Show us yer GLASSES !

As some of you know when we got our Nuevo the wine glasses were absent.
We managed to find some nice glasses which seem to fit well in the rack, but curious to know how these compare to the original glasses supplied by Autosleepers?



Is the cabinet where we have the TV... a TV cabinet or a cocktail cabinet?
We enquired about a TV arm in order to mount our TV in the cabinet, but Allan at AS parts informed us it's actually a cocktail cabinet? yet there are sockets & a TV point here

We got a lightweight aluminum TV arm, but I'm reluctant to fit it as I suspect it will have to be bolted through the cabinet sides in order to support the TV sufficiently!
Even then I'm not totally convinced so may leave it freestanding on the shelf, secured with a piece of velcro which seems to do the trick

CC

Your glasses dont look as though they hold as much wine as the originals !!, which will keep you fit topping them up more frequently

A bit small for our tastes (or lack thereof) but horses for courses. Prefer the bottle sized ones personally but they'll only fit in the rack if you break them first, which is a bit self defeating. Some low life nicked ours before we got the van so use plastic ones now....

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OK guys lets see yer Auto-Sleeper glasses... no more spectacles please

Beginning to think I maybe should have posted this in the "Silly Gang" thread now

For the record we use plastic goblet-shaped "glasses", because we found that whatever we use they don't stay clipped in and plastic at least won't break...

As for the TV, the aerial socket etc in our Windsor are adjacent to the cocktail cabinet etc, but there's no way I want to sit facing a TV that's sitting in that space, whether in the cabinet or on the shelf. There's nothing comfortable to lean against at t'other end of the van. So I bought a swivel wall bracket, screwed the mounting plate to the wooden bulkhead behind the passenger seat (its plenty solid enough), the swivel arm is permanently fixed to the back of the TV and it's the work of a moment to lift TV and arm from the wall plate and stow it securely. All that was needed was an extension co-ax cable routed under the nearside settee. The wall plate is unobtrusive enough, and we can now watch telly reclining in splendour on the settees. Almost all the vans I've seen have the TV at the rear of the van; I assume that you're supposed to watch either from the swivelled front seats (if you have them), or sitting bolt upright on the settees.

Tony

Hi Tony

I note AS do mount their TV's on the bulkheads but we like the idea of the TV being concealed and out of site when not in use, (absolutely hate cables and wires being visible - pet hate of mine) the cabinet serves this purpose well for us by hiding everything out sight. We also find we can sit on the opposite bench seat and watch the TV fine, otherwise if needed it can be lifted out and sat on the worktop.

Just struck me as being odd that AS call this a cocktail cabinet.. yet it has a coax socket and two mains socket built into it.. most pics we have seen others seem to have a TV fitted within the unit and I just presumed this was it's purpose, if we didn't use it for the TV I don't have a clue what else we would use it for as I cant really see it being much use for anything else anyway, and not quite sure of it's usefulness as a cocktail cabinet either

Anyway.... is no one going to show their Auto-Sleeper glasses?

As is the case for several others on this and similar forums, a light fingered previous owner removed the original glasses from our Nuevo before selling it on (it’s had 4 previous owners). Although we do have perfectly adequate alternatives it would be nice to be able to replace like for like. I presume that Autosleeper still supply these in new vans but their supplier seems to be a closely guarded secret (I’ve tried contacting them a couple of times but they haven’t replied). The originals must occasionally get broken so are replacements available? Has anyone had any joy sourcing replacements from AS or the original supplier, ebay etc?

They are simple Crystal d'Arques wine glasses. Someone was selling a set on ebay last week for £25 , they sold but here's the ad so you can see they look like


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166785737989?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-DxItoKgQVK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=bYK-mzk7TVG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

As a light fingered previous owner, I am able to tell you that the glasses are of the Cristal D'Arques brand - confirmed by Paul - and not exclusive to AS. You should be able to track some down.

What a coincidence this old thread has just resurfaced!
I put mine in a cupboard the day after I bought my van in 2018 and they have remained there ever since. I have literally just got in from reinstalling them in the van as the adverts for my van sale went live last night.
They haven’t been listed in the adverts but if the going rate is only £25 then I think it would be more beneficial to surprise a potential new owner.
Sorry, not much help but good luck finding some.

As all 3 of our vans have been p/ex'd I didn’t consider leaving items like the glasses was worthwhile and discovered the dealers don’t expect to find them. Granted, it’s a bit different if you’re selling privately. We now have a full set of a dozen glasses.

Set of 6 on Ebay inc P & P £24.49

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164397829787?var=464024405760&epid=6012817749&itmmeta=01HZSRR6RPHDMQ137Y5C42GT88&hash=item2646dfce9b%3Ag%3AXgMAAOSwTVtfa2c%7E&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4ABW9A9cwv7Gno9R6KOdZaeSmYF6b%2BDoZIEH7LkBVphYtMCqFdK16ej2Q1SfOze1kxl0ACJkqCBD34bW7F5A2ZS4GGMb3vnEA%2FNloBdczKf4At8v4CHt0RDQPWER5RZN94Gk9VdnYKawALmvO7et%2FoiC%2FWdeeNjbibBkHNV8eZlxE1Ob6xmWIdpMYyhALgAQb0iTf7w8FR4cD%2FCZIUrl8XgKsduWzXpxY9av08TWQBd%2BCUXLI5talJBesBHxeMlaNg2jpI85%2FXa2a6mtYcKbQOdmCQZKQ0lyVljDlxSvuJAI%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7zs4Lj-Yw&LH_ItemCondition=3&edge=1

Tinwheeler wrote:As all 3 of our vans have been p/ex'd I didn’t consider leaving items like the glasses was worthwhile and discovered the dealers don’t expect to find them. Granted, it’s a bit different if you’re selling privately. We now have a full set of a dozen glasses.

Wouldn't it have been cheaper to buy a dozen glasses, rather than three mohos

Bilbobaggins wrote:
Wouldn't it have been cheaper to buy a dozen glasses, rather than three mohos

Shucks! I never thought of that 

Mine look the same as Tinwheeler's but still have a label on the base and ECLAT engraved on the underside.  They have never been used and have been stored with the rest of our wine glasses at home, hence the labels still on them.  Like Tinwheeler, when we sell the van I am sure we will keep the glasses if only as a souvenir.  We have 2 far more practical chunky perspex wine glasses in the motorhome which stack very efficiently in our 4 Marquis mugs!  We have had them years and are showing their age but the wine tastes just as well from them.

Our current Broadway EB of course the wine glasses had been removed… But when we traded in our Broadway EL we removed our wine glasses simply because the dealer screwed us down on the price by reducing the price they’d agreed by 3k on the day of exchange, they told us to remove anything we wanted too so we reluctantly took out the glasses, otherwise they’d have stayed for the next owner like we’ve done on previous vans.

We have a cupboard full which all have there space

Just checked and mine are the same as Caramans - Eclat.