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hi,
I use luckwell garage on hartcliff way £35 quid and specialise in vw (mainly t4 and cars )and are able to accommodate hi top and know about niggles
with older vans ... also if does fail theres a bodyshop and auto electrician in same place
good luck

hi all, i'm after some guidance on fitting these and generally whether anyone has them fitted and are they any good??? just purchased them on flea bay and chap bought off says hes got everything to fit them as they came off his but after reading info on tinternet im now confused ...wiki says et 30-3...

if its not had a good run for a while it'll be suffering from tappet drain ,hydraulic tappet drain themselves of oil in protest at not being driven regular.... so yes will sound rough but could be hiding something take it for 7-8 mile test drive and if after that all should sound sweet

had a few area that wasn't sure how to finish and went for the fold 20mm back creating soft edge to butt up against seal approach

i think for panel to window 5mm -2mm think they do a 3mm -1.6mm but they to narrow and small(tried and tested ), i had abit of a mare with louvre window and ended up using 3mm-3mm seal then bought lenght of 25mmx1.25mm neoprene strip to make up the difference and glued to the inside of frame and pan...

is it a panel van or caravelle? if its panel van youll have a lip inside that its possible to finish with some knock on edging giving a nice pro finish.... 8) behind the cupboards .... well mine is a leisure drive conversion and they seemed to go for ply lining behind rear unit but not behind fridge...

as above used stretched lining carpet and spray adhesive from mega van mats , i had old head lining that i was replacing in cab area so got a look at how they created the pleat above the driver/passenger seat basically it s a pinched fold in the material with a metal rod running through it that sits...

have you considered leaving the wife at home!!

i have 1982 1970 Aircooled single webber can hit 70 easily on flat but every hill has me cursing
big hill = 35-40 third gear
slight incline= 50ish
you def should be getting bit more power!

thought that a wiggle should do it , tried to lever it off and wouldnt budge!
may have to get new one as think removing it will cause some damage to the rather frail alloy case ,
thank for the reply

o.k did an oil change today and thought i'd clean strainer (first time) had new gaskets so thought may as well... cover off not a problem.. pulled strainer and nothing, thought maybe stuck so noted there was a notch either side and thought a gentle push with a screw driver would 1 dislodge it possib...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-DUTY-DU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... 485392be20 yes thats the ones he used , know what you mean about poor rubbers , last window bloke spent 1 hour 20 mins bashed hell out of it with mallet to the point i had to look away and was still ...

hey firkie, i need to do similar job on mine soon anychance you could let me know what kit and where you bought it from??????

i know i could research myself but every min saved is a minute more to scratch my head about the next issue!!

just had seal fitted to rear from vwemporium ,previous from jk simply wouldnt go in window fitter charged 20 quid took him 15 mins and went straight in ,no probs in case anyone interested on technique he used... Rubber on Plenty of lube Fairley big string more like thin rope Loops top bottom left an...

get them pressed in by garage if i were you , there is a couple of ways to do it with threaded bar nuts washers and some 40mm pipe tho i found m10 with nuts stripped thread so used rod connector and was still lacking pressure so made up long thread on 40mm pipe with socket on with bushed down to 15m...

i have an old rm122 fridge(over 25 years old) and was paranoid as hell first couple of times using it but as said works brilliantly on gas. as long as you check and leak test connections from bottle to fridge thoroughly and have air flow from floor to side vent with a brand spanking new fridge there...