What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[Pete C]

In my experience, many tyre fitters don’t understand the technical side of what they do.
Equally there are many good ones.

Pete

 

[david173]

In my experience, many tyre fitters don’t understand the technical side of what they do.
Equally there are many good ones.

Pete

I've done some digging on here and seems others have experienced the same thing. All correct load ratings so i'm not concerned

 

[Ayjay]

@david173. There's a website that often been mentioned on here (can't remember the name) where you can input different tyre sizes and it will tell you the effect on the speedo.

 

[david173]

@david173. There's a website that often been mentioned on here (can't remember the name) where you can input different tyre sizes and it will tell you the effect on the speedo.

thanks, came out at -0.07% difference! guess they were chatting the you know what

 

[Jimmmmy]

Eyebrows looking mean, I would be quite frightened seeing this in my rear view mirror.

 

[Ayjay]

Why?

 

[Jimmmmy]

EVIL LOOKING VAN......OK perhaps its only me...lol

 

[JOG]

Why?

Because he was driving it at the time? I’d find it scary if I saw the van I was driving in my rear view mirror!!!

 

[DanTK]

A simple addition today of floor mat and door liners from Rugs for Bugs.

 

[dubber36]

A simple addition today of floor mat and door liners from Rugs for Bugs.

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I've got rugs for bugs over factory carpet. I found it moved around, so I fitted some OEM clips to fit onto the factory pegs. Once you have worked out where the clips need to be, a pound coin is the same size and the holes you need to cut.

 

[t6blo]

Despite being exactly the same setup with my passenger captains seat and B pillar mounted table as my last van, I am having issues this time around - seems like such a ball ache to fit the table and swivel the seat and then I’m stuck outside and can’t get in to the passenger seat from outside as the table is blocking it - last van was twin slider so I could get in from drivers slider and slide over into passenger seat.

Might have to rethink the table - ideally it needs to be mounted behind drivers seat and extend across to be useful for us sitting opposite each other on passenger side or the leg needs to come up in middle of van behind handbrake somehow.

Any suggestions?

 

[T6ARF]

Fitted 4 new Michelin Cross Climate 2, 235/55/R17 103Y XL on to my Devonports. Got them from black circles at £138 a corner fitted at my local shop.

Warning rant below:
However, I had a massive lecture from the fitters for several reasons,
1) because they were different size to the original continental 215/60/R17s on there, however 235/55/R17 is a also a VW size for that exact alloy, its even on the door sticker!

2) apparent the new size would throw the speedo out, the abs wouldn't like it and the ACC radar would need re calibration??

3) They are car tyres not van tyres, even though they are correctly load rated for my T30. I even called Michelin technical before I ordered to ask what the difference was between the Agilis Cross Climate vs Cross Climate 2, obviously the Agilis is rated 109 vs 103 but both sufficient for T30. All they could advise was one was for van and other for cars however if the load rating is sufficient surely this is the important bit?? The Agillis has added kerbing protection etc and I get it if your running a large crafter or somthing similar but the tyre doesn't know what its attached to, and you why would one be fine for a 3 ton Range Rover but not for a 3 ton van??

Am I missing something here???

anyway pictures here, because we all like pictures. (excuse the dirty van, shameful I know)

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What an absolute load of rubbish from the tyre fitters (jobs worth)!

Fantastic tyres…. good size and I’m sure you wouldn’t ever know any difference…. 0.25mm on the diameter…. come on!?

I bet you’ll notice the positive difference with the comfort? Good purchase that man @david173

 

[Jimmmmy]

Them mats are well worth the money from whoever you get them, gotta save the stock ones.

 

[Long tall John]

Fitted 4 new Michelin Cross Climate 2, 235/55/R17 103Y XL on to my Devonports. Got them from black circles at £138 a corner fitted at my local shop.

Warning rant below:
However, I had a massive lecture from the fitters for several reasons,
1) because they were different size to the original continental 215/60/R17s on there, however 235/55/R17 is a also a VW size for that exact alloy, its even on the door sticker!

2) apparent the new size would throw the speedo out, the abs wouldn't like it and the ACC radar would need re calibration??

3) They are car tyres not van tyres, even though they are correctly load rated for my T30. I even called Michelin technical before I ordered to ask what the difference was between the Agilis Cross Climate vs Cross Climate 2, obviously the Agilis is rated 109 vs 103 but both sufficient for T30. All they could advise was one was for van and other for cars however if the load rating is sufficient surely this is the important bit?? The Agillis has added kerbing protection etc and I get it if your running a large crafter or somthing similar but the tyre doesn't know what its attached to, and you why would one be fine for a 3 ton Range Rover but not for a 3 ton van??

Am I missing something here???

anyway pictures here, because we all like pictures. (excuse the dirty van, shameful I know)

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Presumably your previous tires were 107 rating? Do you find them more comfortable?

 

[david173]

What an absolute load of rubbish from the tyre fitters (jobs worth)!

Fantastic tyres…. good size and I’m sure you wouldn’t ever know any difference…. 0.25mm on the diameter…. come on!?

I bet you’ll notice the positive difference with the comfort? Good purchase that man @david173

Presumably your previous tires were 107 rating? Do you find them more comfortable?

Thank you.
yes old ones were 107 i believe, factory fit continental van contact 200s

I have only done a short distance on the michelins so hard to comment on comfort without being placebo. They should be as the added width and lower psi should make them so.

The van started its life on 205 skinny claytons so definitely better than those!

Running cross climates on my wifes tiguan for a while now and been really impressed with them so should run well on the van too

 

[DanTK]

I've got rugs for bugs over factory carpet. I found it moved around, so I fitted some OEM clips to fit onto the factory pegs. Once you have worked out where the clips need to be, a pound coin is the same size and the holes you need to cut.

Cheers for the tip. Will see how I get on. Seemed a decent fit from the off but time will tell.

 

[Chris Sherwood]

Fitted stronger struts so my tailgate stays open with the bike rack fitted.

 

[Chris Sherwood]

Replaced the handle on my bike rack as the old one was faded. Love that Thule sell spare parts!

 

[Sparkyis]

Got my DMF replaced in my 204 DSG……what a magical difference! The van has been juddering in low revs for the last year which has been doing my head in and just got really clattery on tick over. Eventually left it in with MOT coming up and half- shredded serpentine belt…. Haven’t therefore been driving it for a few weeks.
Serpentine belt replaced- none got into the cam belt which is great and gear changes and drive at all rev levels are now SOOOO smooth! Now sounds lovely on tick over rather than a bag of spanner’s being jangled!
A grand well spent for the belt and DMF all fitted inc vat so I’m a happy, smooth, quiet driver again!

 

[Texxaco]

Cleaned the wheels, cleaned the interior, oh and fitted a OEM new wiper motor as the wipers kept stopping mid wipe, then starting again. Scary in the torrential rain we have been having.