out in your maintainence schedule. Cruiser is the more compact length-wise; Cruiseliner features a large front storage boot allowing you to take away all your holiday essentials. Drove to BorderVillage but no mechanic there or help, and at Eucla the mechanic was playing golf on a bush gold link somewhere (not the NullaborLinks) and was not expected back for some time. When I got to the border inspection they made me undo all the ropes and lift the roof a bit so they could inspect inside (bummer), the girl inspector crawled inside the partly open roof to check the fridge, at least I didn't have to lift the whole roof and only had to re-secure the ropes. I have a full on off road van from Goldstream RV but that doesn't mean I would even consider taking it on some of the tracks I've been on. Hi - just wondered if there was anybody else there who is towing an Avan folding camper with a Forester. Please check with your dealer prior to purchase. , Have a look at this below. It must be very handy having such a clever wife to be able to make the awnings/annex like that also. They have known about this issue for at least two years and yet continue to promote a van with air conditioning knowing full well it doesn't work in a Cruiseliner.A-van keep referring back to the retaile. The standard unit carrying load Avan applies is: Single Axle; 300kg. The adventure pack has a coil spring Trailing Arm Suspension and more ground clearance. Just a thought. Unsealed roads for an Avan are a no no!, Thank you for all your experience and knowledge and responses. If there's a way you can bend your legs and use straight arms to position yourself before lifting, and then use the extra power of your legs to lift, that may help. Also and most importantly, it doesn't take into account the (unlikely but potential) injury or death of others due to the overloading. Vic, yes I know what you mean by no offroad model, which is the one dissapointment I can see so far. So this method was the last resort and it does work and very well as you can see at the above link. This is a public forum presenting user opinions on selected products and businesses, and as such the views expressed do not reflect the opinion of ProductReview.com.au. http://www.avanwa.com.au/ , The foam is mainly to keep out dust, insects, draughtetc. Another thing to consider is the nylon strips you can also buy which help your panels slide over each other when closing the roof down and putting up etc, they wear or come off after awhile too and adding extra bits certainly help with the lifting by stoppingthe aluminium edging from sticking. In the past, I also replaced some of my foam bits, the stuff you get from Avan repairers/parts alreadyhas adhesive on one side (peel off protecting skin) for easy attachment, making sure old surface is clean etc. Chief One Feather (Losing feathers with age). Dealer offered to fix defects with silicone. Finance available. Torsion and compression are reduced by pressed hole cross-members, with intelligent engineering also increasing strength and protecting electrical wiring. Thanks to David Hall (of Australia) the solution has been invented to raise roof panels with the supplemental assistance of gas springs. Several US A-frame manufacturers have carried his technique forward. I have had to renew all my seals on the Cruiseliner (2005) Think the seals used originaly were not Closed Cell type foam. There were deaths in Qld and a driver charged earlier this year. The information I am particularly interested in is how these campers handle corrugated and bumpy dirt roads. via the Savannah Way, Gibb River Road Derby Broome etc. They usually stock a range of self adhesive foam strips of various densities. Websome problems with van fell in love with van, problem roll out awning it fell to bits and crap tyres only did about 5000 km, had to remove pipe from twin tanks hitting axel now have Had no problems at all - it seems to be well balanced and although you know the van is there it handles really well. Even being well PREPARED and things come loose $h!t happens also to the best of off roaders. yep, you are right regarding acetone; I had the van taped and covered for that reason but guess what? I finally finished the job this morning, went with original quoted size of 3/4 inch (nearest metric) as the degraded foam had compressed. Govt. View our Avan awning erection video View our 3 minute video that shows how simple it is to erect our Avan Awnings. Things hadnt been finished properly, and they had no intention of fixing it. Of course, take extra care along uneven surfaces, avoid hard impacts and heavy landings and never cross waters at or above floor level. I have difficulty getting the hooks back in place to hold it down. If you don't get it done today, there's always tomorrow! Contact Us for an obligation free quote! We cant find online instructions/user manual for the control panel (water tank level, 12v battery charge etc). With additional size and living space, the Cruiser and Cruiseliner models feature higher road clearance, upgraded chassis and bigger tyres than the Aliner model. From the reviews I see A-van have known about this for years but continue to sell an inferior product.The Finch HB9000 underbunk air conditioner barely works. The acetone was as useless as the proverbial you know what.it barely budged the remnants, whereas good old wd40 