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- 22 Jun 2025, 09:24
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Greasing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 316
Re: Greasing
You dont need to regrease the wheel bearings, just drive the van till they wear out. Use the Haynes manual for any work thats needed in the future.
- 08 Jun 2025, 12:48
- Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
- Topic: Identify late fan wiring harness
- Replies: 9
- Views: 331
Re: Identify late fan wiring harness
Have the air con wiring on vanagon originally 2.1 petrol 86 model, there is a single resistor behind left side lamps with 4 wires going to it. One red/black, two red and one black.
- 26 Apr 2025, 08:00
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8118
Re: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
Perhaps i should say nothing , you dont seem to have any respect for my 35 plus years of owning this type of vehicle.
- 25 Apr 2025, 15:31
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8118
Re: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
Some will stay in the grooves, if you want to warm them up use dry heat, and use sealant to ensure a leak free fit. Not really true. Using boiling water is an age old method for fitting window seals and works perfectly. Window seals will have water in the grooves the first day you go out in the rai...
- 25 Apr 2025, 15:30
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8118
Re: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
I know what its all about, as ive already stated that i replied to a member suggesting that fitting wet rubbers is a thing people do . Just look at his statements.
- 25 Apr 2025, 13:31
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8118
Re: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
Nobody has got the wrong stick, i was responding to a member stating that the window rubbers should be soaked in hot water. Read the replies.
- 25 Apr 2025, 08:13
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8118
Re: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
Are you serious ! The window seals are there to keep the water from entering the frame recess, they need to be fitted dry and with the addition of non setting sealant a perfect waterproof seal can be achieved. If you want to heat the seals up using hot water just put the window rubbers in a plastic ...
- 21 Apr 2025, 08:12
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8118
Re: Chrome insert surrounds on windows
Some will stay in the grooves, if you want to warm them up use dry heat, and use sealant to ensure a leak free fit.
- 21 Apr 2025, 08:09
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Rear facing middle seat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3832
Re: Rear facing middle seat
Yes just turn it and bolt it down again.
- 20 Apr 2025, 08:12
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Brake line failure and replacement
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3556
Re: Brake line failure and replacement
Thats an over the top quote for this job, its actually easier to remove the whole brake line system than just replacing several pieces, ive done this twice ,dont bother trying to undo the pipe ends just cut them off. I made my own set up in cupro nickel then when that van rusted away i removed that ...
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:19
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Auto to Manual conversion, Porsche cv's, Linkage refurb
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11679
Re: Auto to Manual conversion, Porsche cv's, Linkage refurb
It's actually the other way around, we stopped selling the VW ones as we had a couple split, the aftermarket ones are more durable. A plastic hinge was never a great idea really. I've got a bag full of VW ones that I'm reluctant to even put in the clearance section. The ones for sale on the Brickwe...
- 14 Apr 2025, 07:53
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Auto to Manual conversion, Porsche cv's, Linkage refurb
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11679
Re: Auto to Manual conversion, Porsche cv's, Linkage refurb
Its the repro ones that are pants, the original ones last a long time, new vw production pedals are available from Brickwerks.
- 11 Apr 2025, 07:51
- Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
- Topic: Caravelle heater duct to rear
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3657
Re: Caravelle heater duct to rear
At the rear there should be fixings near the outlet.
- 09 Apr 2025, 07:58
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Best quality CV boots for a T25
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3125
Re: Best quality CV boots for a T25
Dont worry about small cracks, wait till the cvs need doing or they do split which could be a long time,my caravelle is using the original boots from the 81 van i scrapped 20 years ago.
- 07 Apr 2025, 07:57
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: painting wheel rims and/or rusted metal hub caps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3154
Re: painting wheel rims and/or rusted metal hub caps
Get a set of the genuine vw plastic T25 wheel trims then both problems are sorted, gives a van a more modern look .