Luke's Caravelle

Looking great!

I also have a Caravelle and have completed similar mods, with sockets in the b-pillar, interior tailgate lights and half width slidebox

How did you move the interior lighting circuits? (Courtesy and footwell) to the leisure battery?
Would you be able to advise or reference any resources

Cheers
Tom

More detailed post on moving circuit: Interior Lights On Leisure Battery
 
Hi @at0m, thanks, show us pics of yours! I love the luxury of a Caravelle compared to the other versions, still get a lot of the utility though.

I haven't changed the interior lights yet, it's the next job on the list, along with a load of others!
 
Eli1264 said:
Did you ever get the curtains for your velle
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I ended up fitting the T4 ones. I've given up on the company delivering the correct ones. Actually, they fit fine and were easy to put in. I just need a separate curtain to go behind the drivers seats now as the ones provided were not long enough but I think van-x and the likes do them for about £40 or £50.
 
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After taking the van to a 'trusted' mechanic in the local community - to fix the issues I've been having since fitting my new shocks which turned out to be wrong tie rod ends - the shock shaft has now snapped.

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All I can think is that the useless twits who worked on it didn't tighten the bolt at the top properly and it has popped out and snapped.

Absolutely gutted and not sure what to do next.
 
Turns out that the cowboys put on the wrong shock top bolt, non nyloc, which worked itself loose. Now looking at options to get the van transported back to UK. First quote is too much at £2539 though!!!
 
Thanks @Skyliner33

I just can't believe the level of incompetence of these guys. I don't think that they are qualified in anyway, they just buy a few tools and call themselves mechanics. It's so frustrating. I'm really regretting changing the shocks now; the van is, present problem excepted, all kitted out and ready for adventures but I can't use it because I was sold the wrong tie rod ends and then a "suspension specialist, the best in Naples" didn't put the correct nut back on!
 
Lukavell said:
Thanks @Skyliner33

I just can't believe the level of incompetence of these guys. I don't think that they are qualified in anyway, they just buy a few tools and call themselves mechanics. It's so frustrating. I'm really regretting changing the shocks now; the van is, present problem excepted, all kitted out and ready for adventures but I can't use it because I was sold the wrong tie rod ends and then a "suspension specialist, the best in Naples" didn't put the correct nut back on!
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I agree, it is unbelievable, how careless some places are. Its got to the point now that I do my research, then in most cases, buy the correct tools and do the job myself. That way I know its done right.
 
Skyliner33 said:
I agree, it is unbelievable, how careless some places are. Its got to the point now that I do my research, then in most cases, buy the correct tools and do the job myself. That way I know its done right.
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That's what I tried to do for the exact same reason. The local parts guy, who works on the base, which you'd think would give him some credibility, sold me the wrong tie rod ends which is where it all began. I did a visual check of them side by side and they looked the same to me but apparently they were a few mm too long which threw everything else out. I don't know what or who to believe now. The next mechanic blamed the first and is now ignoring me!

An Italian colleague's brother's friend is a mechanic and he has been asking a few questions to me about the work I've had done and what I'd like doing which seem to suggest he might actually know what he is on about but I'm very reluctant to trust anybody out here with it and really want to get it back in the UK to CRS
 
Lukavell said:
That's what I tried to do for the exact same reason. The local parts guy, who works on the base, which you'd think would give him some credibility, sold me the wrong tie rod ends which is where it all began. I did a visual check of them side by side and they looked the same to me but apparently they were a few mm too long which threw everything else out. I don't know what or who to believe now. The next mechanic blamed the first and is now ignoring me!

An Italian colleague's brother's friend is a mechanic and he has been asking a few questions to me about the work I've had done and what I'd like doing which seem to suggest he might actually know what he is on about but I'm very reluctant to trust anybody out here with it and really want to get it back in the UK to CRS
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Yes, I remember reading about that.Its difficult, once bitten twice shy etc, but there must be some decent mechanics in Italy.
Im 100% sure Chris @CRS Performance will sort you out. I had problems with my air suspension knocking. Anyway, long story short, I took it to a well known Air Company (where the suspension was from) they assured me it was not the suspension and emptied my wallet for the privilege. I took it to Chris, who admitted he had no real knowledge of air suspension, however he diagnosed the problem and fixed it in 20mins. Top guy who really knows his stuff.
 
Skyliner33 said:
Yes, I remember reading about that.Its difficult, once bitten twice shy etc, but there must be some decent mechanics in Italy.
Im 100% sure Chris @CRS Performance will sort you out. I had problems with my air suspension knocking. Anyway, long story short, I took it to a well known Air Company (where the suspension was from) they assured me it was not the suspension and emptied my wallet for the privilege. I took it to Chris, who admitted he had no real knowledge of air suspension, however he diagnosed the problem and fixed it in 20mins. Top guy who really knows his stuff.
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I know Steve will sort it hence wanting to get it to him. Even if I get it fixed by a decent mechanic here, I'd still be planning on driving it back to him for a shakedown.
 
Can you not put a cheapest replacement strut in and drive it back to the UK?
I’m certainly not recommending driving on a broken strut but I did unknowingly drive for some time with a broken rear strut on a car, the only reason I found it was the damper oil had contaminated the brakes.
 
DXX said:
Can you not put a cheapest replacement strut in and drive it back to the UK?
I’m certainly not recommending driving on a broken strut but I did unknowingly drive for some time with a broken rear strut on a car, the only reason I found it was the damper oil had contaminated the brakes.
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In all seriousness, I think something like this will be the best solution. Although the thread is knackered on the top of the shock so I'll need to replace the KONI shock with the OEM, which I thankfully still have and drive back to get it fixed proper.
 
Lukavell said:
In all seriousness, I think something like this will be the best solution. Although the thread is knackered on the top of the shock so I'll need to replace the KONI shock with the OEM, which I thankfully still have and drive back to get it fixed proper.
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If the damper rod is not bent it might be possible to run a thread die down the damaged thread and fit a replacement nut. The threads are normally metric fine not metric standard in my experience.
 
If the damper rod is not bent it might be possible to run a thread die down the damaged thread and fit a replacement nut. The threads are normally metric fine not metric standard in my experience.
Good idea but it's more of a flat spot on one side! I'll put a photo up when I get home.
 
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