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Don't laugh but.......
......following on from my thread about the necessity for the Air Vents and the annoying drip, water collecting in the air box, etc, well heres a possible solution, no mods, no drip and no water when the vans laid up ......................magnetic sheet! Cost me £15 with enough left over to make some magnetic flowers ...
Just an idea.......


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Re: Don't laugh but.......
dont try with your Aircooled camper people....
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We don't talk to Aircooled people because of the blinkers they wear.
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oooh peppers that was a low shot! 
It is by will alone that I set my 'van' in motion!
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Bliddy numpty knows Subaru is the answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If the vans not in use and its piddling down why not Aircooled?....Don't tell me air cooled need air 24/7 otherwise they suffocate..... 
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AngeloEvs wrote:If the vans not in use and its piddling down why not Aircooled?....Don't tell me air cooled need air 24/7 otherwise they suffocate.....
You'll forget and burn the engine up!
Besides, any Aircooled VW fan will tell you, the engines are ALIVE!! Aircooled VWs are magical! Someone once said that according to physics, an Aircooled VW engine should not be possible (don't know how true that is).
Subaru - the answer???! Mwwwwwwwwwahaaahahaha!
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now....66 T1 LHD 1.6 Bus
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Pepperami wrote:We don't talk to Aircooled people because of the blinkers they wear.
are you not talking to me any more then Peps?
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Yeah but . . . . . if your going watercooled why not get a mazda or even a shlerpa (only £200) 
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That's a brilliant idea, I'm off to see my local signmaker on Monday to see how much a couple of orange magnetic pieces will be.
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oooh.. where's me old 'l' plates..
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Re: Don't laugh but.......
Wouldn't that not be good for Aircooled people?
One less place to let the wind in so they'll only need 13 pairs of socks then when driving in winter
One less place to let the wind in so they'll only need 13 pairs of socks then when driving in winter
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I found another use for the magnetic sheet, cut into strips and use them to hold newspaper against the panel, makes masking up so much easier.......... 
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Cruz wrote:Wouldn't that not be good for Aircooled people?
One less place to let the wind in so they'll only need 13 pairs of socks then when driving in winter
I don't need loads of pairs of socks when I drive my 2.0 litre Aircooled camper during the winter
My 1.6 litre mexican beetle (another Aircooled) on the other hand is freezing during the winter.
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that magnetic sheet will mark your paintwork if left on for any length of time! 
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