What a difference they have made. Unfortunately I went to Halfrauds and they bent me over as they do. Probably should have got them from the interweb.
What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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It always astounds me how much they charge for this. But I guess if you don’t know how to do it or just aren’t interested in being a spanner monkey then it’s fair game.
On a Volvo forum I frequent one member made the mistake of having Hellfrauds install a dashcam.
About 6 months later the car had to go in for some work and during the fault finding the garage discovered the excess cable for the Dashcam had been taken up by coiling it a dozen or so times around the passenger A pillar airbag, which would have stopped it deploying properly (if at all) in the event of a smack. That ones going to solicitors.
About 6 months later the car had to go in for some work and during the fault finding the garage discovered the excess cable for the Dashcam had been taken up by coiling it a dozen or so times around the passenger A pillar airbag, which would have stopped it deploying properly (if at all) in the event of a smack. That ones going to solicitors.
Rock n Roll Bedtime Stories.
This is my effort to see if I can stop the Rock and Roll bed when in the seat position sounding like a one man band in a tumble drier falling down a lift shaft. Again whilst in Halfrauds I saw an anti- vibration kit in the A-Z pricing rack of bits and pieces. On picking it up it consisted of 3 or 4 rectangular bits of 1mm PU foam and some round silicone kitchen door/drawer buffer dots. She was priced up at the letter S……. Now it’s a fair way along the alphabet of expensive so as I squinted at the price sheet I was expecting a reaming of the wallet. £13.00 !!!!!!!!!!!!! That was beyond daylight robbery, it was ultraviolet robbery. Any way went to the range crafting section and got all this stuff for A wee but less. Now to spend some time resolving my rattling RnR bed.
This is my effort to see if I can stop the Rock and Roll bed when in the seat position sounding like a one man band in a tumble drier falling down a lift shaft. Again whilst in Halfrauds I saw an anti- vibration kit in the A-Z pricing rack of bits and pieces. On picking it up it consisted of 3 or 4 rectangular bits of 1mm PU foam and some round silicone kitchen door/drawer buffer dots. She was priced up at the letter S……. Now it’s a fair way along the alphabet of expensive so as I squinted at the price sheet I was expecting a reaming of the wallet. £13.00 !!!!!!!!!!!!! That was beyond daylight robbery, it was ultraviolet robbery. Any way went to the range crafting section and got all this stuff for A wee but less. Now to spend some time resolving my rattling RnR bed.
Are you a Yorkshireman ?
That’s really bad. Am I surprised? No not really.
No. Just an allergic to rip offs.
I posted on another thread about their £7 charge for changing the wiper blades (not sure if that's each or the pair). Even if you don't know one end of a spanner from the other, that's crazy, since no spanner is required for this 20 second operation!
(I bought my Aerotwins from my local GSF, who are just around the corner from Halfords, as they were a good deal cheaper)
On the other hand, when I was struggling to remove the grab handle and trim on the A pillar to complete the wiring on my dashcam, in frustration I stopped by at Halfords and a young lad there was happy to help and had the job done in no time (while I watched
) and didn't charge me at all.(I had bought the dashcam from them, but a good few years before, and installed it in the previous vehicle myself without any difficulty)
Proves good people can work for shit companies... at least until they get wheedled-out.On the other hand, when I was struggling to remove the grab handle and trim on the A pillar to complete the wiring on my dashcam, in frustration I stopped by at Halfords and a young lad there was happy to help and had the job done in no time (while I watched
(I had bought the dashcam from them, but a good few years before, and installed it in the previous vehicle myself without any difficulty)
Received my new V5 from the DVLA confirming the PV to Motor Caravan re-classification.
Shame they missed the bit where I notified them I now have 4 seats as opposed to 3.
Their attention to detail is not good
Just weighing up the pros-cons of resubmitting 3 seats--->4
Guess I really should just incase of an rtc if I'm carrying 4 persons
Shame they missed the bit where I notified them I now have 4 seats as opposed to 3.
Their attention to detail is not good
Just weighing up the pros-cons of resubmitting 3 seats--->4
Guess I really should just incase of an rtc if I'm carrying 4 persons
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Trying to sort out my DAB issues ... temp fit of non DSP VIBE amp.
What issues are you having? Poor reception?
I've just installed a powered DAB antenna to see if it helps but I noticed today even just on bluetooth the audio will cut out very sporadically (standard head unit) - so potentially not a DAB issue for me
The VIBE DSP amp was making DAB reception VERY bad, completely unusable. Non DSP amp doesn't seem to be doing that.
Just been out and only a couple of minor drop outs which is normal I think. If your sound is dropping out on Bluetooth then you have other problems I guess.
Yep, if I was gambling man Id say it drops out more on DAB than BT but seems odd, its not an old head unit as it was replaced on warranty a couple of years ago.
DAB on these seems susceptible to interference, I'm hoping the powered shark fin antenna does the job
The benefits of a high-top!
Is it not always the way, you start one project and another pops into your mind.
Wanted to add some rear mids and bought a Recoil DI550 80watt class D amp to drive them and to sit alongside the JBL Nano Pro subwoofer amp.
Halfway through the job i thought why not run the fronts off the amp too. Had a spare ISO harness and several hours later i now have the Halo 11 doing the DSP processing and the Recoil doing the lifting and shifting to the SPC-108Ts
Worked first time but need to tidy the wiring and optimise gain, hpf etc. Lot more punch thus far.
Wanted to add some rear mids and bought a Recoil DI550 80watt class D amp to drive them and to sit alongside the JBL Nano Pro subwoofer amp.
Halfway through the job i thought why not run the fronts off the amp too. Had a spare ISO harness and several hours later i now have the Halo 11 doing the DSP processing and the Recoil doing the lifting and shifting to the SPC-108Ts
Worked first time but need to tidy the wiring and optimise gain, hpf etc. Lot more punch thus far.
