What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[Cuffy]

Dropped the old girl at the garage, potential steering rack replacement required

 

[t6blo]

Managed to fit the roof bars after the replacement arrived today to correct my issue with one of the bits of threaded bar

Solar panel (and whole van actually) needs a wash now

 

[Molldog]

Gave the Bluebus a good wash today as it was dusty and in preparation for its first service tomorrow. 2 yrs old already!
Also spruced up inside with a good vaccing.
I always assume the garage will be more careful with a well turned out van???

 

[5n0wb0mb3r]

Popped into Bognor Motors for a service and ended up spending £2k on service, breaks, engine mount, alternator and bumper refitting.

 

[alex_p]

Popped into Bognor Motors for a service and ended up spending £2k on service, breaks, engine mount, alternator and bumper refitting.

Would have been at least £2500 anywhere else, so you really saved £500, and you could have gone to a cowboy who’d have done far more damage than good - I reckon you should treat yourself for all the savings you made!

 

[5n0wb0mb3r]

Would have been at least £2500 anywhere else, so you really saved £500, and you could have gone to a cowboy who’d have done far more damage than good - I reckon you should treat yourself for all the savings you made!

Very true. Was just hoping to pay for a service and have some of my budget left for carpet lining etc.

 

[t6blo]

Washed it, then drove it down Sarfend seafront for a picnic lunch and briefly stopped next to another black Kombi we saw in the car park for a snap.

(I wasn’t parked before the parking police aka wannabe traffic wardens pipe up )

 

[5n0wb0mb3r]

Stripped, sprayed and reassembled the bike rack at the weekend.

 

[hunta]

Stripped, sprayed and reassembled the bike rack at the weekend.
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Looks amazing . Was the strip down / reassembly tricky?

 

[t6blo]

Stripped, sprayed and reassembled the bike rack at the weekend.
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Looks awesome - never understood why they don’t offer a black one

 

[5n0wb0mb3r]

Looks amazing . Was the strip down / reassembly tricky?

Thanks dude.
It wasnt too bad to be fair. Is cleaned it down gave it a few coats of etch primer then 3 coats of black.
Not sure how long it'll last, but i put some silicone lube on the moving plastic parts, to try and reduce scratching / marking.

 

[Deleth]

Magnetic signs designed by my daughter for when we go caravaning. The wife loves butterflies.

 

[George_T6]

Fitted veeman fs34's. I resisted 20's for 3 mouths since buying the van...

 

[Bav]

Fitted veeman fs34's. I resisted 20's for 3 mouths since buying the van...View attachment 201839

Resistance is futile.

 

[t6blo]

Resistance is futile.

It is with a Transporter

 

[drinfinity]

Vdubs mudflaps on the front. The supplied plug was a little too small to hold in the hole for the outboard screw. Eventually found a combination of screws and plugs that held. Let’s see if it’s still there after tomorrow’s trip.

 

[kg1709]

After reading the advice on here from members with similar staggered wheel setups e.g. @Bigsidavies , decided to replace the front 275/40/20's with 245/45/20. The difference it makes to the steering is very noticable, more precise and the look is the same. No more rubbing on full lock either.

 

[BenT5]

Fitted my @CRS Performance uprated B14 rear springs. Pretty straight forward on the drive. Disconnected the ARB to make life easier. That was the hardest part.
Seems to drive better on a quick spin. Ride height is 15mm higher than before though and not sure I cba to alter it now it's all back together. It did sit lower at the back anyway.

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Looks good but the easiest way to change the rear springs is to jack up both sides at the same time and just undo the single bolt at the bottom of each shock into the hub. The whole rear arm then swings down.

 

[PaulR83]

Looks good but the easiest way to change the rear springs is to jack up both sides at the same time and just undo the single bolt at the bottom of each shock into the hub. The whole rear arm then swings down.

Agreed, if I have to adjust again I'd probably do it that way. Although I do have to disconnect the LED level sensor which is connected to the ARB bracket anyway.

 

[Bynxy]

Fitted a Vox Pro mirror and camera to my van and wow what a fantastic service connected support like is says to do on the mirror listing on amazon to get the correct bracket as the VW T6 Transporter mount is a complicated bracket and is not one of the standard mounts they pack with the mirror which is understandable. The new mount came really quick which was all part of the advertised service and included in the original price.

It even accepts the housing from the orgional mirror to hide the mounting on the window, so it all looks like it came straight out the factory really pleased how it looks and works