What did you do to your van today?
- TheGee
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
I finished my visors
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- Caddy Fan
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
First drive out after getting the new wheels and suspension fitted
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- adeybroth
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Finally got round to switching the airbag loom after swapping the naff mk3 PU steering wheel to a Polo flat bottom leather wheel. Big thanks to @Daniel0402 for supplying the correct loom, horn works a treat now.
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Had this checked today, mechanic found a leak in the thermostat housing. Still nothing major, drove 900km this weekend with no noticeable leakage.mac12 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:55 am Had to top up my coolant, I suspect a small leak somewhere. Not much, just a couple of dL since I last filled before christmas. Any usual culprits I should check? Don't see any puddles anywhere, no white smoke in the exhaust nor residue in the oil so I don't suspect it's the head gasket. Water pump, maybe? I'm at 140km / 86k miles.
Quoted me 1900£ to change the housing and swap the timing belt and water pump at the same time. Any thoughts? Kinda feel like doing this myself, together with some friends that has access to a workshop with a lift and everything.
- Daniel0402
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Glad you got sorted mateadeybroth wrote:Finally got round to switching the airbag loom after swapping the naff mk3 PU steering wheel to a Polo flat bottom leather wheel. Big thanks to @Daniel0402 for supplying the correct loom, horn works a treat now.
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Tried to get the wiper arms off the other day and gave up !
Picked up a puller from Screwfix (£9.99) and bingo ! Off they pop.
Now I can see the brackets (2) that have to be replicated to mount the twin opposed wipers from a Touran.
Fun
Outer bracket/mount - Inner in the background. Inner Where the inner one has to fit ...
Goes around the rubber bush that replaces the blanking grommet ?!
Picked up a puller from Screwfix (£9.99) and bingo ! Off they pop.
Now I can see the brackets (2) that have to be replicated to mount the twin opposed wipers from a Touran.
Fun
Outer bracket/mount - Inner in the background. Inner Where the inner one has to fit ...
Goes around the rubber bush that replaces the blanking grommet ?!
- TheGee
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
What year is your van @petrev? If you don’t already have the 4 brackets across the scuttle you’ll need to do a fair bit of fabrication. I’m literally in the middle of doing it on my 2013 van. I believe the 4 tabs are only on pre 2008 vans
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Yes
No spare brackets on my 2018 sadly.
Just trying to work out how I will do it ...
Let me know how you get on and what you decide to do ! Please !!!
Pete
No spare brackets on my 2018 sadly.
Just trying to work out how I will do it ...
Let me know how you get on and what you decide to do ! Please !!!
Pete
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
A3 8V vents in. What a difference.
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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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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Bit of metal folding
- 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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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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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
- 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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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
- 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.