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    Recommendation - Paint and Panels - Midlands / Northampton

    same here!!! well almost! 12 years of kids, dogs, bikes and Belgian roads have taken their toll a little!
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    Alternative poptop hold downs / roof canvas

    years ago i replaced the rubber hold downs to secure the poptop to the bus while driving with toggle clamps, a great improvement but a little fiddly with the space allowed and alignement. this spring im going to replace the tent and also the hold downs, does anyone have experience with this...
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    1970 westy roof canvas - which brand?

    Does anyone have any reviews, how about proudtopop? anyone else that make custom canvas?
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    Rear 3 x 3 point seat belts, what have you done about it??

    Austin. I like the setup, but i was windering how the retractable part performs when that are is loaded with luggage etc, any issues?
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    72 Stock ride hieght dimensions

    Oops. Never do conversions at the end of a lunch break. Completely out with the inch conversion! It my bus is be 25" at the front and 22 at the back. Hobbo almost 6" difference between front and rear seems like you bus is pulling a bigger wheelie than mine :) But thinking about it surely the...
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    72 Stock ride hieght dimensions

    Could someone give me the dimensions of their bus from the floor to the wheel arch, unloaded. I get the feeling that my bus ( a 72 crossover) is riding low at the back (or high at the front) My bus is measuring 63cm (16")at the back and 56 (15.2") at the front unloaded. thanks for any help
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    Louvred Window Screen

    Can anyone tell me the part number and possibly a supplier for the right hand louvred window screen frame that holds the mesh (in my case on the slider door) (the rectangular aluminium frame in the back of this picture) stu
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    Which SATNAV

    i use the navigator app, its free and offline, no issues anywhere between norway and italy so far. when driving through france the option to set a route with limited speed is a must, no point being stuck on the toll road doing 60 when the nav thiks its the best rout cos cars can be going 80...
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    G16 STU Number Plate

    Anyone interested in the number plate G16 STU, (can be read as BIG STU, with some creative bolt placement) its on retention, offers considered
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    Towing a camping trailer?

    We use this, we got it mainly as a way to take 4 bikes with us. Its an awesome addition, we use the tailgate as a cooking platform have an electric hook up in it too so we can power a fridge and leave the trailer on the campsite when we want to drive around. Added bonus too that you can open...
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    Cab Bunk

    we use a blackout fabric sewn into the hammock and then use a couple of clamps to hold it in place in the poptop hole, by the window we throw towels, bags and any other stuff to fill the gap there, there's still a small gap by the driver and passenger windows that he can fall out but hes only...
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    Towbar wiring routing

    Ok ill try that route, to one of the battery trays (was hoping not to have to drill) no need to post pics for me, but maybe as a reference for the others? The bar was a complete bitch to fit btw. I reccomend anyone fitting a bar just to run a tap through all the threaded holes just to clear them.
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    Towbar wiring routing

    Does anyone have any suggestions how to run the wiring for a towbar into the engine bay while keeping it as far away from the exhaust and any other hot surfaces? stu
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    which year towbar for a feb 72 cross (over us import)

    hi, i have a 72 (feb) us import bus and will hopefully fit a towbar over the winter, given its a cross over can anyone see from the photos, taken in the middle of undersealing the bus, below what year tow bar i should be buying? (67-71, 71-72 or 72-79). if it helps i think i have this silencer...
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    Motorail?

    i think when you factor in fuel, campsite fees and possible road tolls to drive the same distances it'll work out cheaper in the end.
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    Motorail?

    what routes did you find where you could fit the bus on? all i find is a max height of 1.7 m, the bus is a little over 2
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    anyone with kids looking for a new bed...

    New kid means i needed to upgrade the bed to a bunk bed :) the original
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    Westy walkthrough twin buddy seats

    i think you'll have to be careful that you can still use the handle to open the slider, i recently put in a new cupboard here to replace the fridge unit and noticed that the slider handle virtually touched the bulkhead behind the passenger seat when you need to open the door. i tried...
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    Good idear

    has any one tried this with a poptop underneath? if it doesn't fit how close can you park up to the outside of it? stu
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    feed for interior light????

    there's an access hole for the light wiring and the rear window demister wiring in the pillars on either side of the windscreen that runs up the pillar to the space between the wooden headlining and the roof, i managed to get 4x2 1.5mm speaker wires up through this.its jusy above the ducting...
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