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Hello - just wondering if anyone has successfully attempted a complete replacement of the fuel breather pipes that link the two fuel expansion tanks with the fuel tank? My 85 C reg 1.9 DG petrol van has developed a leak in the breather lines when I fill the tank more than 3/4 full. I guess that to r...

Looks like this glass thickness is 2 or 3mm, certainly no thicker. The overall width of the seal spanning the van body and glass is approx 20mm - it may have shrunk a little with age.

Or is it easier to order the seals from just kampers and hope they are the right ones?

Hello I'm after some advice on what seals to order for the Windows on my van. She's an 85 C reg Holdsworth Villa 3 converted from a panel van. Was going to order from seals direct but noticed there are several different options for the widths of both grooves. Just wondering what others have order in...

Hello - I'm currently running with tungsten bulbs as they're the only ones that fit. So I'm pretty sure I haven't got H4 lenses. I'll check out the links you posted however.

Cheers for now

Hello I'm planning on improving my night illumination by carrying out the headlight relay upgrade (including upgrading the power feed from the battery to the fuse box). I read somewhere in the forum/wiki that my headlight lenses should have 'H4' shown on the front somewhere to indicate that the lens...

Hello
Just wondering if anybody has used plasti-dip or vinyl wrap to change the colour of standard wing mirrors from faded black to something a bit more colourful? I'm thinking of 'pimping' my mirrors to match the bodywork - bright orange. What do you reckon?

Ta for now

hello i managed to get hold of a vernier caliper to measure the actual diameter of the front anti roll bars - they're 21 mm OD. Good job i checked as the offside drop link had sheered just above the lower fixing bolt. just goes to show you've really got to get underneath and a have root around every...

Also - how come the bushes on Custom & commercial / JK are priced below £10 but the Brickwerks equivalent item is priced at £25 and is bright yellow?? different material and quality??

thanks in advance (until i think of another question )

Hello, please could i have the benefit of your experience on all matters front anti roll bar please? i have a September '85 C reg 1.9 DG standard steering and suspension (VIN coding indicates year of build as 1st Aug 85 > 31st Jul 86). straight anti roll bar links. MOT advisory commented that the fr...

hello - well I can't put it off any longer, the threads are well and truly bare. she needs an interior re-upholstery. any recommendations for an upholsterer in the home counties or west midlands that can do the full monty - seats, rock and roll bed, door cards and lining material. cheers in advance ...

hello just wondering if there was a step by step guide available for carrying out the headlamp relay modification? For fear of being told to 'search the wiki' - I have done, and subsequently read, and then re-read, left it for a few months, the re-re-read, it appears there is the half job modificati...

Happy Christmas to one and all The Management has spoken and decreed that the interior of our '85 Holdsworth Villa 3 is in dire need of TLC. Just wondering if anybody could recommend a decent auto re-trim with T25 experience in the Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire/Warwickshire area. TBH 'The Management' ...

hello there just wondering if anybody can recommend a decent level indicator for camping gas cylinders used on hobs in the T25 vans? I've seen the really cheap ones on amazon for about £3, but are they any good? I suppose I could simply judge how heavy the cylinder is when full and gauge it from the...

morning all, couldn't sleep so ?I thought I'd post instead. I had my original steel wheels powder coated a couple of years ago. They were shot blasted first and then treated. A local guy did it for about about £20 per wheel i think. Well two years in and they still looking good i think: IMG_3142 (Me...