What did you do to your van today?
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Poffe
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Top job @gazza31112 !! Sorry to hear about your troubles with the body shop. Unfortunately you can not always tell the good ones from the bad ones before hand… The caddy looks utterly amazing though!
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Caddy Maxi 1.6 TDI -2014. First time VW/Caddy owner, already deep in the rabbit hole
Caddy Maxi - daily and camper build
Caddy Maxi - daily and camper build
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Poffe
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Got around to fit the freshly painted side rail covers, colour coded door handles and life side wing mirrors. Really nice to finally see the result of the hard work.
I also had the side trim colour coded. But with all this other parts painted on the side, I’m starting to question my decision. Should I have the painted side trim mounted or should I do a lap to the local scrap yard and gather some unpainted ones?

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I also had the side trim colour coded. But with all this other parts painted on the side, I’m starting to question my decision. Should I have the painted side trim mounted or should I do a lap to the local scrap yard and gather some unpainted ones?

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Caddy Maxi 1.6 TDI -2014. First time VW/Caddy owner, already deep in the rabbit hole
Caddy Maxi - daily and camper build
Caddy Maxi - daily and camper build
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Larryd
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
In the local garage at the moment.
Drove absolutely perfectly since I've had it, coil light came on two weeks ago, reset it, drove another 500 miles spot on.
Came back on the other day, can't clear it.
Threw it at the garage, there is rusty like shit in the fuel filter, pressure regulator, fuel rail....
Where does that shit come from!?
Drove absolutely perfectly since I've had it, coil light came on two weeks ago, reset it, drove another 500 miles spot on.
Came back on the other day, can't clear it.
Threw it at the garage, there is rusty like shit in the fuel filter, pressure regulator, fuel rail....
Where does that shit come from!?
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Milan007
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Nice stuff man...
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petrev
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Tested ...
New fuel economy upgrade Aero Box - THULE Force XT Small Roof Box on Turtle Low Level Crossbars !!
Actually works - Improves MPG (strangely) Just like the Aero-Bag for Cyclists !
New fuel economy upgrade Aero Box - THULE Force XT Small Roof Box on Turtle Low Level Crossbars !!
Actually works - Improves MPG (strangely) Just like the Aero-Bag for Cyclists !
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Calder2
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Changed out the water pump for the auxiliary heater - so now I have a warm car! :-)
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Retrimmed suede sunvisors, building up quite a collection of red stitched interior stuff now!
Shame about the seats!!!!
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Shame about the seats!!!!

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petrev
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Haven't you got to change all the stitching to Imperial Orchid ?

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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Shhhhhh don't set off my OCD!!! Iv convinced myself red goes with purple 
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
There's me complaining about my seat stitching, just brought GTi ones that popped up on Instagram ffs, very impulsive buy that was!!!!
Just putting feelers out if anyone's interested in rs3 leather seats, decent condition, passenger heating doesn't work, not sure why
EDIT cancelled order, turned out not to be heated, bit gutted!!!!
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Just putting feelers out if anyone's interested in rs3 leather seats, decent condition, passenger heating doesn't work, not sure why
EDIT cancelled order, turned out not to be heated, bit gutted!!!!
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Raizo
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Lowkey
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Today I did a service. Changed oil and filters
Will start by taking out shelfs from the truck tomorrow, and from there I will start my OEM+ project.
Will start by taking out shelfs from the truck tomorrow, and from there I will start my OEM+ project.
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Elenciu
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
I tried to put on the window tint films... A complete disaster
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petrev
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
Yeah !
Don't do it - Having watched a pro doing it a few times, the skill and the tricks are just too much for me, so it is definitely a job for the professionals.
Don't do it - Having watched a pro doing it a few times, the skill and the tricks are just too much for me, so it is definitely a job for the professionals.
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Rickytango
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Re: What did you do to your van today?
I second that , I didn’t thing the caddy rear windows were that curved and I’ve seen people do it but I couldn’t get it right so peeled it off , there’s a skill to it
