What Have You Done To Your Van Today?
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I thought @St6 had found a new swamper panel for the tailgateImages two and four how did you achieve the stoned look so cool?
Made a little table out of a spare plastic tray, ply and a mount from aliexpress.....
Saves hoyking the big one out for afternoon tea.....
Has a little lip at the edge to contain spills and crumbs too
Saves hoyking the big one out for afternoon tea.....
Has a little lip at the edge to contain spills and crumbs too
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Do you have the small rectangular piece to make up the foot of the double bed? You can turn it into a handy table, we use it all the time.
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Got a pressure warning on the van last roadtrip which filled me with dread; I've had some really shit luck with tyre issues on the Caravelle and the warning has always been due to damage so far.
Stopped to find this in the tyre...
Anyway we had a long way to get home and I didn't fancy getting the spare out or waiting for VW Assist (I'm only going to use the tiny jack as a very last resort!) and I remembered that that wheel had had a kerb thump recently so I filled all 4 tyres on the same air machine (so I knew they were even) reset and carried on. If I got another warning I'd ring VW Assist.
On the trip home I checked the pressure at another garage (all tyres equal) and it also gave me time to ponder if it was a nail head or some wedged grit. I didn't want to try and lever it out as if it was a nail I'd rather it stayed there until I could get it to a tyre place for repair.
I realised if it was a nail it would be conductive so when I got home got out the multimeter, set it to the continuity buzzer and tested the thing - which was not conductive! A few seconds of working the multimeter probe around popped out a small granite chip that looked exactly like a scuffed steel nail head
So, anyway, there's a tip: you can use a multimeter to answer the "is it a nail or trapped grit"
I'm just amazed it stayed in the tyre wedged perfectly for at least 400 miles!
Stopped to find this in the tyre...
Anyway we had a long way to get home and I didn't fancy getting the spare out or waiting for VW Assist (I'm only going to use the tiny jack as a very last resort!) and I remembered that that wheel had had a kerb thump recently so I filled all 4 tyres on the same air machine (so I knew they were even) reset and carried on. If I got another warning I'd ring VW Assist.
On the trip home I checked the pressure at another garage (all tyres equal) and it also gave me time to ponder if it was a nail head or some wedged grit. I didn't want to try and lever it out as if it was a nail I'd rather it stayed there until I could get it to a tyre place for repair.
I realised if it was a nail it would be conductive so when I got home got out the multimeter, set it to the continuity buzzer and tested the thing - which was not conductive! A few seconds of working the multimeter probe around popped out a small granite chip that looked exactly like a scuffed steel nail head
So, anyway, there's a tip: you can use a multimeter to answer the "is it a nail or trapped grit"
I'm just amazed it stayed in the tyre wedged perfectly for at least 400 miles!
This sounds like a great idea, where do you have your DCDC charger installed? Mine is under the drivers seat so not sure how easy it would be to plug the portable panels in practice.
The handy thing about XT60 is it's become one of the defacto standards for high current DC - so you can get pre made extensions quite easily.
You can also get "flat" solar cables that might fit well over something like the drivers door step - I'd recommend decent branded ones here as they potentially carry a lot of power and you don't want something built to the lowest price.
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Awesome, that's handy to know!The handy thing about XT60 is it's become one of the defacto standards for high current DC - so you can get pre made extensions quite easily.
You can also get "flat" solar cables that might fit well over something like the drivers door step - I'd recommend decent branded ones here as they potentially carry a lot of power and you don't want something built to the lowest price.
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Just need to pluck up the courage to have a go at removing the seat to get at the charger now
I was thinking that would have been a very accurate nail placement in the wear indicator!Got a pressure warning on the van last roadtrip which filled me with dread; I've had some really shit luck with tyre issues on the Caravelle and the warning has always been due to damage so far.
Stopped to find this in the tyre...
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Anyway we had a long way to get home and I didn't fancy getting the spare out or waiting for VW Assist (I'm only going to use the tiny jack as a very last resort!) and I remembered that that wheel had had a kerb thump recently so I filled all 4 tyres on the same air machine (so I knew they were even) reset and carried on. If I got another warning I'd ring VW Assist.
On the trip home I checked the pressure at another garage (all tyres equal) and it also gave me time to ponder if it was a nail head or some wedged grit. I didn't want to try and lever it out as if it was a nail I'd rather it stayed there until I could get it to a tyre place for repair.
I realised if it was a nail it would be conductive so when I got home got out the multimeter, set it to the continuity buzzer and tested the thing - which was not conductive! A few seconds of working the multimeter probe around popped out a small granite chip that looked exactly like a scuffed steel nail head
So, anyway, there's a tip: you can use a multimeter to answer the "is it a nail or trapped grit"
I'm just amazed it stayed in the tyre wedged perfectly for at least 400 miles!
I fitted an auto light switch for a T7 multi van today bought from Aliexpress and it works well with no error codes my van is a 2021 T6.1,
this was posted by @JustGllenn a week or so ago and I was sceptical about it but it does work well.
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this was posted by @JustGllenn a week or so ago and I was sceptical about it but it does work well.
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