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Hi and welcome to the club , Gotta say one of the more unusual first posts , I'm not sure about your conversion , my hinges unscrew from the outside , is it possible to get a bent coathanger in there somehow and wiggle a bit ? Failing that what would I do ?..... hhhhmmmm , drive really fast over a s...

people don't talk about security issues on their vans as they do get stolen .

If your locks are that bad then yes they need sorting , change barrels .

so your starting battery is where ?, cause normally starter is under drivers and leisure under the passenger.

understand your apprehension about electrics but it's not that hard and would save you a few bob, the diagram in the wiki link is straight forward enough

psychonaut wrote:a CS being a bog standard 1600 i guess Wellie? I need to change this engine!!

You fallen in love with that scooby haven't you ?

seems strange that a leisure battery is fitted without a split charge system , is it under passenger seat ? and are there any other electrics in there ? it could be just a blown fuse in the split charger . Do a search for split charge , a few threads on this . Oh and glad you enjoyed the camping :D ...

could be the fridge on/off switch when running on battery

my 1.9DG will roll along in first on tickover when I need to, I often have to drop the clutch to slow it down in traffic jams ,brakes or hills will stall it .

i have seen the screw hiding behind the heat (lol) control. apart from that i dont think theres much to worry about. but i will keep you posted, i'll shout out the window as your very local :ok and i will keep an eye out for you. I used an 300mm extension bar on a ratchet with a #3 phillips socket ...

Just goes to show eh , I wouldn't of thought of checking the sender either , will do if it happens to me though .

Thanks for the tip Ian could save a lot of work /fault finding to check this first .

First time I've seen this thread , great write up and pics . Hard work but looks like you are enjoying it

keep up the good work lads

glad I read this , I ordered some new keys from VW commercial 3 weeks ago and forgot about it will go and pick them up tomorrow They only have blanks that you can get cut , doesn't really help you as you don't have the originals . someone on here does sell barrels and keys I believe ,this may be you...

From the pics and description a tidy looking bus , good price , worth a look if you like it I think

These wheels would fit nice , not 100% sure but think you will need 10mm spacer , which will mean longer studs on the back and front stud conversion from http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php?keyword=stud&Search=Search&Itemid=6&option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse" onclick=&qu...

Quality panels from China? Does such a thing as quality exist in china? I got that panel and it's now on the van :D Yeh it was your post that convinced me genuine panel was the way to go , thanks for that :D It's all about quality control , if you leave it up to them you'll get sub standard , if yo...

Great thread this one , I have to take care of mine when the summer is finished though I am getting the bits together to do it Thank god I decided to source them now , VW part # 252-809-294 theouter sill and floor panel bit , VW comercial had one in stock in the UK and as said earlier now obsolete ,...