A3 8V vents in. What a difference.
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What did you do to your van today?
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feville
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
A3 8V vents in. What a difference.
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Poffe
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Todays 5min job that took 6 hours to complete:
Rear torsion bar bushings. First two bolts snapped within the first 5 minutes. Last two came loose with some rust penetrating spray and a lot of heat.
Spent a long time trying to weld on some nuts to the broken bolts. When that failed I used a bolt extraction together with some heat. Ended up making the situation worse and snapped the extraction tool inside one of the bolts. Went back to welding and managed get them loose in the end.
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Rear torsion bar bushings. First two bolts snapped within the first 5 minutes. Last two came loose with some rust penetrating spray and a lot of heat.
Spent a long time trying to weld on some nuts to the broken bolts. When that failed I used a bolt extraction together with some heat. Ended up making the situation worse and snapped the extraction tool inside one of the bolts. Went back to welding and managed get them loose in the end.
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Caddy Maxi 1.6 TDI -2014. First time VW/Caddy owner, already deep in the rabbit hole
Caddy Maxi - daily and camper build
Caddy Maxi - daily and camper build
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petrev
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caddychris2002
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Put mine up for sale if anyone interested
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Mods:
145bhp map : Audi Q5 Seats, Polo Wing Mirrors, Touran R-Line rear bumper, Mk8 Golf Gti Front bumper, Sprayed in Honey Orange. Touran rear seat conversion, Bentley alloys, Stance plus coilover kit, caddy alltrak arch and skirt kit,mk7 golf gti steering wheel, Ghost immobiliser, Discover Media headunit, Kenwood underseat sub
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Autowatch Ghost Installer
Mods:
145bhp map : Audi Q5 Seats, Polo Wing Mirrors, Touran R-Line rear bumper, Mk8 Golf Gti Front bumper, Sprayed in Honey Orange. Touran rear seat conversion, Bentley alloys, Stance plus coilover kit, caddy alltrak arch and skirt kit,mk7 golf gti steering wheel, Ghost immobiliser, Discover Media headunit, Kenwood underseat sub
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gazza31112
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Finishing off a few days in Cromer
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petrev
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Sweet
That's 2 gorgeous Caddies in a row
That's 2 gorgeous Caddies in a row
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Nicklouse
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Changed out the rear pads and discs and fitted the front lowering springs.
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AllyEDI
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Got round to fitting touran front carpets and centre console. Even had some spare screws left over at the end... 
luckily remembered they came as spares with the console after a brief panic 
luckily remembered they came as spares with the console after a brief panic -
Jeff84
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
I have bought the TDI engine cover that the engine should have come with, really neatens up an otherwise scruffy looking engine bay
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Jeff84
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Just to add to that, I’ve just bought some wheels & tyres too 
I only get the van on Saturday
Need a lowering kit next, looking at eibach sportlines or pro, not sure about -45mm or -60mm
I only get the van on Saturday Need a lowering kit next, looking at eibach sportlines or pro, not sure about -45mm or -60mm
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Step83
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Played cable ferret, I now have working tweeters. Turns out a bike internal cable routing kit is really handy for shoving them through
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petrev
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Phew !!
I have been making brackets for the dual sweep Touran wiper retrofit while waiting for the electrical plugs to arrive. Today the first of the three plugs needed for the adapter cable arrived and with a same type old plug as the motors use (I should have got the real plug with the unit from eBay as shown in the listing photo, but it wasn't included on arrival so the nice seller sent me one from another part that fits) I made up half the cable so I could at least test the LHS-Master motor.
And it works beautifully - What a relief.
Last few parts will hopefully arrive soon ...
I have been making brackets for the dual sweep Touran wiper retrofit while waiting for the electrical plugs to arrive. Today the first of the three plugs needed for the adapter cable arrived and with a same type old plug as the motors use (I should have got the real plug with the unit from eBay as shown in the listing photo, but it wasn't included on arrival so the nice seller sent me one from another part that fits) I made up half the cable so I could at least test the LHS-Master motor.
And it works beautifully - What a relief.
Last few parts will hopefully arrive soon ...
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TheGreenCad
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Dreamed of it coming back. (Away for part one of conversion)
Imagined the summer and driving in beautiful places.
Imagined the summer and driving in beautiful places.
#caddysmitten
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Adwano
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Side rail finally fitted thanks to darkside for sourcing me a correct rail with the clips in as couldn’t source one that would come any time soon.
Just need to sort those now grey side strips, anyone know anyone who supply’s them for a MK4 painted?
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petrev
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
More folding ...
Made 2 "production" pieces from the master plan !
Tried out the 3mm spacers for fit - OK (hopefully)
Ordered some Sika Primer just to be on the safer side.
During all this I have noticed that my Mk4 wiper assembly fit is quite a bit off centre with reference the scuttle cover holes.
The Touran RHS assembly is also off but differently !?!
Hopefully my mirror-mimicking of the Caddy brackets will be within tolerance levels ?
Made 2 "production" pieces from the master plan !
Ordered some Sika Primer just to be on the safer side.
During all this I have noticed that my Mk4 wiper assembly fit is quite a bit off centre with reference the scuttle cover holes.
The Touran RHS assembly is also off but differently !?!
Hopefully my mirror-mimicking of the Caddy brackets will be within tolerance levels ?
