What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Carista delivered and that annoying Km per hour removed. Took me nearly 3 years to get round to doing it. Also needle sweep is quite cool !
What have you done with the relays?
I'd like to relocate mine. However I have a westfalia towbar control unit in that space too.
Mine’s got a Kiravans swivel, so they’re located under the rubber floor, under the swivel plate. I took the plastic relay carrier off some time ago and have only just got round to taking the studs off.
Love the Canteras, looks. Much better.
just need to find a set for mine that don’t cost stupid money now.....
@Big.mac - the thing that can make a set of Cantaras expensive, is the fact the standard tyres, when fitted to an Amarok are too big a rolling radius, so you have to take them off, sell them and put the money towards tyres that have a rolling radius that makes the T6 speedo read correct.
For mine, the standard brand new 255/55/19 Bridgestone Duellers were removed, sold for £275.00 on Ebay and new 245/45/19's bought and fitted.
Looking at prices of 2nd hand Cantaras over the last 18 months, they do seem to have crept up a bit, though.
Good luck with buying a set, they do make a big difference to running standard wheels, but still keeping it OEM.
The only thing for a further improvement that I wanted to do, was install a set of the magic, floating (dynamic??) centre caps, but unfortunately, they don't fit the Cantara alloy.
Like the look of that splitter. Could you take a photo side on ground level looking at where it finishes by the wheel arch please.....if it ain't to much trouble
Like the look of that splitter. Could you take a photo side on ground level looking at where it finishes by the wheel arch please.....if it ain't to much trouble
Thank you......where did you get it?
Been meaning to do this for a longtime.
The idea is to give some privacy when out in the kayak for changing into and out of my wet suit. Also a bit of extra privacy if having a quick doze in the back when on a tour.
Very easy, and cost about £15 including the curtains, which are a bit thin but do the job when looking in from outside.
Next job is to get a heavier tint on the windows, once we're out of lockdown.
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After seeing this post, I had to go out to the van, sort out the rear seat belt and adjust the flaps on the pockets so they were even.
The good thing is, I didn't notice it when I was fitting the curtains so my OCD seems to be mellowing, or I was too occupied with my handy work.
The table is what it is. I can't get it level and fit where it does. Sometimes, I just have to learn to cope.
The idea is to give some privacy when out in the kayak for changing into and out of my wet suit. Also a bit of extra privacy if having a quick doze in the back when on a tour.
Very easy, and cost about £15 including the curtains, which are a bit thin but do the job when looking in from outside.
Next job is to get a heavier tint on the windows, once we're out of lockdown.
Edit,
After seeing this post, I had to go out to the van, sort out the rear seat belt and adjust the flaps on the pockets so they were even.
The good thing is, I didn't notice it when I was fitting the curtains so my OCD seems to be mellowing, or I was too occupied with my handy work.
The table is what it is. I can't get it level and fit where it does. Sometimes, I just have to learn to cope.
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Gave the rail brackets a de rust and a coat of hammerite.
Then a quick polish of the bars and refitted now I don’t have bronze wheels on.
Then a quick polish of the bars and refitted now I don’t have bronze wheels on.
Is it a pain to remove the bars......never looked at mine if I'm honest and they are in dire need of polishing and the brackets need a lick of paint as you have done.
The bars are really easy. 1 bolt at each end. 10mins max to get both off.
the brackets are pretty easy but a bit more time consuming as you need to release the outer edges of the undertrays.
Criminal I know but it's an eBay special. I picked it up for just over £70 with a eBay 10% offer GLOSS BLACK FRONT SPLITTER SPOILER LIP FOR VW T6 TRANSPORTER 2015+ ABS TYPE 2 | eBay
For what it's worth, I've fitted one in my camper and it was a very easy job (but you must have the correct size spline bits). I also made and fitted the back board - again easy. In my case, I downloaded the drawing from the Vankraft website but some of the numbers were a bit indistinct so I made a template out of a sheet of cardboard (from a large box), got that exact and then cut a sheet of hardboard from it (which only cost about £4 IIRC). There's a useful video on the Vankraft website on how to fit the bracket. IMHO (and that of 'er indoors) it transforms the seat and is money very well spent.
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