What are the changes to your camper?

What are the changes to your Camper since new and since you became the owner?

Reading the earlier Topic called ‘Looking ahead to 2012’ made me reflect on a list of all the changes made to our Camper since 2008, when it was ordered as a ‘Classic’ version of the Danbury Diamond.

Pre-delivery at Danbury:
* Right Hand Drive conversion
* Car Alarm fitted
* Fold-down shelf fitted to end of cooker cabinet. Useful extra work-surface but slightly restricts access to under-bed storage.

Post-delivery:
* Dinitrol rust-proofing to body cavities and chassis (yearly)
* Radio re-wired to run off leisure battery (Danbury)
* WiFi reversing camera (Maplin) with screen hidden in glove box
* Heater modifications – ducting to screen vents and cab heat deflector flap
(see General Technical>Heating system - particularly pages 2,3,5)
* Cloth upholstery replaced with leather (Tockfield)
* New Chrome Fog Light (Hella) above the bumper
* Danbury removable Kitchen Unit as flexible option to Buddy seat
* Wooden shelves added to cupboard under cooker
* Danbury Fitted Carpets
* New side panels and door cards (Newton)
* Door storage pockets (Just Kampers)
* Danbury Stainless Steel Exhaust
* New Gear stick (Precaution offered by Danbury)
* Curtains behind cab seats (Tilly’s originals re-cycled)
* Clean fresh rear light lenses (Kiteman’s originals re-cycled)

How long is your list?

Blimey, now you're asking .... ok let's see if I can remember it all:

Swapped dash bulbs for blue leds.
Ditched the CD/Radio for an in-dash DVD/Radio.
Upgraded door speakers.
Installed a VDO voltmeter to show leisure battery state of charge.
Replaced leaking oil temp dipstick sender with a sump plate sender.
Installed 240v sockets, hook-up and fuse box.
Repaired non-op electric tap by installing a push-to-make switch.
Installed alarm.
Fitted white banded tyres.
Replaced vinyl spare wheel cover with a stainless steel rimmed, colour matched hard front cover with chrome VW roundel.
Front indicator lenses replaced by clear/orange bulbs.
Front wiper blades renewed.
Replaced plastic headlamp rims with quality chrome ones.
Replaced orange side repeaters with clear/orange bulb equivalents.
Resealed poptop air vent.
Installed high level rear brake light.
Replaced standard tail lenses with clear/red/clear.
Moved fog light up from below rear bumper to above.
Replaced sliding door seal.
Replaced factory mirrors with classic chrome variants.
Installed red led downlighters throughout interior.
Replaced factory hardboard interior panels with Dove Grey Newton Commercial panels
Fitted JK cab door pockets.
Topped up underseal.
Lubed front beam, grease nipples as necessary.
Replaced factory ignition leads with new Magnecor variants supplied by Danbury.
Replaced the throttle position sensor.
Replaced the lambda sensor x2.
Multiple oil changes.
Replaced the cylinder heads (AH Autos)
Fitted Midland Wheels Fuchs replicas.
Replaced the Beetles UK leisure battery relay with a new self switching Smartcom unit.
Replaced the Eberspacher relay - original unit faulty.
Replaced both sides of the exhaust.
Replaced the window lifter rubber on the rhs cab door.
Set up a dedicated internet forum/club.

Crikey Chaps - What A Long List Of Kombi Modifications
Well done to each of you just for remembering what you have done
Scooby has had far less done to him - not list worthy by comparison
Keep up the good work

Tim has a list 36 long. What a worthy leader for the forum!
osg

My son has just reminded me of some other stuff:

Legend symbols on the fog/hrw switches.
Replaced headlight bulbs with upgrades.
Waterproof front seat covers.
Heated/massage seat pads upfront.
Rubber footplate covers.
Sliding door sill cover.

OK here we go

Lowered.
New wheels and tyres.
Changed REG
Clear rear lens coveres.
Blacked out high level brake light.
Blacked out windows.
Painted wing mirrors, dub tub, VW badge and headlight surrounds white.
Painted guttering and behind bumpers.
Fitted a leisure battery.
Fitted stereo, amps and sub.
Insulated interior panels.
Fitted rear interior lights.
Wired rest of interior lights to leisure battery.
Fitted 12v power sockets.
Buddy seat.
coloured front door panels.
Fitted cab carpet.
Fitted rear flooring.
Fitted electric tap.
Converted a skimboard into a table.
Covered interior metalwork with felt at the rear.
Underdash tray fitted.
Underdash lights fitted.
Servo controlled front vent.
Servo controlled heater matrix designed and fitted.
LCD screen fitted to dash for heater controlls.
Variable fan speed switch fitted.
Re-wired dash switches, now all illuminated.
Extra rust proofing.
Removed fold out flaps from roof board.
Normal servicing stuff.

Think that's it, but bound to be some more.

Ooh yes, thanks kiteman for another, changed reg.

Think we need to demo those servo-assisted flaps at Volksworld bigtime kiteman!

Here's a little before and after picture

Got my bay as a empty van with bed have fitted pop top and sink/cooker made units split change system under dash tray fitted 12v int light lowered fitted wheels changed rear lights side repeaters front repeaters changed and painted front grill fitted roof rack changed mirrors full cavertey waxoil and under side seal n waxoil fitted carb and have heat exchanges now will be getting them working for rear and just about to do LPG conversion will do post when I start. all work and serviceing done by me prob other bits I have forgot

Have looked at what has been said and divided the points amongst:-
improvements in FUNCTION, change of IMAGE, investment PROTECTION and REPAIR.
In that order of activities the score,so far, are:

osg 9,5,5,4
TimV 14,12,3,12
Kiteman 18,10,2,0
Dazdub 10,6,2,0

It would be interesting to see how others have distributed their efforts
osg

Do you have a statistical background osg? Statistics was one of my core subjects in my uni work.

Statistics only when necessary. Did use the Chi square test a lot to look at the risks involved in catching Chlamydia.
Here is a statistical question.
What is the probability ( the odds) that the next cat you see will have more than the average number of legs (for a cat)?
If you think there is a HIGH chance then hit the '+' on the like bar here
If you think there is NO Chance then hit the '-' on the like bar here

osg

Dont they say 86% of all statistics are fabricated

Scooby wrote:

Dont they say 86% of all statistics are fabricated

Scooby wrote:

Dont they say 86% of all statistics are fabricated

No, it's 73.4%

osg wrote:

What is the probability ( what are the odds) that the next cat you see will have more than the average number of legs?

Average number of legs seen in cats or generally?

Tim asked
Average number of legs seen in cats or generally?


Question now edited to show that it's all about cats
osg

But what are the chances of the next cat you see having the number of legs which corresponds to the average number.....?

CHRIS

With all the changes people have made, I feel a bit inadequate with only having put rain deflectors (10 minute job) on, door pockets (four bolts each side) and new reg plate, but to be honest I have spent most of the 18 months trying to erase the idiotic grin off my face. (Only advantage over the kitcar is having a windscreen, so I don't have to pick the dead flies out of my teeth.)

I too had a kit car for a while (a very basic Dutton) but at 6'5" I looked liked Deano from the Flinstones when I drove it!