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Jeffs VW shack is who I use, but not the cheapest. https://www.jeffsvwshack.co.uk Im sure if you call them they might recommend somewhere if its just a scrape Old Dub shop  in Pill http://www.theolddubshop.co.uk Moores in Clevedon http://www.mooresmotorcars.co.uk A general bodywork place, I havent u...

A quick google search comes up with. "A car  battery is  designed to provide a burst of  energy to start the engine when required, whereas a  leisure battery  will release a lower level  of  energy over a prolonged period  of  time  in  order to power appliances." You should never use a t...

battery is dead , no way will that ever be any good again if that is a genuine reading, with battry disconnected and only taking reading on battery terminals  but 13v with engine running says the split charge is working,however , that doesnt ring true. earth issues?? neg connection  Possibly. I got...

Alpha don’t do leisure batteries that fit under the seat , they do rebadged starter batteries ...... and not cheap either  to be a leisure battery there must be no CCA ( cold cranking amps) rating . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171795071390 although this is only 75ah it’s a true leisure battery and w...

davidoft1 wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020, 11:43 Put one side to earth and check if you have 12v at the fuses

Thanks

Assuming I have tested correctly (Live to top of fuse and negative to earth on bare metal), I get 1.8V reading. Leisure battery is reading 8V this morning....any ideas - dead battery?!

Thanks- I have swapped the fuses over , no diff, I have a multimeter- not sure how I would test though? Pic below

This is the fridge pic

Hi All We are currently away on a 3 week trip around Scotland - fridge (3 way westfalia) has been running on gas for last 2 weeks. After a long drive up to Isle of Syke, the fridge has stopped cooling and the red light igniter is not illuminated when pressed. Also, the warning panel for the leisure ...

maxstu wrote: ↑08 Jul 2020, 11:12 Your location helps too

Thanks - we are in Bristol - Still waiting for the rain to stop, so will take some pics tomorrow and list it then

OK, good idea! I'll get it out of the shed and take a few pics when it stops raining and put it on here...cheers

Ok thanks!- eBay then - or somewhere else?

I have an old Khyam Motordome awning, all the poles etc work, but the canvas has a few tears in it. Is there any point in trying to flog it  - if so does anyone know the best place to advertise it? Im not sure if people want the poles or not?

Or should I just take it to the dump?  

Hi all, Hoping someone can clarify something for me please. My van has gone in today for some rust repairs and a full re spray. I thought while all the window seals are off they may as well be replaced(a couple leak a little). I have been looking up some bits on this and some say make sure you get ...

Go for the Landrover mirrors -best thing I ever did with mine - cost circa £50 - you need to get the brackets from Rowley - all the details on this thread: http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=142553&p=8124797&hilit=mirrors+bill+of+materials#p8124797" onclick="windo...

nicq wrote:If they are proper Landrover ones yes you can fold them back, but they are hard to fold.

Thanks, would you class these as "proper"? http://www.paddockspares.com/mtc5217-do ... -type.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;