What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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Pretty well enforced in London, maybe not in the sticks
That’s the advantage of Candy White…..double yellow lines, indicators, mirrors etc aren’t needed or heeded
It’s pretty easy to tell in decent light , one side just doesn’t look right ( mine is anthracite so maybe easier to tell )
Love those taillights. Saving up for a set.
No interference at all and i have had them on the van for close to a year now. Expensive but well worth it.
I got it fitted at a window tinter in Chester if you are local. If not any good tinter should be able to do this, it works really well. no need to use the blinds anymore.
Machine polish and wax today, made a huge difference…
@Gavinsky23 - I’ve seen a few photos posted of your van. I have to say it’s one of the nicest, cleanest examples! Every colour combination of wheels, side bars, pop top etc compliments the van so well and it’s looks quality!!
Cheers, I do think it’s the best colour but I’d be biased . Just need to sort out the fron grill I think, the 2 sides of the mid grille in grey don’t look quite right
Which alloys / size do you have on your T6? They're smart and painting the callipers is next on my to do list
They are Audi TTRS twist replicas. Not sure where they are from but I bought them through our converter. They are 20” but tyres are 275/40 which are too big on the front - will replace to correct size once they have worn a bit more and get some decent tyres - was hard to justify when they we’re brand new
Busy van day - lovely weather for it too. Finally stopped dithering and ordered (earlier this week) some Climair Dark wind deflectors and fitted 'em today. Was on the fence between the smoked and dark variety. In the end the choice was taken out of my hands as Vanstyle only had the dark version in stock, and I wanted them this week. V. happy with the dark 'uns as it turns out - fits well with the gloss black wheels, grilles, sidebars theme. And they're not too dark from the inside - not a solid black, just a dark smoke 
First thing I did was remove the Climair Sport stickers, they looked naff - took longer to do that than fit the damn things, lol. Back of a thumb nail and some white spirit did the job, with zero scratches. They fit great - no clips in the window seal, so the windows seal tight and absolutely zero whistling or wind noise. Thanks @JOG for the photos you PM'd me re: the bracket fitting - managed to get a tidy fit by pushing the lower edge of the 'flector up to the A pillar and into the window. Recommend.
Excuse the bin in the background, should have moved that before taking the pic...
Fitting the bracket was a doddle - just needs a 1mm drill bit pilot hole (the screw is ruddy tiny - don't worry about it, if you want to reverse, a tiny bit of Sugru will blank the hole, pretty much invisibly). Push up and in (@JOG, fill yer boots pal
) to get the bracket nice and tight into the A pillar and jobs a good 'un.
Then spent the rest of the day giving the van a ruddy good winter decon wash (including iron fall-out and tar removal stages), followed by a full polish with Autoglym SRP (by hand, need to get myself a DA, my shoulder's gonna ache tomorrow), then 3 hours waxing with AG HD paste wax (again using the old school method - bloody good wax BTW). All in all a very therapeutic Buddhist Zen time day, and very happy with the reflections the paint is showing
Wax on....
Wax off (Mr Miagi would be proud, lol)...
Time for a beer...
First thing I did was remove the Climair Sport stickers, they looked naff - took longer to do that than fit the damn things, lol. Back of a thumb nail and some white spirit did the job, with zero scratches. They fit great - no clips in the window seal, so the windows seal tight and absolutely zero whistling or wind noise. Thanks @JOG for the photos you PM'd me re: the bracket fitting - managed to get a tidy fit by pushing the lower edge of the 'flector up to the A pillar and into the window. Recommend.
Excuse the bin in the background, should have moved that before taking the pic...
Fitting the bracket was a doddle - just needs a 1mm drill bit pilot hole (the screw is ruddy tiny - don't worry about it, if you want to reverse, a tiny bit of Sugru will blank the hole, pretty much invisibly). Push up and in (@JOG, fill yer boots pal
) to get the bracket nice and tight into the A pillar and jobs a good 'un. Then spent the rest of the day giving the van a ruddy good winter decon wash (including iron fall-out and tar removal stages), followed by a full polish with Autoglym SRP (by hand, need to get myself a DA, my shoulder's gonna ache tomorrow), then 3 hours waxing with AG HD paste wax (again using the old school method - bloody good wax BTW). All in all a very therapeutic Buddhist Zen time day, and very happy with the reflections the paint is showing
Wax on....
Wax off (Mr Miagi would be proud, lol)...
Time for a beer...
Worthy of a beer, well doneBusy van day - lovely weather for it too. Finally stopped dithering and ordered (earlier this week) some Climair Dark wind deflectors and fitted 'em today. Was on the fence between the smoked and dark variety. In the end the choice was taken out of my hands as Vanstyle only had the dark version in stock, and I wanted them this week. V. happy with the dark 'uns as it turns out - fits well with the gloss black wheels, grilles, sidebars theme. And they're not too dark from the inside - not a solid black, just a dark smoke
First thing I did was remove the Climair Sport stickers, they looked naff - took longer to do that than fit the damn things, lol. Back of a thumb nail and some white spirit did the job, with zero scratches. They fit great - no clips in the window seal, so the windows seal tight and absolutely zero whistling or wind noise. Thanks @JOG for the photos you PM'd me re: the bracket fitting - managed to get a tidy fit by pushing the lower edge of the 'flector up to the A pillar and into the window. Recommend.
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Excuse the bin in the background, should have moved that before taking the pic...
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Fitting the bracket was a doddle - just needs a 1mm drill bit pilot hole (the screw is ruddy tiny - don't worry about it, if you want to reverse, a tiny bit of Sugru will blank the hole, pretty much invisibly). Push up and in (@JOG, fill yer boots pal
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Then spent the rest of the day giving the van a ruddy good winter decon wash (including iron fall-out and tar removal stages), followed by a full polish with Autoglym SRP (by hand, need to get myself a DA, my shoulder's gonna ache tomorrow), then 3 hours waxing with AG HD paste wax (again using the old school method - bloody good wax BTW). All in all a very therapeutic Buddhist Zen time day, and very happy with the reflections the paint is showing
Wax on....
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Wax off (Mr Miagi would be proud, lol)...
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Time for a beer...
