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    Posted: 10 Mar 10 at 20:46
Where can i get thermo mats for the rear windows? I can find plenty for the front 3 but none for the rear. It is for a converted van so only require 2 sides and 1 rear.

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Make your own for about a tenner....yes seriously.
 
A roll of airtec or similar,duck tape and either a pack of poundland window suckers or velcro them onto the frames.
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Super easy to make, I used suction pads from here.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-20-Pk-x-40mm-Suction-Cups-Screw-with-Separate-Nut_W0QQitemZ320448954220QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_DIY_Material_Nails_Fixing_MJ?hash=item4a9c3eff6c
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I made my own out of that silver bubble roll stuff. Rather than use suckers though, I bought a role of velcro tape off ebay. Works well.

These guys apppear to do tailgate thermo mats:

http://www.swcampers.co.uk/index.php/fully-converted-campervans/popular-additions/vw-window-silver-screens-thermal-blinds


Edited by TwoFish - 11 Mar 10 at 10:36
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Like TwoFish, I made my own with blackout blind fabric cut to glass size plus 20mm all round and sewed velcro tape to the edges (well, me Mam did it for me, bless her Cry).  The corresponding velcro is stuck on the edges of the window.  Very effective for blocking out all light (even in broad daylight) and very portable since you just roll the whole lot up when not in use, so no flapping curtains when in non-camping mode.
 
An even neater idea (which I will employ when the current blinds wear out) is to sew rare earth magnets into the edges of the blind fabric so that you can stick them onto the metalwork around the glass - not sure how well it would work for you posh folks with plastic-trimmed Caravelles but for kombi/window van models it would be perfect.
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The T4 version work fine, in fact I kept my T4 thermo matt (8 pieces) and they all work fine. You may find them on ebay sometime!
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b and q selling the double sided bubble wrap tin foil stuff for 9 quid at mo.
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Cracking idea!  I have a bunch of that thermo roll left over from my insulation and didn't know what to do with it, and I had a plan to spend £130 or so on a set of blinds for the van.    I think some blackout material and either velcro or magnets is a brilliant solution!  

I feel a blog entry coming on to remind myself of this!

Thanks!



Edited by BlackBeltBlakey - 15 Mar 10 at 17:09
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I have the set from SW campers, work great and they roll up into a tube when not in use.
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