windguy

Congrats - Great update. Excellent detailed write-up. Your homework, careful prep work and install yielded masterful results. Job well done! Now you definitely have to keep the van. Too much sweat equity to do otherwise.

UTTER NONSENSE By my account, you're the only person on the forum that is "harrased", if you want to call it. I call it debunking nonsense and disinformation.

Mrtn - sorry to hear your TC is out of your fleet. Please keep us posted on your replacement. Yeah, you can't leave us. You're part of the dirty dozen, the rat pack, the ass-riders. We need your support and humor. Someone has to represent Estonia, right?

stupid is as stupid does

@paddy - welcome to the forum. Where are you located? I added a storage compartment many years ago. It's a wonderful upgrade and I highly recommend it. There are several threads on this forum that detail this upgrade from multiple forumites. Search and you will find more details. The deck extension is made up of three parts. See pic below for more detail. The base is a bracket bolted to the floor, two or four bolts, can't remember. The other two pieces are decking that can be removed individually. Only about 26 bolts, not that bad. Lastly and most import, not sure where you are located but this deck extension configuration is only for US based sales. Our friends to the north in Canada have indicated that their vans have this extension welded in place. I'm assuming that holds true for all sales outside the US, included Europe. The reason is because Ford wanted to skirt the Chicken Tax on imports to the US and needed to quickly be able to convert a wagon config for 2nd row seating to a cargo model. It wouldn't make sense building the van in the factory this way otherwise. Best of luck!

@bbj - sorry to see you go. You've been a great member of this forum. Glad to hear you got decent money for your TC. Stop back some time and let us know how your new wheels are doing. Happy trails!

Sorry, it's been something like five years since I removed the mat. Don't recall much about it at this point. As I said before, it would be best to search this forum to find other bikers that have installed racking inside the cargo area. There has been a few as I recall. I did a quick web search on L-Track and found the link below. In my mind, I can see installing the L-Track on some type of bracket or wood surface rather than directly to the deck. This is what these folks did with their install so it has some merit to scope out. Good luck! https://radvanadventures.com/2017/01/28/diy-campervan-project-interior-bike-storage-using-l-track/

@jeff_beast - Good that you are asking these questions. Plenty of forumites over the years have added different bike mounting solutions. Best to search (upper right corner of page) for what they have done and PM them for more info rather than taking advice from someone that hasn't even come close to doing so but pretends to be an expert on all subject matter. The three pictures posted above are not this posters. The first two are from my van modifications. The third I'm sure if from another forumite. I don't know for sure, but I'm assuming the cargo area in my 2015 and your 2022 are the same, even though there were some body style changes made to the Gen 2 around 2019. Kind of like a Gen2-2.0. I removed the entire cargo mat. The surface on mine was tacky, which drove me crazy. I replaced it with a sheet of 5/8-3/4" plywood and then carpeted that surface. It's worked out nicely for my use but I do put a tarp on top to capture salt water and sand from beach use. It's easy to remove the tarp and shake off the sand. I can see how having a waterproof liner for bikes would be useful. The mat has a foam liner glued to the bottom that fills the voids in the deck of the cargo area. I separated the foam sheet from the vinyl mat and put the foam sheet back. Provides insulation and noise abatement. I also added two layers of sound proofing to the entire deck (kilmat type stuff). Walls, door and ceiling areas too. As I recall, the mat does cut easily with a regular utility knife with a new blade, obviously. Below are pics of what the bare deck looks like. There are existing threaded holes but those are up front for the 2nd row seats that Ford had installed for import purposes only. Lastly, I would highly recommend creating a storage space in the passenger foot well area behind the front seats. Very useful for cargo vans. to make use of this space.

