Fitting Rear Blenders

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Fitting Rear Blenders

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I've got myself a set of original rear blenders.
My question is:

What size hole do I need to drill in the rear panel and approx. whereabout, can anyone give me some measurements?

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I don't think you HAVE to drill the body, the blenders are held in place by the lamp unit (hella only I believe) so you could just cut the tangs down so sit flush against the body

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Cheers Aidan,
I was thinking along those lines as well.
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Done as Aidan suggested.
I cut off the tang that should go into a hole in the rear panel.

Most of the securing tabs on the blenders have broken off so I had to drill some holes and secure the blender to the light with M3 C/sunk screws with lock nuts.

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Looking good, glad you finally managed to bag a pair :ok
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http://www.rhoen-bull.de/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .......... sells blenders, or heckblends as he calls them
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Mint pair on fleabay currently at 60 notes

I used stainless tamper screws on mine

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they are versatile too... mine

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and Golf lights

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kev, can you remember what awning that is on the pop top opposite your wagon in that pic?

sorry to crash ya thread.

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That awning is the same as mine fiamma caravanstore bag awning
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Cruz wrote:I used stainless tamper screws on mine

Same here but...the majority of bit sets that you can buy in the DIY stores around here have the tamperproof bits in them.
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But it covers up the maintenance flap key hole.

Dont u have one on yours Titus?

I thought it was a German bus thing? or was it an option?

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Epiphone wrote:But it covers up the maintenance flap key hole.

Dont u have one on yours Titus?

I thought it was a German bus thing? or was it an option?

I think it was an option or only on westies.
I don't have one on mine.
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yeah must have been an option then, as mine was originally a Caravelle

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Epiphone wrote:yeah must have been an option then, as mine was originally a Caravelle

Could be, mine was a multivan.
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