This page I will attempt to document all the mods and changes I make to our van.
Let’s start with the factory fitted optional extras.
200mm extension to the A frame
Grey Water tank, 80 litre
Bike rack 200 small + Number plate light bar
External picnic table fold out with led light
Dometic fridge RUA5 RH
Shower external unit with hot water
Stereo Furrion CD/DVD DV 5700 with internal & external speakers
TV 24” Furrion led TV/DVD
Water filtration to sink
2 x 120ah lithium batteries
2×160 watt solar panels
Power point with USB charging
Annex led lights
Mod #1
The first mod I did was to install two USB charging points, one each side of the bed, one USB-C and one USB-A. Directly wired back to a Projecta Intellijay spare output.
Mod #2
Installation of a eLam Level, this little device bluetooth’s to my iPhone to show me when the van is level, very handy. Claims to have a five year battery life, we shall see.
Mod #3
The 24” Furrion led TV did not come with any way to mount it and the supplied plastic feet were rubbish. It did have a 75mm VESA mounting holes and I had an old PC stand that matched, so I put them together and added an old NUC with Kodi installed.
To top it off I also added a WAP powered by the NUC USB port and connected via the ethernet ports. The NUC is powered by 12VDC which made it perfect for this use. The NUC and TV are connected via a short HDMI cable.
Mod #4
Hooks and a chain. After the two days at Port Campbell we found that we needed a few hooks to hold & help with organisation inside the van. First was a broom holder, near the fridge and close at hand without hindering the fridge door opening. Kathleen found this broom with an adjustable length handle, perfect.
The fly swat also needed a home as it was summer and that means fly’s. Turns out there is room for hooks and stuff on the inside of the doors.
A rubbish bin was also one of the first items that we missed, so I worked out we could use a bin liner and two 3M stick on hooks to give us what we needed.
Oven mitts was also required so the other door under the sink proved to be the place for them.
Space is a premium in a van and the manufacturer uses what ever it can, cables are run inside some of the cupboards and light backing plates can also be found inside as well. This takes up some of the precious space so I found a couple of plastic stick on containers to help utilise some of this space as best as possible. One for our keys and the other yet to be used.
The tiny plug, how long do you think it will take to go missing, found some chain and a couple of clips in my garage, job done.
Mod #5
Number Plate mod.
The next mod I have done is to move the number plate from its original location to the rear bumper bar. This was needed as we have a bike rack on the back of the van and when bikes are in the rack it blocks the number plate, so it had to move. Jayco gave us a number plate holder with lights to velcro on to the bike rack when in use. I used the lights and cable with plug from this holder and installed them onto the bar. Job done.
Mod #6
The standard 50mm ball hitch that was supplied with the van would not allow for the Prado rear door to be opened when attached. To fix this issue and give better performances on the track I installed a HITCHMASTER® DO35 V3 Coupling with integrated handbrake.
To assist with moving the van when at home I also added a Alko Power Mover, this has a lever ratchet mechanism allowing for a single person to move the van.
Mod #7
Rear camera, the van was delivered with a Furrion camera mount, cabled and ready to go. So the purchase of a Furrion Vision S camera system was the only way to go after I decided the need was there. Installation was a five minute job and I used some Locktight on the antenna to make sure it stays put. The system has a 5 inch monitor for viewing in the car, all in all simple and easy.
Mod #8
Max Trax and Crashpad bin, attached to the bike rack.

Mod #9
150mm tube, for the Aussie Traveller Anti-Flap kit.

Mod #10
StarLink upgrade. I installed a Spacetek Starpower DC power supply and RJ45 Bulkhead plate to connect the Starlink to the caravan. Allows for easy deployment without the trip hazard of cables laying around. Connects to the travel router that supplies Wi-Fi for us.



Mod #11
A frame mesh, tie points and chock holder. I screwed a 1” gal mesh to the underside of the A frame to allow for wood and whatever. Tie down points will also double for the dog lead. The wooden chocks are held on using a threaded bolt.

Mod #12
Storage door magnets allow for the easy location and storage of the common tools needed for van & awning.

Mod #13
Sink light upgrade, the supplied sink light was just not up to the challenge so I upgraded it to a led strip with an architrave switch for ease of use.

Mod #14
Main cupboard light, another led strip inside the main cupboard, used all the time.

Mod #15
Shower screen velcro, the shower canvas screen would flap in your way when entering and leaving so a small well placed velcro pile did the trick. Along with a hook for the squeegee.


Mod #16
Clothes storage shelf, one side of the bed storage did not come with any shelf so I added one at the top.

Mod #17
Cable duct, under the bench seat all the cables were getting messy so cable duct was required.

Mod #18
Strocco fan, for the hot days & nights off grid a Strocco fan was called for, mounted near the fridge to cover the bed and table area.

Mod #19
Water pump cover, under the bed in the main storage area the water pump was exposed and needed protection from moving objects. Held in place with a thin film of silicon for easy removal.

Mod #20
Crashpad storage, next to the door for all those items that just want to get lost all the time.

Mod #21
Water bladder, not so much a van mod as an extra. The resource that is most used & required is water so I setup a water bladder & pump kit from Fleximake. It’s a box type 100L water grade bladder that is sized for the back of the Prado. Will be put to good use when off grid.


Mod #22
During Lap25 we added a Bluetti Elite 100 V2 with PV200 Sola Cells and a Charger 1.

The E100V2 has a sola input that can be used for any type of DC input, this chargers the batteries via a sola charger. I had a spare 15 amp DC output on the Intellijay PM235J so I wired up a XT60 panel mount, see in above image, now with a simple XT60 M/F lead I can charge the E100V2 from the caravan house batteries. The E100V2 limits input current to 8.5A if the input voltage is under 16VDC, perfect for this job.

The Bluetti PV200 is a 200W four panel array with standard MC4 connectors, the E100V2 came with a conversion cable, MC4 to XT60 so I can charge directly into the E100V2. I can also connect the PV200 to the Intellijay PM235J via a red Anderson plug that I wired into the Sola input, this gives a big boost to the caravan sola charging as I can aim directly at the Sun, the fixed two Sola panels are not able to charge early morning or late arvo. The above image shows the red Anderson plug installed under the van with dust cover.

Also purchased a BLUETTI Charger 1 for installation into the Prado maybe??? might be useful elsewhere yet.