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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...

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

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

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

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

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...

I was just wondering if anyone had experience with these covers and could give advice I'm interested in either the Saharan indoor or the outdoor voyager. Links to both are below http://www.coveryourcar.co.uk/store/product.php?productid=16880&cat=407&page=1"...

Does anyone know where i can get hold of a set of westie roof toggle claps like the one shown in the photo? cheers Stu

Could anyone recommend a good tuning guy, preferably with a rolling road setup? Location needs to be somewhere between stoke on trent and hull ferry terminal.

Could someone please suggest the best routing for 2x 8mm diameter multicore cable from the dash to the storage unit above the spare tire at the back? as far as i see my only option is to go up the front window channel? but i dont really want to risk taking the headliner out and i think the...

I currently have the stereo set up with two speakers in the kick panels wired to the front speaker out on the head unit and the rear speaker output wired to a pair of external waterproof speakers mounted on the step so when driving along i can set the balance on the head unit to the front...

1st of all appologies if this looks farmiliar, ioriginally posted this in an old thread but realised the problem im having wasnt so related to the original thread so im reposting it her for clarity and in the hope that someone can help out a little. I have a '72 bus and recently its been...

Does anyone know a supplier of thick ribbon cable, something like this, (the one shown is more of a data cable but it gives an idea of whaat i mean) ideally coloured, but thats not essential. by thick imean 1.5 mm core dia or at least AWG 16. if i can find it will help tidy up a lot of my...

Im trying to replace the wiper motor on my 72 US import bay. im trying to replace this with this but the brackets are completely different, has anyone done this, made a new bracket etc, or do i need to source a new motor like the original?

does anyone know where i can get hold of this type of seat belt this lady is happily modling? the three point type that attach into the roof and then 2 buckles into stalks bolted into the floor pan. There in a lot of new cars but i cant find a supplier. Any suggestions would be helpfull...

Ive heard that there are maps available showing access points to be used when waxoyling / dinatroling the underiside of the bus, if this is true could anyone point me in the direction of where to get one? i dont want to go drilling holes for access if its not needed. thanks Stu

so we just drove all the way to norway to start a 3 week tour with a thousand km under the belt in a day and a half we had no troubles at all, didnt push it too much, 55 mph all the way. so we get to norway and the 1st hill we hit where i have to drop down to 3rd i notice a burning oil smell...

Just a quick question; what is the max AIR temp in the engine bay, im looking into automatice fire extiguishers and want to know what temp to set it to trip at? i know the oil temp is around 100 deg C but how does this translate to the air temp in the engine compartment? cheers stu

im constantly forgetting to remove the charger from the cigarette lighter when i leave the bus for short periods of time, my concern is that someone will see the lead hanging from the cigarette lighter and presume the tomtom is still in the bus and break in. to resolve this i hard wired the...

were planning a trip over to the UK next week an i was wondering if this plug would fit most UK campsites. im thinking yes, but in the back of my mind theres a nagging doubt! dont want to turn up and not be able to plug in the tunes :)