worked a treat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0V6ex6wSs, 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto - 2008 23ft Golden Eagle HunterSome people feel the rain - the others just get wet - Bob Dylan, Hi Kathy, There is a club, which is called Avan Club of Australia and there are a couple of people who have invented lifters. Ask the salesperson or do an online search. Enquire More Info. Make sure the Nylon (Polystone) guides are still in place at the end of the Top Roof Panel. Transport has no borders. There are similar winch type systems that people have made. The gas struts do work, I had them on the side of one of my two Avan camper vans that I've had, they were on it when I bought it (after market fit). However as I said there are a few members of the Avan Club of Australia also using them. I have noted in my travels a Brand new Kimberley Camper with a broken suspension, Large new off road you beut caravan with fridge fallen out of its cabinet, sky domes ripped off in slip stream. The van is 2.4 years old, not many problems previously, but this time the bumper bar broke from the tack welding, which is only about an inch long on all four spots and will not tolerate-too much jarring, it was a shock to us, could have been serious if it had released entirely from the van totally re traffic following. I was a member of the Club for 7 years, members can attend any Avan Club rally in any state and an Australian wide guide to rallies, dates, contacts etc is put in their regular newsletters. At $20 per annum membership and $10 joining fee, it is one of the cheapest clubs in Oz and well worth joining. Please note it is not for caravans, only Avanfolding type camper trailers. The club started like that before Avan started making caravans and members voted to keep it for the A shaped folding camper trailers. And yes they do have info for members on repairing etc once you have joined. Also if you have a Fiat etc that Facebook page also. Did anyone here taken the above camper/s on any offroad trip such as the Gibb River Road or similar and came home without any issues? Yes - it seems like a reasonable number. They cost about $50 each maybe. As I am a female solo traveler subject to the environment the canvas camper trailers (which would be ideal) are not an option for me. I think it WebAvan Off Side Shade . A. It will be a bit limiting not to have that capability with the Avan when we want to get off the beaten track. I charged monthly to keep the battery topped up but eventually found the battery was totally dead. However some say they are not meant for 'off road' driving. Charges. Again under warranty. You would get a lot of help on their Members Only Website when you become a member. Webproblem YouTube. Just a note, don't over tighten and there should be a sleeve inside each end of the pipe line that supports the pipe at the joint. The awning also was not properly installed as the led lights were not wired in. Driving me crazy! Retired Engineer, ExPark Owner & Caravan Consultant.. However in saying this my level of actual 4X4 driving experience has been limited to the farm and mostly by my husband. All this need attention before taking the van onto the Dirt or encountering hundreds of Klms of Corrugations, Our van has been modified to do these sort of trips. What state are you in, nothing on your profile ? . $44,910. On the back of my AlinerI had a large (long) wind out window, when visiting the cliff tops on the Nullabor, there was a howling northerly wind blowing out to sea. We drove in ok and parked sideways in the parking lot near the cliffs. As we were walking back to the van SWMBO said she thought the rear window was lifting. I had tighly closed with the chain and the window levers were down inside (I also had something on them to stop them fromvibrating up when down- Velcro I think). No worries Hans, I nearly got caught a couple of times both putting up and pulling down in windy conditions. I have 2007 cruise liner cant find drain for air con. 13's from a petrol is quite good, my old vx ss avg 13's not towing and babying it! Yes it was smaller but build wise the same. My rear over axle weight capacity is 1570 kg, With a small budget of between $15,000- $20,000 does anyone have any suggestion that maybe the best option I should be looking at please? Had no trouble lifting the roof section on any of these. I have been told that even with the offroad pack, these trailers will come home a bit loose inside..any opinions? It was also handed over in a filthy state, despite being brand new. But I just scratch my head to Alan! Expect to pay around $6.75 mt at Clark rubber. We had a Hawk & had nothing but praise for it also top after sales service from the Jayco dealer, just not too sure about their vans, there is plenty of competition at the van show though. I called him on the 14th day to finalise purchase and he said he sold it to a local couple would paid cash. If you go on any rough road things will come loose in any van if you are not prepared. I suggest you hold the light buttons separately. This mob will send you the Kit, so you can fit it yourself, or get some-one else to do it for you, if you're not that way inclined, or they will fit it for you if you can take the unit to them. Reported it to dealer and they were not interested. 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