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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.

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.

Perhaps i should say nothing  , you dont seem to have any respect for my 35 plus years of owning this type of vehicle.

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...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

Yes just turn it and bolt it down again.

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 ...

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...

R0B wrote: ↑13 Apr 2025, 17:59 The accelerator pedals are rubbish. Much better if you use a wood hinge. The strip of plastic that holds the pedal to the plastic hinge is thinner than a thin thing.

Its the repro ones that are pants, the original ones last a long time, new vw production pedals are available from Brickwerks.
 

At the rear there should be fixings near the outlet.

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.

Get a set of the genuine vw plastic T25 wheel trims then both problems are sorted, gives a van a more modern look .