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  1. Ads_Essex

    Barn-door To Tailgate Conversion

    HOW TO TAILGATE This is a guide to replacing the barn doors on your T6 with a tailgate. The conversion is in itself simple, with the parts being bolted on, and falls in to three elements - having the parts present, having the tools available, and having the electrical system altered. Parts...
  2. Dellmassive

    Wash & Wax Time . . . . . . But Which One And How?

    Wash & Wax time . . . . . . but which one and how? So kinda as the title implies it time to wash the van... (getting tree sap on paintwork from that poxy tree) took to the local american hand car wash was yesterday for the external wash . . £10 later all nice and shiny but they never do a...
  3. Dellmassive

    Caliper/brake painting... how I done it.

    This one took a while to get around too, so there is some general chat and details below........ Then onto the the actual MOD, Plus Video near the bottom of the thread too =] Happy Watching ********************************************************************************** Any1 tried any...
  4. A

    A Pillar Trim interchangeability - T5.1 & T6 Cali

    Anyone know if the T5.1 and T6 A pillar trims are interchangeable? I know I'd have to transfer tweeter grilles if I wanted to use aT5.1 trims but that wouldn't be a problem. I see that accessory companies sell grab handle kits that fit both so I'm assuming those bolt holes are the same but I'm...
  5. MrT6

    Replacing H4 Bulbs

    Ok, I've decided to 'upgrade' the H4 headlight bulbs. New bulbs have been purchased. Any hints 'n' tips as to the best way of getting the 'old' bulbs out...? It's pretty straightforward to loosen the metal retaining clips and remove the black plastic caps over the rear of the headlight unit...
  6. N58amx

    Removing Chrome Grill Bits

    as above . Can anyone please tell me how to remove these so i can wrap them? I did try removing the grill (the one with the vw badge) but had no luck!! Thanks n
  7. Dellmassive

    12v Igntn Feed + 5xusb Charging From Ign Feed - Today's Install

    So here is Phase#2 A 12v Ignition feed for gadgets and also a 12v socket behing the dash with a 5xUSB power outlet. The Dash and trim were already apart from phase#1 so we continue from there.... We got a 12v socket extension cable again (15A max, 3mtrs long) and cut it down to size. we...
  8. mmi

    [Guide] [T6_modified] T6 Webasto Aux/Parking (water) Heater Configuration with VCDS

    From the factory T6 Webasto aux/parking (water) heater comes configured to heat cabin only. Up here in Finland the vans come with overhead control/timer panel to allow the use of timer or remote to switch on engine and cabin preheating before setting off. The heater is configured by dealer to...
  9. mmi

    [Guide] [T6_modified] T6 Speedo Adjustment with VCDS

    Module 17 – Instruments carries also the coding to select a few scaling factors for speedometer. Byte 0, bits 0..3 have mysterious value “K-number”. It turned out changing this coding adjusts measuring values IDE00842 (K-number) and IDE00845 (Wheel circ. mm) of module 17 - Instruments, and...
  10. Loz

    Installation Guide for Redarc DC-DC Charging Kit 2018-03-13

    Installation Guide for Redarc DC-DC Charging Kit supplied by @travelvolts
  11. Loz

    How to fit a DC-DC / battery-to-battery charger kit

    This guide takes you step by step through fitting DC-DC charging kit for leisure batteries on factory California. Why fit this kit: VW are still installing their standard split charge relay on vehicles fitted with leisure batteries, however, the latest Bluemotion technology has a few...
  12. .50

    Roof Rail Leak Free Fixing.

    Got some ebay roof rails and did not want to gorm silicone into and around the fixing holes. Instead I got some M6 threaded bar cut a little longer than the bolts supplied with the rails. I then used the rubber washers that came off the blanking bolts together with a washer and M6 nyloc nut...
  13. DaveyB

    Fitting the OEM Auxillary Heating Ductwork

    So, here goes; having received all of the necessary parts from @Pauly, today I have set about cutting the van paneling in order to install this ductwork so that when I go down to Propex Leisure at the end of March, they can connect their LPG heater to the OEM ductwork, rather than using an ugly...
  14. PukkaT6

    VCDS help - how to use

    so after spending the last hour reading about this magical power, what kind of things can it do to a T6 Highline to make it better? (Im pretty sure I will have Q module so wont ask about the folding mirrors ha)
  15. J

    Cabin/Pollen Filter installation

    Has anyone managed to install one on a T6? If so how?
  16. Deaky

    Footwell lighting

    I decided to add some more footwell lights behind the seats today and change where they all connect. There are no readymade cut outs on the seat plastics so I had to cut my own The lights came with a template, I cut it with my Dremmel then the light clipped in. When I fitted the lights...
  17. Y

    EU6 150 CXHA Engine Oil Change

    Now I've changed engine oil & filter in plenty of cars, but it's usually very easy to spot the oil filter location. Embarrassingly I'm struggling to find it(!). I've read the maintenance document available for download, found a pic on here on another thread, but I'm still looking. Can anyone...
  18. Willoughby

    Locking doors from the back of the van. ~ Stop me before I do something silly

    Hi All Soooo. I have a long weekend and plan to do some bits and bobs on the van to make it more of a camper. One of them is to have a go at adding a secondary central locking lock/unlock buttons for the back of the van. Plan is to tap in to the switch on the driver door and run a switch in...
  19. Howler

    H4 To H7 Upgrade

    Replaced my standard H4 headlights on my 17 plate kombi highline with genuine H7 headlights from a 17 plate Caravelle. It's literally just plug and play, no warning lights, no VCDS, just swap and go. Does require removing the front bumper but really not as bad as it sounds. IMO the H7's are...
  20. kieran

    Clear bumper protector

    Are Bandrup the only company that sells the clear rear bumper protector? I cant seem to find anything else other than ebay and i am a bit dubious about the quality of them .
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