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ermie571 wrote:Elite VW in Basildon

Thanks ermie.

Footprint wrote:Another recommendation for Riverside in Charlton.

I know a couple of the boys in there and as said above there's a few VW enthusiasts there too.

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Will chase it up. thank you.

Ring Dave at Megabug in Plumbstead and ask him, they know if people are decnt or not. There are a couple of people round there. You could also have a look in the back of Volksworld mag as there are a couple of places like walhouse autos in erith. You could also try Kwik As motor engineers in limeho...

edoh wrote:https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Ga ... fic#London
west London?

Hi, thanks for the reply, West London is a bit of a ssshlep from where i am but thanks for the info mate.

Hi all. Happy new yaer.

I have just moved to Beckenham (South East London/Kent border) and looking to see if anyone knows a good, honest,
reliable, local, independent mechanic who knows his/her T25's........

Any suggestions guys?

Dave

Thanks guys, i shal have a look and see whats there.

Thanks again

Dave

Thanks everyone for your responses.

Pre dash out check? - Correct amp fuse? Fuse holder - clean tight connection? Short circuit? - Dr haynes he say - ''normally caused by a breakdown in wiring insulation which allows a feed wire to touch either another wire or an earthed component such as the bodyshell. A short circuit fault will nor...

The motor Is almost certainly seizing (fairly common) and most on here just pull dash and fit a new motor or as I did, remove dash and spray some WD40 in there. I had the same problem until in got in there and cleaned things up. A new motor isn't that expensive. Available on ebay. Hey thanks for th...

Hi all (and a happy new year to everyone) A few little things have just come up with my litle van Priscilla. One of the important things is that the heater has packed in? I dug out the beloved haynes book and located the the fuse for the heating system. Thought this should have been a doddle even fo...

Hi All and xmas greetings.

Does anyone know the best place to get a good quality set of floor mats for a T25?

Thanks

Dave

HI Guys

Just picking some more brains. On the plate at the passenger door it lists 2 tyre pressures for the van. 1 i would presume is the reccomended psi and the other is reinforced pressure? Is there a correct pressure for the vans? I have a 2ltr autohomes kameo.


Thanks

Hi all, looking for some info. Last Saturday i went for a spin in the can (a 1989 autohomes kameo) and the engine was making a right old tapping noise, tappets maybe. I was a bit worried but after about 15 minutes of driving the noise disappeared? Can anyone shed light on this? Thanks in advance Dave

Ola I have an Autohomes conversion (1989) and a few of the doors inside the van are a little tired. Is there anywhere, maybe autohomes themselves? where i could get my hands on some new doors that would be the same as the ones on the vans or is this a stupid question where you are all now on the flo...

slobbo wrote:Take a picture and send it to me I may have what you need. I have a fridge I kept for spares under the house. Can't remember what model it is though.

Hey thanks rob, i will send a pic to you in the next few days........ Fingers crossed.

Dave