20' Series Underbody protection

[Bellbirdweb]

Hi all,

Looking underneath my panda, there are a lot of very exposed plastic pipes and tubes and wires floating in the breeze.

I was wondering what others had done to protect all of these things from stones on dirt roads.

I'm looking at getting a stone stomper to protect the front of the van and rear of the tug, but it won't help much underneath the van.

I was thinking of wrapping the pipe work in some sort of covering, but would like to know what others may have done to address this.

 

[rodney]

Depends how far you want to go I have seen full checker plate covers made on some vans that covers the tubes etc I think it's factory in one can't remember the name now but

 

[Grano n play]

As I'm in the building game , I come across a lot of this pipe protection foam, just thrown away, I'm pretty sure they sell it at bunnings, does the job.

 

[Drover]

I sleeved the lines where they pass thru the cross members, good spot for chaffing then one day I will cover all the lines as Grano and some others have done, I wanted to do that mainly to stop the water freezing in cold climes. I have also fitted some old mud flaps in front of the water tanks plumbing as it was open to a good hit from goolies I thought.
I have sprayed the floor underneath to seal it better as the original black paint looked pretty ordinary and have been thinking of doing it again with some stone guard paint should protect it a bit more and keep a bit of the cold out.

 

[chartrock]

I used bitumen paint on the underfloor more for water proofing the timber.

 

[Bellbirdweb]

@Grano n play yes that's armour flex, I was thinking of grabbing some of that as well.

@Drover I assume you are only doing the floor with the stone guard paint (or not spraying any pipe work) ?

 

[Drover]

Thats why I haven't got around to doing it yet, the thought of getting the plumbing out of the way. I have thought that I would try to mask them up instead of trying to move them. Spraying them would just cause a bad seal and water would surely get under .
Also thinking of just mixing up a batch of homemade......wax, tranny oil and turps, that way you can spray over everything underneath it spreads and seals really well once it sets. Just a pain to mix up.

 

[achjimmy]

On the last Expanda it was conduit and split tube everywhere. Next van is getting the underbody paint and I have a roll of rubber ready to go as well. Can't over do it, Jayco don't do anywhere near enough protection for anything but sealed roads.

 

[Holden_man]

Same as @Grano n play , we used Aircon line insulation for piping. Got it from bunnings.

 

[ShaneT]

I thought of painting the floor with under body paint, but then I thought it might trap the moisture between the beams and the floor and rot it out?

 

[straydingo]

was thinking of getting some 0.40mm steel sheets (slightly thinner than colorbond roofing) and tek-screwing it to the underside of the beams - 2.4m x 1.2m for $17......
?

 

[Bluey]

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nice did the same today it is at bunnings 2 meter lengths 2 to 3 bucks a length depends on size

 

[Bluey]

was thinking of getting some 0.40mm steel sheets (slightly thinner than colorbond roofing) and tek-screwing it to the underside of the beams - 2.4m x 1.2m for $17......
?

was thinking the same before I got my van could be done

 

[Drover]

Under floor on my old Truck fridge van had thin metal sheeting to protect the insulation and when it was refurbished it was full of dirt, gravel and moisture was not very nice at all.

 

[Holden_man]

The good thing about the Aircon line Insulation, it's cheap, easy to install, pretty tough, doesn't hide things to much, so access to issues should they happen is easier, easy to replace if it gets damaged, and it's extremely light weight.

HM

 

[Stone Stomper]

I also screwed some rubber in front of the water tank fittings, taps and shocks.

Christian

 

[achjimmy]

I did pretty much the same as stone stomper except I never got around to boxing in that rats nest of wiring. If you don't put rubber in front of the water tank fittings don't expect them to make it. They just smash as many have found.

 

[achjimmy]

was thinking of getting some 0.40mm steel sheets (slightly thinner than colorbond roofing) and tek-screwing it to the underside of the beams - 2.4m x 1.2m for $17......
?

Yeah that's a great idea, possibly using contact as well.

 

[DRW]

I was thinking or putting a piece of shade cloth the full length under the van and pulling it tight and then securing it with tek screws and or cable ties

 

[crackacoldie]

My pipes and electrics are in conduit and split tube, I have protected the drain pipes and water tank fittings with rubber.