@TC2014 - I found the LED light I had removed and see two part numbers, one on the bezel and one on the light fixture, shown below. The links will get you started and you can hone in on where best to source it. Ebay has lots of options if you do a deep dive. Also attached some pics if that helps. Good luck! BEZEL - DT11-13733-ABW https://www.autopartsprime.com/ford/frame-interior-lamp/oe-dt1z13733ab LED LAMP FIXTURE - BK2V-13776-AB (that might be a mfg part number. Ford's p/n might be similar with some letter changes) https://knobtowncycle.com/product/ford-motor-co-transit-interior-dome-led-light-bk2v-13776-ab/ https://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-2015-2020-Ford-Transit-LED-Interior-Dome-Light-Cargo-Area-BK2V-13776-AB-/114967513859?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c4#viTabs_0

Logic tell me no way. Gen 1 and 2 vans are too different so it's not a bolt-on fit.

@TC2014 - Sorry, don't have the part number handy of the LED cargo light, but will see if I can find the part stored in the garage. I must say the removal of that stock light and the addition of three LED bars on the ceiling was a really nice upgrade. I hated having the old light staying on for something like 10 minutes after a door was open. The position of the light is also bad being on one side, which ended up being blocked by a hanging rack I added to the ceiling. Highly recommend adding something like this rather than the stock light.

@Orchardhomebuilders See the thread link below regarding issues I had with the parking sensors on my 2015 Gen 2. My backup camera worked just fine. The parking sensor (front and rear) system was disabled because the rear speaker was bad. Hope it helps you. Good luck!

You found it, good job, thanks. Looks a lot like the Honda Acty Kei Van. I like it. https://www.importavehicle.info/2018/06/1992-honda-acty-kei-van-for-sale-in.html

Old thread, but right topic for my question. Saw the van pictured below on a credit card home page splash. Funky looking van. Looks like an egg. What is that thing?

Looks like we had yet another meltdown overnight. I thought I smelled burnt toast when I woke up but we don't even own a toaster. Confused! Instead of wiping out every post with "thread deleted" we now have "Bunch of gay shits and giggles". Oh, the humanity! Enjoy the brief moment of calm and peace but stay tuned for the next reincarnation. Not a matter of if, but when. Lucky us!

@Kitevan - looks nice. Thanks for sharing that. I don't recall anyone else adding something like that. Will be curious to see how it works out over time.

Below is the label on the factory hitch on my 2015 cargo TC.

Ha, ha. Same thing you would do. Run away as fast as you can then wash the pepper spray off your face. ?

@chip - very nice. Thanks for sharing. You do realize you're now a "Camper Van Conversion Idiots" member in good standing. A badge of honor.

What year van, how many miles? Are you outside your warranty coverage?

Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your new TC. I agree with Don, confirm the diagnosis first. My van's radio faceplate is the same as the pic below from the manual, which shows a phone option, but I don't have sync so it's inoperable. Are you sure your van radio has sync? Not sure what audio system comes with the Titanium trim. Is sync included or is it an option?

@KiteVan - welcome to the forum and congrats on your new TC. You're going to have fun with it. I have a 2015 TC Cargo so can't address your question since we have a different engine and trans, but no issues with uphill power with my van. Perhaps someone with a 2020 or newer model can provide a meaningful post to help you. You could also bring your van to a dealer to diagnose as part of your warranty coverage (bumper to bumper or drivetrain) Good luck!

You are correct, but limited to 36,000 miles within those three years. OP has just under 40,000. How much under 40,000? Still worthwhile talking to a service adviser at the dealership to see if there is any wiggle room on the mileage part.

Pics attached are from my 2015 Cargo. No tie-downs in the rear. Four total: two in the middle and two in the front. I have a sheet of 1/2 or 5/8" plywood covering the entire deck and it's bolted down in the middle, only because I had holes punched through the plywood and carpet for a temp seat bracket. It's not really necessary to hold the plywood in place. Initially I removed the entire vinyl mat, added sound proofing, separated the white foam part from the mat and put the foam padding back to fill the grooves in the deck. Plywood on top of the foam fits nicely and adds good insulation and sound proofing. The plywood is carpeted.

Thanks for sharing. Didn't know we had an apiarist among the ranks. That is so cool raising bees for honey. 1200 POUNDS - That's a massive amount of honey. Well done! Do you have to wear protective clothing when driving the supers around? WORK TRUCK = WORK VAN = CARGO VAN = UTILITY = TRANSIT CONNECT