Frustration

No, not the kerr-plinky pop-o-matic dice shaker game, but the frustration of not being able to do something.

I thought I'd make an early start on the bike rack mounting project, slated for this weekend, only there's other things starting to appear on the diary - mission creep.

The position of the mounts from the outside are fairly clear. Auto Sleepers mould two channels, side to side, about 500mm apart, for just such an event. You can't really mount it anywhere but in the middle, since the top channel in the fibreglass isn't much more than the 600mm width between the brackets.

Only there's a double thickness of wood between the fibreglass outer shell and the inside of the van. The interior one is the height and width of the van, and can't be removed. Should I drill straight through the two pieces and the void in between them? But then I'd be clamping down on a void, which is a no-no.

I've just had one thought, and that's to butcher the interior piece (the brackets are below the level of the kitchen worktop), and then cover the holes up again? That way, I can get to the bolts to spin the nuts on, and it won't look too ugly from inside (and it IS inside a cupboard). Waiting for feedback on forums and from Fiamma and Auto Sleepers. I suspect it'll be of the "take it to a registered service centre" type. Ho hum.