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=== Hints for installing Aerosport Interior Products === | === Hints for installing Aerosport Interior Products === | ||
==== Carbon Fiber ==== | |||
If you want nice and shiny carbon fiber, there are [https://www.aerosportproducts.com/resources/ instructions on Aerosport's website]. For a clear gloss coat, in an email conversion, they recommended Cerakote MC-160. Simply scuff the carbon fiber with 320+ grit sandpaper so there is nothing shiny left, then clean and dry the carbon fiber. For the MC-160, mix well and put through a filter as recommended before loading into your spray paint gun. One 4oz bottle of MC-160 should be enough for the carbon fiber panel, overhead console, and center console. | |||
==== Panel ==== | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/@GoodPlaneLiving/videos Ed's 28 video series on the panel install]. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAsYtlwupvk Video 1] | |||
* If you are installing Garmin GDUs you probably just need to trim the carbon fiber to fit the installation bracket but not the aluminum frame -- if you attach the bracket to the back of the panel inserts, it will roughly end up at the level of the carbon fiber but not as deep as the aluminum frame. The exception is the corners where the nutplates are located. | |||
* You will probably be creating/using three insert panels (left, center, right) and will have to cut out the carbon fiber for those. For the center panel, you will probably need nutplates attached to the carbon fiber for the insert panel. But for the left/right panels, the nutplates will probably need to be installed on the aluminum support frame since the carbon fiber sits flush with that. | |||
==== Front side panels ==== | ==== Front side panels ==== | ||
* The recessed map pockets / cup holders occupy the space between the outer skin and the inside wall thus interfering with thicker battery cables or AC hoses that might be run across this section. | * The recessed map pockets / cup holders occupy the space between the outer skin and the inside wall thus interfering with thicker battery cables or AC hoses that might be run across this section. | ||
==== Rear side panels ==== | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9CJKVS0FF0 Ed's rear side panel install] | |||
==== Door Handle Covers ==== | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/8395962310524794 FB post] | |||
==== Overhead Console ==== | ==== Overhead Console ==== | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTjJ18s_oc Installation Video] | * [https://www.aerosportproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RV-10-Overhead-Install.pdf Aerosport installation manual] | ||
* Rear end bulk head interface, see this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/5681512561969796 FB Thread] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTjJ18s_oc Aerosport Installation Video] same as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNUGjxtQ6RI Ed's Installation Video] | ||
* Rear end bulk head interface, see this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/5681512561969796 FB Thread 2/2024] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/6737024223085286 FB Thread 11/2023] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/7251416044979432 FB Thread on adhesive 4/2024] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/7927760794011617 FB Thread on interference with rear bulkhead 8/2024] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/9519719771482370 FB Thread] 4/2025 (same topic as above, riveting) | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/9815971658523845 FB Thread] 6/2025 on installation | |||
* If you attach the console to the cabin top prior to installing the cabin top, it is easier, but you'll also cover up a handful of the rivet holes at the aft top center of the cabin top. With careful alignment of the overhead console and some trimming of the aft flanges you can have enough room to get a pop rivet into every hole that is under the cabin top. | |||
* You need to match drill the door strut attach brackets to the canopy before attaching the overhead panel. This may also involve notching the overhead panel for the bracket. | |||
* If you have a BRS parachute, don't install the overhead console early. You first need to install the cabin top, then the top skin, then the BRS gussets, then the overhead console. | |||
[[File:2025-03-18 16.54.47.jpg|thumb|Overhead console after being attached to cabin top with epoxy. Fiberglass over the flanges. The rear flanges are not particularly finished because they will be covered by headliner. The front has nutplates and a wiring hole for the overhead switch module.]] | |||
==== Carpet ==== | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/6666553303465712 FB Post on what to do with rear crotch strap.] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/6748698651917843 FB Post on carpet / arm rest overlap] | |||
==== Armrest with Throttle Quadrant ==== | ==== Armrest with Throttle Quadrant ==== | ||
* [https://www.aerosportproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/armrest.pdf Installation Instructions] | * [https://www.aerosportproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/armrest.pdf Installation Instructions] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjVtVQIsTVs Installation Video] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjVtVQIsTVs Installation Video] | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/7025842644203441 FB thread on cable routing] | |||
* [http://www.strikhedonia.com/tunnel-done-know-heard/ Christopher's build log on cable routing] | |||
* See also [[SECTION_FF3:_CONTROL_CABLES]] | |||
* Good tools for trimming carbon fiber: | * Good tools for trimming carbon fiber: | ||
** [https://www.panamericantool.com/novar-pencil-grinder.html Pencil grinder] | ** [https://www.panamericantool.com/novar-pencil-grinder.html Pencil grinder] | ||
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*** Assemble everything, find the sweet spot for the extension to not be under tension and mark the armrest mounting holes using a hole finder. Check the length of the extension. It should have a tiny bit of slack up and down. Trim it a bit if under tension.<br>[[File:2023-07-15 19-58-09.jpg|400x400px]]<br>Test fit the placement with the extension in place. | *** Assemble everything, find the sweet spot for the extension to not be under tension and mark the armrest mounting holes using a hole finder. Check the length of the extension. It should have a tiny bit of slack up and down. Trim it a bit if under tension.<br>[[File:2023-07-15 19-58-09.jpg|400x400px]]<br>Test fit the placement with the extension in place. | ||
***Drill a 7/64 hole for the slotted spring pin through the valve end of the extension using the two holes of the valve fitting as a guide. Insert the pin with a hammer to secure the extension to the valve. | ***Drill a 7/64 hole for the slotted spring pin through the valve end of the extension using the two holes of the valve fitting as a guide. Insert the pin with a hammer to secure the extension to the valve. | ||
*** If you have the stock panel, consider closing off the front end of the armrest with a 3D-printed part, see this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/9137836466337371 FB post]. | |||
[[Category:Optional]] | |||