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by 2020mad
23 May 2012, 11:04
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: starter motor, wrong one supplied or something else?
Replies: 0
Views: 741

starter motor, wrong one supplied or something else?

Hi yesterday i returned a faulty starter motor to GSF because i had had problems with it sticking and was well indside warrenty, i decided as i had a bit more spending money than i did before christmas i would pay out a bit more and upgrade to a german quality starter other than the cheap of the she...
by 2020mad
17 May 2012, 15:19
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!
Replies: 3080
Views: 3072841

Re: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

There will always be some difference in colour shades with different batch codes. Hence the reason why cov recommends 2x tins of rustolem so you have some over for touching up. It's a shame that yours didn't match, how bad is it? absolutly shocking, am going to take some pictures tonight and send t...
by 2020mad
17 May 2012, 12:44
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!
Replies: 3080
Views: 3072841

Re: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

I decided to get a couple of cans of aerosol combi colour to spray in a few of the hard to reach bits, ended up spraying the b piller and front drivers arch, got a way better finish than using a roller with a much better shine, however i also ended up with a 2 tone van now as colour is a completly d...
by 2020mad
03 May 2012, 14:49
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: bumpers
Replies: 3
Views: 916

Re: bumpers

mine passed without 10 months ago
by 2020mad
23 Apr 2012, 08:54
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!
Replies: 3080
Views: 3072841

Re: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

After spending the easter weekend carefully hand sanding van with 1500 grit then hand cutting i had found that i could still not get any shine out of my paint :( I had a lovely shine after the first few coats...and then decided on a final coat and am now wishing I hadn't as it's patchy and the shin...
by 2020mad
20 Apr 2012, 10:14
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Tailgate Leak
Replies: 13
Views: 2261

Re: Tailgate Leak

metalmick8y wrote:catch adjusts and also adjust the 2 stops at both bottom corners
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Ok cool, cheers for that will take a look over weekend.
by 2020mad
19 Apr 2012, 11:50
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Tailgate Leak
Replies: 13
Views: 2261

Re: Tailgate Leak

Scofields seals work well, only problem i have now is while its so new i have trubble closing rear lid as wont shut properly and have to give a few slams which i dont like doing. can i adjust tailgate catches at all ? or wait till seal beds in a bit more.
by 2020mad
13 Apr 2012, 09:57
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!
Replies: 3080
Views: 3072841

Re: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

Hi Covkid.
Did first coat june last year, second one early september and the final one in feb when we had that mini heatwave for a just over a week.
by 2020mad
13 Apr 2012, 08:38
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!
Replies: 3080
Views: 3072841

Re: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

After spending the easter weekend carefully hand sanding van with 1500 grit then hand cutting i had found that i could still not get any shine out of my paint :( thought it was because was not using a polisher like in dvd, so decided to go out and buy one to speed up job, 4 1/2 hours later on the fr...
by 2020mad
02 Apr 2012, 08:29
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!
Replies: 3080
Views: 3072841

Re: Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

So i am ready for the final part of my paint job the finishing, have done 3 coats and sanded inbetween each one. the final coat has been on a month and have been pushing out of garage a couple of times to get some heat through the paint on the hot days. My question is final prep, on the dvd it shows...
by 2020mad
21 Mar 2012, 13:07
Forum: Wheels & Tyres
Topic: 91 load rated tyres high enough to put on front of my t3?
Replies: 4
Views: 2423

Re: 91 load rated tyres high enough to put on front of my t3?

Sorry put a typo ment 195-50-16 or 195-55-16 :(
by 2020mad
21 Mar 2012, 12:05
Forum: Wheels & Tyres
Topic: 91 load rated tyres high enough to put on front of my t3?
Replies: 4
Views: 2423

91 load rated tyres high enough to put on front of my t3?

Hi i wanted to know if a 91 load rating would be enough to put on the front of my t3, 1.6 d bus as most weight is up the back and have 100 load rated tyres on there, any advice? the reason for this is cannot find any 195-50-16 or 195-65-16 in a higher spec, with i would need to fit in front arches. ...
by 2020mad
01 Mar 2012, 15:35
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: door handle for mot
Replies: 13
Views: 2154

Re: door handle for mot

If handle is visiably broken it could fail, if it was removed completly and just taped over it wont fail.
by 2020mad
01 Mar 2012, 12:22
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: changing steering column bushes
Replies: 4
Views: 927

Re: changing steering column bushes

Cruz wrote:Iirc you can undo the 4 bolts holding the bottom coupling and remove that part of the column. You may then be able to push out the old bushes.

will find out tonight, will take some pictures to help others if it works.

thanks again.
by 2020mad
29 Feb 2012, 14:01
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: changing steering column bushes
Replies: 4
Views: 927

Re: changing steering column bushes

It was the top hat bushes i was talking about Cruz, thanks for link had a good look there earlier and another link i think of yours but picture would not open. was really hoping not to have to take column off or loosen and was hoping by taking out steering donut at floor level this would give me eno...