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PeteH




Cabin : Exec 079
Location : Fairford
Posts : 222
Join date : 2016-03-07

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PostSubject: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptySun May 29, 2016 9:00 pm

Hi everyone.  

I thought I'd introduce myself, Pete, Sue my wife and Hadley the dog and our VW Brazilian bay and thank the Forum for its advice. In getting the van ready Ive been making extensive use of the technical advice, the latest being how to set the valve clearances.

It's all my wife's fault that we've bought the van as she instigated it all after passing a comment that wouldn't it be a great idea. We bought the van in February this year and I've been working on it getting it ready for the summer.  Hadley is besotted with the van.  If I am working on it he will come and sit with me, keeping an eye out for prowling cats!

While it is generally in good shape it hadn't been used over the last two years, so really needed some mechanical attention. I spend one weekend dismantling the front brakes, to find that the pads were crumbling to pieces. I've also installed the Dynamat sound deadening sheets which have made a real improvement.

After a few outings I decided the steering was too unwieldy, especially at low speed and decided to get the Lite Steer conversion fitted, so its been with VW Camper Vans for a while.

This weekend we're off to our friends place in Eardisley to load up the van on a trial run, awning, camping stuff etc before we set off to France for two weeks on the 12th June.  Hopefully the petrol situation will be resolved by then, otherwise we might need to sort out a last minute Plan B!

All the very best and thanks again

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Cabin : Exec 008
Location : Central Scotland
Posts : 1792
Join date : 2010-09-04

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptySun May 29, 2016 9:28 pm

Hello and welcome!

Nice looking bus and love the number plate!

Glad you found the forum, chances are someone has had a similar issue and now has a solution - great teamwork
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Cabin : Exec 002
Location : Hampshire
Posts : 2896
Join date : 2010-03-19

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptySun May 29, 2016 9:31 pm

Welcome to the forum. A few more will be along to say hi once they get back from the Kombi Sleepover, our yearly show.
Fingers crossed the French sort themselves out for your trip

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Cabin : Flight 004
Location : Reading
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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyMon May 30, 2016 5:47 pm

Hi and welcome to the Forum - hope to see you out on the road sometime Cool

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Cabin : Exec 026
Location : Bedfordshire
Posts : 612
Join date : 2013-05-11

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyMon May 30, 2016 8:52 pm

Hi and welcome
Nice looking Kombi
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Cabin : Flight 011
Location : South Somerset, UK
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Join date : 2011-06-05

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyMon May 30, 2016 8:56 pm

Hi! Welcome to the forum.

@timv Looks like Max has another brother!

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Cabin : Business
Location : holmfirth
Posts : 746
Join date : 2014-05-15

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyMon May 30, 2016 8:59 pm

Hi PeteH.
Welcome to the forum.

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Cabin : Club
Location : St Albans
Posts : 118
Join date : 2014-10-02

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyMon May 30, 2016 9:42 pm

Hi.
As you have found, this is a really helpful site.
Let us all know where you go in France, and how long it takes - we are driving to Bordeaux in August (and allowing 2 days  Laughing )
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Cabin : Flight 001
Location : Brighton, East Sussex U.K.
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Join date : 2009-09-27

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyMon May 30, 2016 11:18 pm

Tallulah wrote:
Hi! Welcome to the forum.

@timv Looks like Max has another brother!

Come on the Mighty Reds!!!

Welcome PeteH!!

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Cabin : Exec 013
Location : Leyland, Lancs
Posts : 5654
Join date : 2011-07-25

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyTue May 31, 2016 9:31 am

Welcome PeteH - where are you off to in France? - we sail on 19th June, headed to the Western Med.

Do try and get along to an event and meet the gang - we're a friendly bunch.

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Cabin : Flight 019
Location : Dover
Posts : 2331
Join date : 2012-05-23

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyTue May 31, 2016 9:40 am

Welcome to the forum PeteH , you have a lovely looking Kombi. We too look forward to meeting you out and about or at a club event in the near future.
Good luck with your trip to France please let us know how it goes.


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Cabin : Exec 012
Location : wales
Posts : 3114
Join date : 2009-10-16

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyTue May 31, 2016 9:46 am

Hi and welcome nice bay Smile
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Cabin : Exec 027
Location : Fair Oak, Hampshire
Posts : 2849
Join date : 2012-04-19

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptyTue May 31, 2016 3:01 pm

Hi and welcome. Lovely looking Kombi, great to see another red and you have great taste in flooring. Hope to see you around.
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Cabin : Exec 079
Location : Fairford
Posts : 222
Join date : 2016-03-07

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptySat Jun 11, 2016 7:30 pm

Thanks to everyone for such a warm welcome to the forum. We're going to Quimper (pronounced camper I think) and we'll explore at a leisurely pace what Brittany has to offer. We've signed up to France Passion so there may be a few overnight impromptu stops as well. Sue is currently finishing off replacements for the curtains on the van. She's designed roll-up blinds velcro'd to the curtain rail and held to the metal around the window with magnets. Our next planned outing will be to the Eastnor Castle event at the end of July, so I look forward to meeting up with folks at that event.

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Cabin : Exec 049
Location : Hampshire
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Join date : 2014-09-03

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PostSubject: Re: Hi everyone   Hi everyone EmptySat Jun 11, 2016 7:53 pm

Hi and welcome from us. Lovely van. Enjoy Brittany. We love France.
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