Recent content by AircooledEd

Bump! Anyone else planning the trip? :D

Hi Holeydub James and I are planning to overnight Thurs at L'Hirondelle camping near Oteppe. I paid £133 for the tunnel out Thurs 1239 return Sun night 2220. Campsite 37 Euro (paid deposit of 6). Ticket for Le Bug Show as on website. Hope this helps! Ed

Called their customer service dept this morning; very helpful and pleasant - explained although a camper, it isn't technically - it is built as a Microbus, but only seats 5. Smaller than some 4x4's. Helpful French lady assured me that the height is the only critical factor, as long as there are...

The more the merrier. I will book up after work tonight. 1236 shuttle Thurs. L'Hirondelle overnight. Just got to measure bus height to see which category ticket to buy.... Ed

Holeydub, I am going to book the 1220 train out Thurs, not decided on a return schedule yet. Ed

Holeydub, that sounds a bit 'compressed' to me..... I was planning Thurs late tunnel, but James' 1220 Thurs train is looking likely. James, have you already booked your train? Ed

Yep, I did the BBT 25th anniversary cruise to Hessich Oldendorf; one of the best trips - six lane filling station on the autobahn totally chocca with aircooleds of every description.....really good vibe.I stayed out in a hotel in a nearby town, with hindsight camping in H.O would have been more...

Hi James Sounds like a good plan; my bus is nowhere near as cool as your DC, but it is fairly well travelled. And there's a fridge...... Have you planned or booked a particular site yet? I also need to book the tunnel this week. Are you returning Sunday night or staying longer? Lots of...

Holeydub, James308; where will you be travelling from? I could do a similar chunnel time, James - what do you have in mind, pull over at aire/services when tired or scheduled stop? Three vehicles just about makes an EB cruise! Not quite the crazy chaos of 250-odd from BBT Antwerp to Hessisch...

Hi, been away a while; but I took my bug about 5 years ago - it was a great trip, overnighted in Maastricht but didn't really need to, an easy day travelling to do Spa in one leg. I am 100% going this year, from Suffolk, but in my 72 crossover. At the moment looks like flying solo so if others...

Trikky, Karlos, I agree with you .....but if the things we add were properly engineered.....well thought through solutions it would be an issue of altered handling and an owner can make an informed choice. With hindsight (always 20/20!) I realise I was naiive to expect the load bearing lug to...

Clem, just got the rhs off at the mo and I'll try to post a pic tonight. Considering taking it to work tomorrow to strip off the surface finish in the area of interest and crack test pfd it. Just concerned about affecting my legal position if I mess with it though. Got to check 100% but I...

As the title. Fitted for 3500 miles. Lug that the adjuster bolt bears onto has failing weld, bent at 15 degrees or so from true. Looks cracked, thank f**k I found it when resetting for horse shoe plates and it didn't let go cruising at 70 with us both aboard with all our kit. Not gonna let this...

Old thread but relevant if you are searching for info on what to buy for lowering. Today went to fit horseshoe plates so I began by resetting my springplates to stock height. I'm running Transporterhaus adjustables and they've been fitted for one season, for me that's been about 3500 miles...

Indeed, Moby's wise words helped me through many early trials with my first bug. Much missed Trikky, and anyone out there that gets the failure mode I had; I ended up stripping the speedo's driven side ( input spindle and plastic disc with magnetic edge ) and freeing it off with lube and...