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VEVOR SAE and Metric Impact Socket Set

The roof-equipment sessions involved repeated bolt work alongside the cable routing. My tools list included this VEVOR socket set as I worked around the rack and enclosures.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.
The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.

Why I bought it

VEVOR SAE and Metric Impact Socket Set appears in my build materials and equipment for this work.

The roof-equipment sessions involved repeated bolt work alongside the cable routing. My tools list included this VEVOR socket set as I worked around the rack and enclosures.

How I used it in my camper van

I brought the roof light wires and camera cables into a PVC conduit layout. That work included drilled enclosures, threaded fittings, cable glands, solder-seal splices and grouped wiring.

During the small-box stage, I drilled for a male PVC fitting and used a fitting inside as a retaining nut. I routed the camera cable through a gland into a tee and brought the light-wire groups toward the van entry.

A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.
A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.

My review

The wiring project was a sequence of individual connections and routes. The photographs show the intermediate stages, including open boxes and wrapped wire groups, before the remaining covers and conduit joints were finished.

I built the cable route a section at a time, bringing local connections into the larger conduit system.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

The TEKTON set uses a half-inch drive with SAE sockets. The SUNEX set changes to a three-eighths-inch drive and includes SAE and metric sizes, so drive size and size coverage distinguish the choices.

TEKTON SID92006 Impact Socket Set

TEKTON SID92006 Impact Socket Set

This SAE impact-socket set uses a half-inch drive format. The shallow sockets cover a range of hex-fastener sizes in one grouped set.

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SUNEX 3580 Impact Socket Set

SUNEX 3580 Impact Socket Set

This socket assortment uses a three-eighths-inch drive format. Its carrying case groups SAE and metric sockets with extension and joint accessories.

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Questions from my build

What connected the roof equipment to the van entry?

A PVC conduit layout with boxes, fittings and cable glands.

What did I do at the small junction box?

I drilled the box for a threaded PVC fitting and arranged the light-wire connections inside that part of the route.

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