tarara

Looks like I'm the only one then!

It's a bit lonely in here on my lonesome, but if anyone ever is thinking about buying one of these - do!! We have an Autoroller 7 Maxi (7 berth, Ford, cruise control, twin airbags.......I won't bore you with everything), but PM me if anyone ever wants any more info.

We purchased it at four months old from a guy who bought it directly from Reismobile-discount.de (palmovski) in Bielefeld, Germany.

We went to visit them ourselves before settling on the four month old one, and woul dhave bought new but didnt want to wait until March '08 for it.

Great van, very very impressed with it. Huuuuuge over cab bed, good size bunks, shaped kitchen, full shower blah blah....

Anyways, you know where I am....

lugnutt

have you any pic's of her?

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Damu

I knew there had to somebody else out there .

We own a Rollerteam 600G had it since March, just clocked up 10,000 miles and they have all been wonderful.

Only problems we have had have been self inflicted really or by the dealers, nothing with the Transit just odd bits with the conversion.

Mandy

tarara

Not yet. Our digital camera has a battery life of about 3 seconds, so tend not to bother with it. We will get round to it soon though (been saying that for about two years)!

tarara

Hi Mandy, nice to hear from another owner.

Is yours LHD? We are based in Spain so its perfect for us, but know you can get RHDs from the UK (at a price)!

Thanks for the reply.

JDS

Hi,

After a few initial problems we are today owners of a new Roller Team 600G. Our previous van was a 2005 CI Carioca 625 so we were already kind of aware of the issues with the conversion we were likely to face (and thanks to the people at Trigano/AutoTrail/CI/Roller Team were not dissapointed - lots to do on that side!).

Anyhow, the next few weeks will be spent installing the important things like TVs, DVD players, PS2 (nothing worse than nothing to do in the rain with kids when camping) and racking out the garage for the MX bikes and tools etc. Next job is to work out where (if) it's possible to add a second clean water tank under the chassis for the power washer ...

Anyhow, here's our new toy just before it was delivered to us:

tarara

Hi there and congrats on your new acquisition!

Our Maxi 7 is our first motorhome, and as far as we are aware we have no problems with it. Everything does exactly what it's supposed to do.

It came fitted with TV/DVD/Satellite etc, rear-view camera, cruise control etc... so we just bought some cosmetic bits and pieces for it.

We are trying to re-matriculate it here in Spain and STILL waiting for paperwork from the DVLA!

Anyway, glad you said hello, and hope you have a great time in your RollerTeam.

Tara

JDS

Well, the deal to sort out the camper is done - everyone is happy and our new mode of MX transport arrived last Thursday. Lots to do now as they come with nowt and we sold ours fully kitted out. So, the job list to date is:

Fit new awning (blooming heavy!)
Fit TVs in front & rear
Install new inverter (12v/240v) and run secondary 'mains' cabling/sockets
Install second leisure battery
Install DVD and plumb it to all TVs/monitors
Install reversing sensors/camera and cable all to the cab
Install cab TV/monitor
Install TV/Freeview ariel
Install Sky box/dish
Rack out garage
Install 240v into garage
Fabricate and install additional 100l fresh water tank
Take it to Ford to fit new wiring, window switches, motors and door cards

Phew! Not much to keep me busy in the evening 'till the end of the year then!

First job was to sort out the kids and fit a new TV over their bed. Argos had an excellent one day only offer and we got two 15" LCD TV's for the price of one! They have an excellent, really clear picture too. Believe it or not, the bracket weighs more than the TV! (and costs 50% as much as the telly too!). Here it is mounted in the 'travelling' position




and open (the DVD will be fed from the front where the other TV is and will put the PS2 on the shelf above).



(pics a bit naff due to no flash on my phone - sorry!)

On Saturday my friend and a fellow 'MotoX Dad' came over to help and we set about some of the outstanding list of 'to-do's'. First job was to fit the front TV into the cabinet - simple job and took just a few minutes.





Next we needed to work out where to put the new awning. Now, silly as this sounds (yes, I know it goes over the door!) it's actually far more difficult than it sounds. Firstly it is important to find where the coachbuilder had installed the strengthening bar on the vehicle (believe me, these things are heavy and if installed in the wrong place will rip the side off the vehicle. Once that was located we needed to find a datum point to measure from - we chose the center of the kitchen window for a couple of reasons; it was easy to measure from both inside and out and it had an expanse of flat roof to measure down from to get the datum for the horizontal.

Once we had marked a fitting line in pencil alont the side of the vehicle, it was time to retrieve the awning from it's storage place in the roof of my garage (got bored of the kids riding their bikes over it)



unpack it and check that all the mounting points etc. were included (don't want to drill the van then find can't mount the brackets!)

JDS

Now we have the vertical datum set we needed to work out where on the horizontal to put the brackets. They need to be placed to allow horizontal adjustment so that the Comander-in-Chief (Mrs JDS) will be exactly happy with the final location of the awning and also to ensure that the mounts on the inside do not foul any of the furniture. We decided to put the center bracket into the wiring void above the kitchen sink



The rear mounts could not be hidden inside a cupboard, so we decided to place them above the rear shelf where they will be hidden by DVDs and books etc. and the front two could be hidden in the main wardrobe.



At the same time, I removed the main control panel (above the entrance door) to fit some additional wiring for the awning light which will be fitted in a week or so when it arrives!)



Now all the positions are measured and marked it was just time to drill the holes. Let me tell you, taking a power drill to the side of a brand new expensive vehicle is not the easiest of things to do (perhaps that's why the pic is so out of focus!)



Anyhow, 10 holes later and it was time to start fitting the brackets onto the side of the vehicle



Finished

JDS

Inside the center bracket will be hidden by replacing the wiring facia in the cupboard



The rear shelf in progress



and finished



and the front mounts in the wardrobe



and finished too.



Next job was to hang the awning onto the brackets (not an easy task as these 4m awnings weigh a ton), drill the bottom of it, screw and bolt it onto the brackets and volla, finished.