I certainly wouldn't order the side panels.Saw a Utility Wagon PTO2 today with rear side panels, any thoughts on the irregular welds on the exterior perimeter of the panel and the foam pad stuck to the inside? Do we know if the welds will be visible and the interior treatment be improved on the customer versions?
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Yeah, exactly - that’s where my StarLink will live.Agree it does not look great at present.
However, those three attachment points look to be crying out for a Molle plate/recessed shelving to make best use of the "dead" space over the wheel wells.
If that was the case then the problem would "go away".
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The foam pads are probably to reduce noise. Some sort of sound deadening pad perhaps.
We have them in our new work vans (Mercedes Sprinters) all over the interior panelsAgree it does not look great at present.
However, those three attachment points look to be crying out for a Molle plate/recessed shelving to make best use of the "dead" space over the wheel wells.
If that was the case then the problem would "go away".
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I’ve ordered ordered windows with the black out /UV shading option on my two seat commercialI have ordered windows, but may change my mind. The advantages of the side panels are they are lighter, won't shatter, no seal to retain water so won't rust, if designed properly won't drum or be prone to harmonics of any sort, and if a lighter colour such as Scottish white or mushroom with the insulation on the inside will be cooler in the Australian sun.
On the other hand the windows look great and so do dark colours, what's a couple of kilograms, modern cars don't rust, and I have never broken a rear side window.
The advantages of the side panels are they are lighter, won't shatter, no seal to retain water so won't rust
I just zoomed in on the picture, the blank is spot welded you are right.It's a different case to say side windows in an old Defender, where the sides without windows are a continuous sheet of metal.
I think all body sides are stamped with an opening, so irrespective of whether it's filled with a window or a blank of sheet metal, both must have some form of seal?