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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: January 2015
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January 17, 2015. A white van is a blank canvas. At least that the way I'm looking at it, but the more I look at it, the more I feel it's lacking some colour. I find myself looking at other vans, and desperately trying to decide which colour I prefer the most. Typically I cannot seem to narrow it down to a single colour. I keep circling back to a Gunmetal Grey, or Olympian Blue. Here are just a few I really like, it would be great to hear your comments on them. January 1, 2015. I've not grabbed a photo o...
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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: Fitting 20s
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April 23, 2015. So a little earlier this month I picked up a bargain set of 20" Calibre Exile wheels for the van. The tyres that were on them were pretty shot, and not load rated enough for my T30. Although the wheels themselves are in excellent condition. So I've ordered and fitted a set of 275/40/R20 106 rated Haida tyres. Using these wheels I had to source some slighly longer bolts, but also tapered, not radius ones like the standard bolts. Anyway, a picture speaks a thousand words, so here they are:.
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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: New gadgets
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March 25, 2015. So when I got the van, it had a simple Sony headunit in, with Bluetooth. However the sound quality never impressed me, and when using the phone it sounded awful. My next order of business was to pop the old unit out, and find something better to fill the hole. A few hours searching online, and I'd picked a winner. Double DIN unit, with impressive spec, including DVD/CD/MP3/USB/iPod and bluetooth. It also has a really clear screen on it, and a reversing camera input.
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Deep Red - A self-build motorhome - sources of information
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Date: 13 December 2016. Suppliers. Sources of Information. Useful Organisations. This is an on-going list of suppliers we have used. And sources of information we found of particular use. Inclusion in the table does not constitute a recommendation - but if we found a supplier we used was unsatisfactory - we would not include them! There are many other suppliers of course, but we cannot list them all, let alone keep such a list up to date. All links are checked regularly (last 12 November 2015). Solid bra...
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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: Carpet Lining
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April 9, 2015. So as spring is now in full effect, and the arrival of the easter bank holiday meant I could get on with the carpet lining of the van. I've never done this before, so a few hours of studying video's on youtube, and a little thinking about how to tackle it. So here is the before. During - and I'll add this now, an extra pair of hands is invaluable in getting it done in a large single piece of material. And the finished article. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: March 2015
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March 25, 2015. So when I got the van, it had a simple Sony headunit in, with Bluetooth. However the sound quality never impressed me, and when using the phone it sounded awful. My next order of business was to pop the old unit out, and find something better to fill the hole. A few hours searching online, and I'd picked a winner. Double DIN unit, with impressive spec, including DVD/CD/MP3/USB/iPod and bluetooth. It also has a really clear screen on it, and a reversing camera input. March 13, 2015. I've n...
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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: Some self assembly required.
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March 13, 2015. Some self assembly required. So after a week or two or what feels like relentless spending, there is a campervan in what used to be my dining room. Well in self assembly parts anyway! I've now got the power management system, water hose, waste water hose, gas hose, gas pipe, fittings, sink and hob, tap, pump, RIB Altair Bed, fitting kit, 12 cans of spray glue, and a huge roll of megavamats lining carpet. I've also picked up a new Kenwood Double DIN headunit and reversing camera.
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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: May 2015
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May 19, 2015. A VW Design Flaw - Resolved. So since I picked up the van almost a year ago, I've had a slight problem with has been getting slowly worse. When starting the van and sat stationary, there was a smell of diesel fumes in the cab. A quick look under the bonnet revealed the suspected culprit of a cracked exhaust manifold. There was plenty of visible soot around cylinder number 5. So after some online research, the VW parts bill was over £1000! It's made a huge difference, the boost seems to kick...
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RealGraffix - T5 Camper Build Blog: April 2015
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April 23, 2015. So a little earlier this month I picked up a bargain set of 20" Calibre Exile wheels for the van. The tyres that were on them were pretty shot, and not load rated enough for my T30. Although the wheels themselves are in excellent condition. So I've ordered and fitted a set of 275/40/R20 106 rated Haida tyres. Using these wheels I had to source some slighly longer bolts, but also tapered, not radius ones like the standard bolts. Anyway, a picture speaks a thousand words, so here they are:.