What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[vwjack]

Looking good Jack .
Love yellow fogs but not sure it works so well on white maybe the clear lenses keep everything looking cleaner/ brighter with the white .
Any before and after comparison pics ?
Did you use film ? (Laminex or similar) .

Cheers mate, yeah just a tinting film, still unsure myself. Sometimes i kove how they look, other times think they dont look so good
I didnt take a before, may have one on my phone somewheee though will have a look.

 

[nmh87]

Gone for a wheel upgrade (or downgrade, depending on how you look at it).

20" Leightons replaced with 18" Supermetal Cell with Falken AT tyres. Really pleased, no louder than the Uniroyals, ride improved no end, and I can now replace my destroyed wheelarch liners!

 

[soldas]

Gone for a wheel upgrade (or downgrade, depending on how you look at it).

20" Leightons replaced with 18" Supermetal Cell with Falken AT tyres. Really pleased, no louder than the Uniroyals, ride improved no end, and I can now replace my destroyed wheelarch liners!

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Look great!

 

[JumpShip]

I quite like them
What's up with the 20's ?

 

[nmh87]

I quite like them
What's up with the 20's ?

Not ideal for rural Norfolk roads!

 

[Bertrum]

Not ideal for rural Norfolk roads!

Most roads tbh. Snapped a leaf spring on my ford ranger on a pothole in my town, not joking a lot of roads in Ukraine were in better condition than here.

 

[T6ARF]

Gone for a wheel upgrade (or downgrade, depending on how you look at it).

20" Leightons replaced with 18" Supermetal Cell with Falken AT tyres. Really pleased, no louder than the Uniroyals, ride improved no end, and I can now replace my destroyed wheelarch liners!

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Looks very nice! What size tyres did you go for?

 

[nmh87]

Looks very nice! What size tyres did you go for?

Hi Matt, they are 235/55/R18, vehicle is lowered about 70mm.

Nik

 

[Delpel1]

What a b*****d of a job. Chopped the old rusting round side bars and fitted these stainless steel bars. Every bolt was corroded and snapped off. Got there in the end. Not much fun doing this on the driveway. Looks pretty cool though.

 

[Sasquatch]

I spray up the inside of my bars yearly a lonolin anti corrosion soesy and theyre still mint.

That said, I dont know for sure that they aren't adtually stainless

 

[T6ARF]

Hi Matt, they are 235/55/R18, vehicle is lowered about 70mm.

Nik

Thanks Nik

 

[Delpel1]

I spray up the inside of my bars yearly a lonolin anti corrosion soesy and theyre still mint.

That said, I dont know for sure that they aren't adtually stainless

If the fridge magnet sticks there not stainless

 

[Bertrum]

If the fridge magnet sticks there not stainless

Depends on the grade of stainless steel to be fair. Looking at all of the stainless steel kitchen knives hanging on their magnetic rack in our kitchen.

 

[Badjamin]

Did you use the Holts Headlight refurb kit? I used it and was less than impressed. The spray is just silicon spray so just washes off. Looks like you did ok with the sanding though.
I used 3M uv lens coating wipes to coat my lights and they look loads better.

I used some of the 3m wipes today and can concur. A much better result.

The below image is 15 days from using the Holts Headlight refurb kit. As you can see the silicone based spray 'lacquer' is completely shot. I gave it a good clean back with IPA and water and re sanded (wet & dry) and even that was clearer before 3m wipe application - see second photo.

 

[Drive Wayne]

I used some of the 3m wipes today and can concur. A much better result.

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Streuth! What's in those wipes?!! No wonder you have gloves on! Lovely job.

 

[JumpShip]

If the fridge magnet sticks there not stainless

Which bars did you buy ?

 

[Delpel1]

Which bars did you buy ?

These ones
Sidebars

 

[bobnudd]

These ones
Sidebars

These are the ones I had that rotted away completely along the undersides

 

[bobnudd]

Depends on the grade of stainless steel to be fair. Looking at all of the stainless steel kitchen knives hanging on their magnetic rack in our kitchen.

That’s right. Depends on the structure, iron content etc. But in the case of your knives, it’s probably the hardening process.

 

[Frigo110]

Stripped the poor lady of her shoes - waiting for new wheels - 5 more sleeps to go..