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My wife, much to my chagrin, owns an ‘87 Westy. It breaks down more often than my ‘71. (Sorry that you have to see my legs in that photo) Marion Mountain Campground in Southern California, elevation 6440 feet

Nigel Skeet knows how. He posted the instructions about a year ago.

Here’s one that you could ship in a container from California to the UK.

Zero point even bothering with a restoration into a rotted body/chassis. If the mechanicals are in good working order, one can actually use the bus. They’re utility vehicles, not beauty contestants. If the frame is that rusted, find another project bus. Just because it can be restored doesn’t...

“Body off” restorations using rotisseries are done with Split Window buses, not Bay Window buses. Advice: First, rebuild the front end (steering box, tie rods, bushings, shocks, brakes, brake lines, etc. Rebuild the transaxle. Do NOT put higher gears in it. Keep it stock. Rebuild the...

“Knobs for the Americans” Ahem. We’re not all knobs. Most, but not all.

Let me contribute in my usual way: by adding to the confusion. My ‘71 Westy didn’t have one, but my friend’s ‘70 Westy did.

It’s as Clem said: “No.” However, I paid to have my ashtrays powder-coated grey, so I’m probably not the best person to ask.

Good heavens! Don’t ever let Nigel see this thread! That said, my opinion, which is worth less than a penny, is that the teams of German engineers knew what they were doing when they designed these things. Safety first, etc. My camper has 185-14 c-rated radials on it. The reinforced sidewalls...

We (Mrs. static and I) were using the “regular” version, but they came out with the rocking version. Much better!

This is the ideal camping chair.

Fillister? I hardly even knew her. If it were me, I’d order a stainless one out of China. But that’s just me; waiting two weeks instead of popping in at my local DIY store.

“Alternatively, you could have a rain-sensing, variable-interval, intermittent windscreen-wiper controller…” If I could locate one that was also free-range, cruelty-free, whole-grain, locally-sourced, home-schooled, handmade, over-dressed, underweight, high-octane, low-emissions...

In addition to my ‘71 tintop Westy, my Wife has an ‘87 Westfalia which has all mod cons. It is an unreliable piece of crap. I’m hoping that it gets stolen.

That part would go nicely with all the other spares that i’m never going to need, never going to use, and, (upon my untimely and unfortunate death) will immediately be thrown into the skip. We should alert all of our spouses to post the date and time of our estate sales so that we can repeat...

If you place it vertically, it won’t drip as much.

My Wife makes that same noise.

I suggest a Bosch 211 905 205Q

My bus had that problem. Windshield seal looked fine, but it was decades old and wasn’t fine. Replaced it and the problem went away.

I appreciate everyone’s candor, your commendable commitment to reusing scarce resources and keeping the original bitvas possible, truly I do. I might add, however (and I mean this in the nicest possible way) that you’re also a bunch of exceptionally thrifty cheap bastards. Carry on. I’ll be...