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by Thaistupot
19 Apr 2011, 17:40
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Steuergerat?
Replies: 4
Views: 831

Re: Steuergerat?

That's the one. I'm removing the heater because it tried to kill us last week (electrical fire). Will it affect any other bits if i remove the steuergerat?

Thanks
by Thaistupot
19 Apr 2011, 11:44
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Steuergerat?
Replies: 4
Views: 831

Steuergerat?

My imported westy has this device under the back seat labelled 'steuergerat', does anyone one know what it does?
by Thaistupot
18 Apr 2011, 19:15
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Disaster narrowly averted...FIRE!
Replies: 2
Views: 592

Re: Disaster narrowly averted...FIRE!

its a 1989 westfalia poptop, imported from germany so a lot of the gizmos (electric and gas) are a bit different + labelled in german. Does the steuergerat control only the heating and therefor okay to remove? or is it more important than that? when we hooked the van up the circuit-breaker kept popp...
by Thaistupot
18 Apr 2011, 18:52
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Disaster narrowly averted...FIRE!
Replies: 2
Views: 592

Disaster narrowly averted...FIRE!

Hi guys, We took our new (to us) van for it's first overnighter the other day, to hook it up and see what worked and what didn't etc.. I turned on the heating switch by the back seat, nothing happened so I forgot about it. 5 minutes later there was smoke billowing out from behind the panel. The wiri...
by Thaistupot
26 Feb 2011, 12:17
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Swivel seats
Replies: 3
Views: 785

Re: Swivel seats

Thanks for the help, Ive got them to rotate now. The passenger side is good but the driver's side is a pain in the backside (handbrake and steering wheel get in the way). Both are very stiff, guess i'll need to have a look at the swivel device underneath.
by Thaistupot
25 Feb 2011, 20:00
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Swivel seats
Replies: 3
Views: 785

Re: Swivel seats

Hi,
There is the usual runner handle underneath at the front, and a small ring-like handle below that which pulls out with a click (but doesn't seem to do anything) - am i looking in the right place?
Thanks
by Thaistupot
25 Feb 2011, 19:47
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Swivel seats
Replies: 3
Views: 785

Swivel seats



This is really newbie ( Ive had my van for 3 hours now) but...
How do you make the front seats swivel round?

Thanks