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by Beemsquar
22 Jun 2021, 06:11
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Heater cable routing and troubleshooting
Replies: 2
Views: 285

Re: Heater cable routing and troubleshooting

That is very helpful thank you. I have managed to find a T25 breaking close to me, so have no got the cable I require and have replaced it as it was very bent. Once the dash was removed the other cable became free, so I assume it was just bent to tight under the dash. I had the cables attached to th...
by Beemsquar
18 Jun 2021, 19:50
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Heater cable routing and troubleshooting
Replies: 2
Views: 285

Heater cable routing and troubleshooting

Hi all, I am aware that this subject has been asked a thousand times, but no in those posts I can't find the information I am after. I have a 1983 water called 1.6 diesel T25 and finally decided to take the plunge and fix my heater motor that had seized. Unfortunately and to my surprise this was in ...
by Beemsquar
28 Jul 2020, 21:08
Forum: Restoration and Major Repairs
Topic: Autohomes rigid pop top restoration
Replies: 5
Views: 5420

Re: Autohomes rigid pop top restoration

Hiya, yeah I replaced the rams and the mounting brackets as mine were all shot. I purchased a set of new rams from SGS engineering, I just measured the length of the rams I took off and matched them the best I could to what they had, I then made sure I chose a set that matched the Nm force required ...
by Beemsquar
03 Jul 2020, 07:01
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Where to draw the line.
Replies: 32
Views: 9619

Re: Where to draw the line.

Mines a Rusty Lee 3/4 width bed, direct from Rusty Lee, but Van Works do a slightly wider and better thought out one in my opinion. The boards of the Van Works bed bolt to the frame through some welded hinges, I've had to modify my bed to the same thing. The other bonus, is you can buy the upholster...
by Beemsquar
25 Jun 2020, 10:40
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Where to draw the line.
Replies: 32
Views: 9619

Re: Where to draw the line.

I can't say I copied your colours. As I've never seen your van, but all I can say is great minds think alike and good colour choice my friend. I'm well chuffed with the combination, the van gets a lot of interest. It's come a long way since my last posts. See images below. I colour coded the pop top...
by Beemsquar
25 Jun 2020, 10:20
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Where to draw the line.
Replies: 32
Views: 9619

Re: Where to draw the line.

Hi autostart, I just refurbished the cap myself. It was in pretty good condition to be honest, so may have been replaced by the previous owner or it may just be that it has been well looked after. I did a few repairs and insulated and ply lined it and then had it painted. Sent from my CLT-L09 using ...
by Beemsquar
13 Apr 2020, 19:18
Forum: Restoration and Major Repairs
Topic: Autohomes rigid pop top restoration
Replies: 5
Views: 5420

Autohomes rigid pop top restoration

Hi all, I am in the process of restoring my VW T25 Autohomes rigid pop top camper and have finally got round to sorting the roof out, after a few months of not working on it due to all the awful weather we had this winter. I seem to have misplaced my paperwork with the dimensions I took down for the...
by Beemsquar
30 Dec 2019, 09:18
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Vapour barrier
Replies: 4
Views: 1667

Re: Vapour barrier

I purchased this thick plastic for mine and can confirm it is good quality and does the job. Stuck it with some industrial double sided tape. Hope this helps. https://www.amazon.co.uk/QVS-Shop-Extra-Polythene-Sheeting/dp/B00C7QBZKO/ref=yo_pop_rec_s_3/259-3672969-7626438?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0...
by Beemsquar
15 Dec 2019, 20:51
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Where to draw the line.
Replies: 32
Views: 9619

Re: Where to draw the line.

Looking good! What make of pop top/roof do you have? Sorry for the late response. This is an Autohomes rigid side pop top. The pictures only show the top cap as I've taken the sides off for refurbishment, but I'll post some pics of it up once it's all back together. I'm told these are becoming quit...
by Beemsquar
04 Dec 2019, 19:49
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Winter battery maintenance
Replies: 5
Views: 1978

Re: Winter battery maintenance

That's a great idea, thanks for the advice.

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by Beemsquar
02 Dec 2019, 06:40
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Winter battery maintenance
Replies: 5
Views: 1978

Re: Winter battery maintenance

Hi Mocki,

Thanks for the reply. How did you wire the maintainer into the hook up, so that it is automatic? Sounds like a good idea. I have power to the van less than 2m away and it would certainly solve the problem.
Thanks

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by Beemsquar
01 Dec 2019, 20:41
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Winter battery maintenance
Replies: 5
Views: 1978

Winter battery maintenance

Hi all, I went out to move the van today and had a flat battery, the vans not geting driven much at the minute due to all the work I've been doing on it, so I thought I'd put a question out to you guys to see how you handle long term storage of your vans and how you keep both the leasure and van bat...
by Beemsquar
28 Oct 2019, 19:51
Forum: Any Other Matters
Topic: Early sliding door middle bearing removal
Replies: 2
Views: 1641

Re: Early sliding door middle bearing removal

OK, I manged to work this out once I cleaned all the crud off of the mechanism. For anyone who might need to do the same and can't work it out. I'll post some pics and a description below. First remove the u shaped bracket from the aluminium casing from the side with the bearing you want to replace,...
by Beemsquar
28 Oct 2019, 19:33
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Where to draw the line.
Replies: 32
Views: 9619

Re: Where to draw the line.

As promised Anneapple, here is the spray gun set up we used to do the van. It's a 3M PPS system. You can see the internal pots that are made of a collapseable plastic that fit in a harder outer pot. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191028/d006821f8846ef315eb1329010839f0b.jpg https://uploads.tapata...
by Beemsquar
27 Oct 2019, 19:16
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Where to draw the line.
Replies: 32
Views: 9619

Re: Where to draw the line.

Thanks, it's been a long time getting to this stage, as there has been a lot of panel replacement and repairs in the 4 months I've owned it, but it's been well worth it to see it looking loved again. Cant wait to sort the interior out next! As for the spray gun setup, I'm not sure as its my dad doin...