California sporty looking

[BerndRos]

Mine are winging their way to where the Cali is..think I will get Kwikfit to fit at same time as MOT..and I think the Solar pack that WG has fitted to finish off.

 

[WelshGas]

Hi WelshGas and BerndRos,

ours also came from tradevanaccessories, the original instructions were crap, but they did send a pdf file which was more helpful and this along with WG notes we finally fitted the bar today (my poor hands) it was really worth the struggle !!!
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Mine are winging their way to where the Cali is..think I will get Kwikfit to fit at same time as MOT..and I think the Solar pack that WG has fitted to finish off.

I hope you're both coming to the June Forum meeting. We could make a Triptych.

 

[daz60]

Where can you buy the red vinyl as I want to do the bottom strip as the two on the grille are already done.

got it last year from
eBay item number:
141920756060 its made of GRP, the two on the grill are painted tornado red

 

[Pasper2]

Latest updates to Bertie, front grille to be added adding another Berghaus badge to the back in place of the TDI badge . I'm into MTB and wife does Triathlon so semi extreme!!

Can't seem to turn the last one the right way up!

 

[T6 CFO]

Very nice. Looking good.

 

[Trotty]

I just did a storyline job on mine with 30mm lowering which is plenty low enough if you want to get down most tracks. Good luck!


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[2into1]

Even I like the understated tweaks on Bertie (although I'm not sure that's an endorsement in most people's eyes....)

 

[BerndRos]

I hope you're both coming to the June Forum meeting. We could make a Triptych.

Regrettably not.

WG..any specific tips please, when I get KwikFit to fit the front BAR at the same time as MOT.

 

[WelshGas]

Regrettably not.

WG..any specific tips please, when I get KwikFit to fit the front BAR at the same time as MOT.

Have to remove the Front Under Engine plastic cover. The brackets fit using an existing bolt and nut and holes already in the chassis. Replacing the cover afterwards is straightforward but tight against the new brackets.

 

[BerndRos]

Thanks WG...

Have ordered your type of solar kit BTW and asked Roger to fit the rear wire same as you have. As Cali will mostly live here in Portugal I guess 100W will be adequate ?

 

[WelshGas]

Thanks WG...

Have ordered your type of solar kit BTW and asked Roger to fit the rear wire same as you have. As Cali will mostly live here in Portugal I guess 100W will be adequate ?

The longest I stay in 1 place without using the van is 4/6 days and the lowest I've been on the Control panel is 60 % this Christmas with the heater on constant as well as fridge and lights in the evening as well as WiFI and charging iPads etc: So you should have no problem.

 

[tuono001]

Can you notice the little tweak?
First chance of a pic this weekend. Still a few more tweaks to go.

 

[larrylamb]

Can you notice the little tweak?
First chance of a pic this weekend. Still a few more tweaks to go.

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Yes, nice grille!

 

[motacyclist]

It's a van , if it rides got all the kit we need to sleep-eat and get coasy it works for me.
Seen plenty others here pimping thier Cali's ....not me thanks .
As these are populars vans you find plenty of lowering kits , spoilers , wheels , etc on the www to give it a makeover.
Make sure you will not get yourself in a situ arriving with your 50.000 € Cali and not being able to enter that lovely spot becose your Cali is to much lowerd .
As for me it's not always a black carpet under the wheels....

As we're talking about something that's sporty looking your MX5 looks the same as the one I had, white coupe with gunmetal wheels. Is it the Venture edition?

 

[motacyclist]

That's not an old fossil sitting next to the Cali, on a C & CC site is it?

(Sorry, I couldn't resist it )

 

[Hotel California]

As we're talking about something that's sporty looking your MX5 looks the same as the one I had, white coupe with gunmetal wheels. Is it the Venture edition?

@motacyclist , not ever owend a MX5....think it's @WelshGas that got one....

 

[motacyclist]

@motacyclist , not ever owend a MX5....think it's @WelshGas that got one....

Quite right, I don't know how that happened, it was the WG post with this pic I was referring to, MX5 is on the left

 

[Hotel California]

Quite right, I don't know how that happened, it was the WG post with this pic I was referring to, MX5 is on the left
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Thats how i knew he had one , and he refered to it once on one of his posts....
He is so gonna laugh on this....
Actually my brother had sevral MX5's , he just got himself the new model...

 

[WelshGas]

Quite right, I don't know how that happened, it was the WG post with this pic I was referring to, MX5 is on the left
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Oh, SWMBO's skateboard. Just a 2L Convertable. 20,000 miles in 4 years, whereas the California has done 27,500 in 15 months.

 

[daz60]

That's not an old fossil sitting next to the Cali, on a C & CC site is it?

(Sorry, I couldn't resist it )

That's the wife

 

[Bubba Gross]

 

[WelshGas]

Regrettably not.

WG..any specific tips please, when I get KwikFit to fit the front BAR at the same time as MOT.

Did you get the front bar fitted Ok BerndRos?

 

[BerndRos]

Did you get the front bar fitted Ok BerndRos?

Yes I did, and the man that fitted it did a little spot weld by the brackets, so that in a slight forward tap, the bar will not move.

Also my Solar is fitted.

Van 100%, fresh MOT so off Newhaven to Dieppe next week and work my way down to Portugal and keep van down there for a year. I will be back and forward though via silver bird in sky.

 

[theonecraw]

Yes I did, and the man that fitted it did a little spot weld by the brackets, so that in a slight forward tap, the bar will not move.

I welded my side bars on. The brackets and bolts didn't look like they would handle being used to stand on let alone protecting the van/you.

 

[pauli88]

Here's ours