[Todd]

I bought my van from a Seattle, Washington dealer and the break in trip was a drive back to Minnesota. This is van I started with......

 

[Zyzzyx]

Look forward to seeing a dual-slider build.

 

[Todd]

My first order of business was to tint the windows.

 

[Zyzzyx]

Very nice. Gives me a bit of a glimpse at what mine will look like; silver with tinted windows.

 

[MTBWA]

Curious, why a Seattle dealer? A function of having the vehicle you wanted or other reason? And would you recommend the dealer you used (being near Seattle myself)?

Looking forward to seeing your build. If I pursue a promaster project, it will be a 136 low roof.

 

[Todd]

Autonation in Seattle had the dual slider and they answered my emails. Most dealers don't. I dealt with two guys their and would from them again.
I would have ordered one local but I kept being ignored via email. Todd

 

[Pete's PM Plumbing]

Todd,

Did you leave the trim on the van for painting or was it removed? We just took all the plastic off of mine. It got primed today and Tim will be working on sanding it all out this week. We found out the 140 clips required to re-install the trim were about $450.00. Wasn't counting on that. Tim is now searching for an aftermarket equivalent that will be reasonable.

Pete

 

[Todd]

Pete,

They painted the sides on and all the front off. Please let me know if you find cheaper clips. I'm thinking I might have take mine off too. Todd.

 

[KilWerBzz]

Check for proper fit but they all look the same. I searched Ducato 2537 one site had a fitment chart can't find now though.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/CITROEN-van-..._DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4602eae322#shpCntId

 

[Pete's PM Plumbing]

Check for proper fit but they all look the same. I searched Ducato 2537 one site had a fitment chart can't find now though.
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/CITROEN-van-..._DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4602eae322#shpCntId

Thanks for the heads up. This was a better price than Tim was going to be able to get from his aftermarket clip supplier. I ordered 200 for about $55 US with shipping from the UK. Much more reasonable than Chrysler's $450.00.

 

[keeponvaning]

Be careful - that listing says for '01 to '06 the Promaster is based on '06 to '14 in Europe. It's most likely possible they are the same clips but for $55 you want to be sure! I'm assuming your clips look the same as the ones in the listing but it wouldn't hurt to double check with the seller.

 

[KilWerBzz]

Be careful - that listing says for '01 to '06 the Promaster is based on '06 to '14 in Europe. It's most likely possible they are the same clips but for $55 you want to be sure! I'm assuming your clips look the same as the ones in the listing but it wouldn't hurt to double check with the seller.

You can check the compatibility of the clip here there are 17 pages. I'm sure Pete knows what he needs.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-Fiat-...Lower-Door-Trim-Clips-/290734657610#vi-ilComp

 

[Pete's PM Plumbing]

They look like an exact match. The dimensions appear to be the same. Some of the vendors list the same part as to present. I'll roll the dice.

 

[keeponvaning]

You should be good to go then! Congrats on beating the system, $55 is a lot better than $450! How do these thieves get away with this stuff?

 

[Todd]

After tinting the windows I removed all the Promaster logos.

I like the clean look.

 

[Todd]

Here's it all cleaned up.

 

[RDinNHandAZ]

OK that looks so good I gotta know how easy it was and how you did it and what tools/chemicals were used.

 

[jostalli]

OK that looks so good I gotta know how easy it was and how you did it and what tools/chemicals were used.

I removed all of my emblems. Harbor Freight heat gun, rag, nail polish remover, lots of elbow grease.


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[RDinNHandAZ]

This might solve my manly insecurity issue about buying a 1500 instead of buying a more plumber like 2500. I am so relieved! No one is going to see the tiny difference in the springs so I can just think I've got a 2500 and I saved $1000. Thanks.

 

[Todd]

I took fishing line and cut the emblems off.

Then I got the 3M detail wheel and finished up with the adhesive remover and finally a coat on wax. The wheel is the cats meow.


http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/749752O/adhesives-catalog.pdf