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    Aircooled groups in Belgium

    Hi there, Im moving to Belgium for work and was wondering if anyone knew of any decent VW groups out there? Cheers DMP
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    Rear arch fitting

    Hi all, Just in the process of fitting a new rear arch. Noticed that there is a seal from the wheel arch to the panel. And a lot of the strengtheners are bonded to the panel. Any tips on fitting and whether the seal is available anywhere?
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    Bay Window Door Skin Replacement Options

    Hey guys, The doors are looking pretty ropey on the Bay and need reskinning. I've looked around the main sellers and the prices are much of a muchness. In terms of quality, are they all from the same factory or is there anyone out there who makes a decent skin that shouldn't need too much...
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    The Time A Mercedes Took Porsches And Fear To Le Mans....

    A brilliant mini-film on the Porsche race series bus, one of only 2 in the world... Anyone else got films like this floating about? dvadEz2c2kM...
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    EMPI Exhaust manifold and Transporterhaus Horseshoe plates.

    EMPI Exhaust Manifold Brand new EMPI exhaust manifold, never been fitted, designed for a vw camper For Vehicles T1 -79, 1300-1600cc KG -74 1300-1600cc T2 -79 1500-1600cc £66.10 from VWHeritage https://www.vwheritage.com/…/header-empi-small-flange-not…/… I'm wanting £50 + postage...
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    Idiots Guides to Earlybays..(Engine Build Info Added-19/12)

    So working from VW Jims handy page I have listed whats required of a service.. Then included videos/webpages where possible..Jim has a full service schedule on his webpage HERE. I have supplied the 3K service with videos below as I think its the most common one carried out by us. If others want...
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    Love this..

    SmffkItFuQg Looks brilliant, I especially love the exhaust for some reason.. Big fan!!
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    GoPro Videos..

    Alright lads (and ladies), Just got back from Afghan and bought a GoPro Black Edition whilst I was away, have been playing with it today whilst working on the camper and edited with GoPros free software 'GoPro Studio'.. Great bit of fun.. Enjoy the flick.. (Excuse the butt crack) IAFcBAWqle4
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    Painted Interior

    I've tried searching.. I'm wondering if anyone has bothered trying to sand and paint the westy interior. Mines looking dated and I thought a nice white would look better than the chipped fakeness I have in there at the moment. Someone else must have done this to try and save some cash too...
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    Indicator position

    Evening, I have a smooth front end on the van, no grill and no indicators. I am after some ideas for places to mount the indicators. I've seen bike indicators mounted as below: I've thought about maybe mounting something in the headlights.. Anyone ever done this before or seen it done...
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    Old School Tache'

    So, I'm sitting in Afghanistan looking on Tumblr and I see this.. Which got me thinking.. Lets grow a tach'.... I'm 6 weeks in and have been trying to get my twist on but its not been holding.. Got bored one night and had a google and found.. http://waxindustries.com/ So, with Movember...
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    Winter Top Tips..

    Looks like I might have to drive the camper through the winter, apart from a shit load of clothing to stay warm, what do recommend I complete to make sure I get the van through the winter with minimal rust etc.. I assume a good waxing is required.. Try to wash salt off Heating system? OE...
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    Wiring Mess..

    My engine bay currently is a rats nest, I'm not too happy about it as there seem to be some dodgy extensions of wires etc, so I want to drop the engine and sort it all out. I am trying to make sure I cover everything so here goes.. Coil. + I have black wire from ignition + A red wire ( to...
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    Hello Mr.Postman..

    So today the postman delivered: So I have something to read whilst in Afghanistan and Which will be fitted to the bus on returning to the UK. Anyone running one spline down with horseshoes? Am I gonna have issues? Now to order a smev, some kind of thin worktop for the smev and some...
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    Desktop Wallpapers??

    I had a quick search and couldn't find much, I am looking for some good quality VW Bay images for my desktop.. Thought I would throw up a few I have found and thought people might wanna throw theirs up..(Some of them are clickable)
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    Tile Tracking...

    pqDm3gZNZPM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqDm3gZNZPM Have any of you thought of this.. The bigger the community the more chance we have of finding stuff.. Seems really good for any bike/camper/car/ etc.. Hide the tile away and away we go. Only issues I see at present is they only last a year...
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    RnR Cushion designs.

    The wife and I are looking at different cushion designs for our bed. We have a green/white chequered door card design so after something quite simple. Don't want to go with the mustard type colour.. What you guys got??
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    Your Westy Wardrobe..

    One of the first things I bought when we talked about our camper was a full westy interior.. I keep looking at the wardrobe and wondering.. For its weight, is it that practical?? I am tempted to pull it out and have a nice unit and have the window space back.. So, for all of you westy owners...
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    FOR SALE :X-over 72' Beam with anti-rollbar.

    I have (with the help of dubdubz) put a narrowed beam on the bus with TH dropped spindles. Which means that I have the standard beam for sale with the rollbar. Below are a few pics.. Complete Beam with ARB attached with poly mounts The only hole I can find is the one on the bottom corner...
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    Westy Dimensions ASAP please...

    Hi guys, I am away from my camper at the moment and I am looking to pick up a SMEV sink/hob combi but I want to make sure it will fit. Does anyone have the sizes of the sink area on the top of the fridge, I need to know if I can make it work with a SMEV and new worktop. Thanks SFF
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