What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

[Green Giant]

Taken van down to Autoterm near Wrexham today to have a water heater fitted underneath the van to warm up the engine coolant, van is needed for 3 days so it can be tested out a few times, so I’ve gone on a bike packing adventure along the canal tow paths

 

[dcpen43]

had MOT and brake fluid replacement today and extended the insurance mileage to 12k. let us see what the 2026 season brings

 

[nomislotsirb]

Finally complete ...

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[nomislotsirb]

And the final bits - added a magnetic USB-powered LED light which detaches and secures to the side of the van above the sliding door. Yet to be tested but will provide useful illumination beneath the awning.

Also, a bit of bling.

 

[ChestnutBrown]

Fitted replacement front calipers, discs and pads on my T32. Just wish I knew why the front passenger side has only scrubbed off the outer half of the protective paint from the disc and not the half closest to hub?

Also finally fitted my wheel spacers at the same time. No time to take photos as too dark and too wet but they look cool on.

 

[Alex123]

Greetings from Belgium.

 

[ksm1701]

Replaced windscreen wipers with Bosch Aerotwin A351S wipers just in time for Storm Chandra to give them a good test. Also sucked out most of my partially diluted engine oil due to interrupted DPF regens and topped back up to below halfway on the dipstick with some shiny new Castrol EDGE 5W-30.

Just need some AdBlue now (any recommendations on any current good deals would be much appreciated ) and hopefully I'll be able to drive with out any warnings flashing up for the next 6 months (at least)!

 

[Bigsidavies]

Hand held fire extinguisher, guessing it’s not as common an acronym as I thought

Taking Bav’s place as a pedant, it’s not an acronym.

 

[Snoopi-y-Fan]

And the final bits - added a magnetic USB-powered LED light which detaches and secures to the side of the van above the sliding door. Yet to be tested but will provide useful illumination beneath the awning.

Also, a bit of bling.

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Neat shelves, useful. I love a bit of lateral thinking for unused spaces and corners. Did you build, or buy?

 

[Delpel1]

Dropped van of at Redline Garage Services, Cleethorpes for full suspension upgrade. Removing H&R 40mm lowering spring kit and standard shocks and replacing with Koni Special Active shocks and Apex spring kit from Larkspeed. I'll let you know how it compares .

 

[asedas]

Dropped van of at Redline Garage Services, Cleethorpes for full suspension upgrade. Removing H&R 40mm lowering spring kit and standard shocks and replacing with Koni Special Active shocks and Apex spring kit from Larkspeed. I'll let you know how it compares .

why to replace HR springs? are Apex better?

 

[b-quan]

And the final bits - added a magnetic USB-powered LED light which detaches and secures to the side of the van above the sliding door. Yet to be tested but will provide useful illumination beneath the awning.

Also, a bit of bling.

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That looks great! Could you share some details on that magnetic light? Looking for something like that myself and havent found anything slim and neat yet

 

[Delpel1]

why to replace HR springs? are Apex better?

The Koni special active shock absorbers, as recommended by CRS Performance do not recommend using anything above 35mm for the springs. The plan is to sell the H&R (40mm) springs which have only done 1500miles.

 

[Vedubber]

Fitted the THQ smoked red T6.1 rear lights

 

[nomislotsirb]

Neat shelves, useful. I love a bit of lateral thinking for unused spaces and corners. Did you build, or buy?

Built, but I reckon there's a market for Vanshades to expand their product range!

 

[nomislotsirb]

That looks great! Could you share some details on that magnetic light? Looking for something like that myself and havent found anything slim and neat yet

I had to make myself, becauseI needed to opt for a slimline profile to fit between the sliding door and awning rail, with a bit of margin in case it slipped down when shutting the door. The components are:

Mini Aluminium Profile 12x7mm | ULTRA LEDs & Set of 4 Endcaps for Mini Aluminium Profile Black | ULTRA LEDs

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DXP74WCF?ref_=pe_151259311_1319653061_t_fed_asin_title&th=1

MagFlex 12.7mm Flexible Magnetic Tape - Adhesive

MagFlex® 12.7mm wide magnetic tape with premium self-adhesive is easily cut to desired length, great for a diverse range of lightweight applications.

www.first4magnets.com

 

[mikeyb7]

Stolen the idea from a fellow member but really enjoying adding some alcantara style wrap to the lower dash and A pillars to make it feel less commercial

 

[Vedubber]

Stolen the idea from a fellow member but really enjoying adding some alcantara style wrap to the lower dash and A pillars to make it feel less commercial

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Looks great and gives a less commercial feel to the interior. The material is great to work with though isn’t it?

 

[Skyliner33]

Stolen the idea from a fellow member but really enjoying adding some alcantara style wrap to the lower dash and A pillars to make it feel less commercial

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Looks good. Did you take the A pillar speakers out to do that?

 

[Vedubber]

Looks good. Did you take the A pillar speakers out to do that?

Looks like he is running a speaker upgrade so they have new grilles anyway.