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JCoomes

06/8/2012 at 8:44pm
Location: Ramsgate Kent
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When I bought my Venus trailer tent it had a large storage box on the front, very well made and nicely painted but unfortunately it was leaking somewhere at the back L/H side which I found impossible to trace. I spent all weekend going to different diy shops etc but found nothing really good enough, popped back to B&Q today and was looking in the storage box section and just happened to look up on top of the racks and there I saw 2 boxes that looked perfect for the job in hand, bought both at a cost of £65.96 looks like I will be busy this weekend removing old box and fitting new ones, if anybody is interested they can be found in storage box section on B&Q website. johno

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Miserly

07/8/2012 at 6:53am
Location: Stockport
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Mine is a B&Q job,saved a fortune,and looks ok too.

andysw

07/8/2012 at 7:45am
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sounds a great idea - can you post a link or tell me what it is exactly? I had a quick look on the website and not sure which one it is.
Thanks!

andysw

07/8/2012 at 7:53am
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Also how did you fix it on?!

don-maureen

07/8/2012 at 8:49am
Location: BRISTOL
Outfit: Kampa Frinton 5. Litchfield Montana 6.

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Hi All,
sounds like a much cheaper option

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FIXING.....
as far as I can tell you are not allowed to 'drill' the chassis... so 'U' bolts and a plate or similar inside .?
now whether this is just the 'ally' chassis or the galvanized ones as well I can't find out on the web.. just says 'some' chassis are not allowed to be drilled,
mine has 'at some point of time' and had a gas bottle rack bolted to it.
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don

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Bridgelayer

07/8/2012 at 7:33pm
Location: West Yorks
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My Venus has pre-drilled holes on the A-frame and it was a simple job to fit my storage box to it. Just leave enough room for the trailer cover.

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JCoomes

08/8/2012 at 4:51pm
Location: Ramsgate Kent
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If you go onto B&Q website and type in storage boxes on there search thingy when the page comes up it is the "core storage chest grey large" at £32.98 each, if you have a B&Q warehouse nearby they may stock them, as for fitting the box I took off was held down by 3 nuts and bolts on each side with large washers and locknut's, I just fixed a wooden platform to 4 of these holes and then attached the first box to that with nuts bolts and large washers, on top of the boxes is a recess in each corner so that they can be stacked and I just used a lashing strap on each side to hold the top one in place, very secure and looks neat. I am guessing that my A frame had holes as it doesn't look as though it was drilled and the box I removed had obviously been made to measure. sorry to be long winded but hope I have explained well enough.

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89angela

08/8/2012 at 5:50pm
Location: Cheshire
Outfit: Pennine Pullman & Cabanon Tent

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JCoomes

08/8/2012 at 9:03pm
Location: Ramsgate Kent
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Well done 89angela, If I can work out how to get a photo on here of my boxes fitted I will do so, Watch this space, I may be some time, "I know a lot about dogs, but bugger all about technology"
Johno

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89angela

08/8/2012 at 10:06pm
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Ha ha I can do the links but still can't do the photos

JCoomes

09/8/2012 at 12:00pm
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Thats it I've had enough, its my day off and I have wasted 3 hours trying to get photos on here, I'm not waisting anymore of my life on this.

Going outside to feed my Koi that will bring me back to calm normal feeling.

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