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Afraid we had to turn around when both greww out of the first size. If you really want to scare yoursleves - have a look at the scandanavian research into Forward/Rear facing - where rear facing is recommended as long as they are in a car seat. However - you do have to play the game of statistical c...

And another thing...... with our HiTops - I would think most AS Tridents have spent their whole lives outside - whereas any cars of 20-30 years old may have spent some of that time hidden from the elements in garages (not that most people do that nowadays!!). I bet the UV effects over 20-30 years ha...

Kev, I actually agree (but was just raising the comment due to my findings on our van) - Autosleepers conversions probably were/are very good (esp in comparison with what others offer/offerred. No one really does reviews of even 5 year old cars (note the demise of "Used Car Magazine" - you...

Although many suggest Autosleeper CONVERSIONS as the pick of the UK crop - it does appear they were not averse to short cuts and poor practive. Use of Silicone sealant and poor sealing practices round external vents and lack of rust preventative measures with bits of the conversion is something that...

........and relax. Thanks for the tips in this thread - we now have a working handle and I have a lot more knowledge :shock: I had to drive the pins out with a drift to clean them up as they were so stuck in my barrel - some of the springs were also stick fast - so lots of WD40 and penetrating oil d...

Sorry - haven't been looking in. It was not turning in the handle (at all - stuck fast).....but today - I was not to be defeated! I got a little movement and the lock activators moving in and out a mm or so - so I just kept turning the key a little more with a bit more forcem - and poured 3 in 1 pen...

I am still stuck trying to get the barrel our of the SLding door lock. I have removed handle, have removed grub screw. WIth the key in there is NO movement beyong a half mm tunr - this is after repeated soakings in all manner of penetrating fluid, wd40, etc. Also tried Boiling Water (whick removed s...

Couple of points - Be aware - very few (if any) of the campsites in the remoter areas will be open. This includes Inverness so Wilding will be you ronly option in ost places. If you NEED facilities then your choice will be limited (make a few calls first then plan a route). Use the Forestry picnic a...

Robert,
Ahh well - second to Romania.....

"Doing" Scotland in a week sounds like doing Amsterdam in an hour.....possible - but you won't see owt good....

Have fun whatever you do.

Two reasons Shetlands http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=71575 Western isles and Mull http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=53688 If you are sensible and don't need facilities - then wild camping is still quite possible. move on after a night and keep out of the way ...

I love this kind of thread. Keep it up - the pics make all the difference (and make me feel better about my rust!) Tis the kind of thing i wished i has got stuck into in my 20s and 30s - now having to build things from lego instead :D Perhaps in my 50s and 60s with teenagers and when the evacuate th...

VW appear to have stopped carrying the blue one we all want (at Inverness VW dealer anyway). Asked what they sell that I should use........no answer!

Any suggestions of an alternative (we don't have GSF up here).

I put the tool together in the thread found on here (couple of nuts and washers - oil after each use) - it worked a treat - had a couple of failures but got them out and refixed. Rivnuts came from local Industrial Suppliers in a bag for a few quid. If my google bookmarks weren't playing up I would a...

Just to give you a ballpark idea. We used a local guy (unfortunately local to us - not you) and supplied the panels. 4 Wheel arches, two footsteps, the rear corner pieces under the bumper and the famous fridge panel. All done £1000 including a respray under the waistline (some handy stripes on the A...

Camping in the Western Isles and Western Scotland - you may reassess your confidence in the pop top - unless you park the right way round. We had several dropping the lid last year due to a bit of (normal for Lewis!) wind. Driving a Hi-top year round in the Highlands (where we also get a bit of wind...