Camping chair bits

[kp64zl]

my camping chairs seem to be coming apart and I have lost a grey spacer.

Please can someone advise how can get the grey spacers and screws without the pain of going to a dealership? Ideally I would buy over internet

thanks

 

[WelshGas]

my camping chairs seem to be coming apart and I have lost a grey spacer.

Please can someone advise how can get the grey spacers and screws without the pain of going to a dealership? Ideally I would buy over internet

thanks

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I don’t think VW sell spares, just the whole chair for megabucks.

See this thread and Post 3.

Find Cali chairs

Hi anyone out there know where I can get Cali chairs? Appreciate any leads /advice cheers Rich

vwcaliforniaclub.com

 

[kp64zl]

Anyone got a broken one they want rid of? Could use for spares

 

[calikev]

campervanbits sell a kit of spares

 

[kp64zl]

Thank you very much

 

[TripleBee]

I tighten the screws from time to time when I hear/feel they are getting loose.

I haven't lost any bits of it yet.

 

[Perfectos]

my camping chairs seem to be coming apart and I have lost a grey spacer.

Please can someone advise how can get the grey spacers and screws without the pain of going to a dealership? Ideally I would buy over internet

thanks

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I had exactly the same issue yesterday, fortunately I found the screw and plastic bit on the floor, I have now ordered some thread lock.
I tightened the other screws in the other chair ( they were loose)

 

[kp64zl]

Good idea - I will get some thread lock too

 

[clarinetbcn]

Be careful if you don’t use the chairs for a while. The design unfortunately lets the screws vibrate loose while stored in the tailgate.

 

[Romke]

I made an offer for a set on eBay and won the bid for 11 euros. Might be an idea to look there for spares.

I don't know what VW charges for a complete chair but I've seen them on eBay for as little as 87,45 €. That gets you a lot of spare bits!

Original VW T5 T6 Bus Multivan California Klappsitz Campingstuhl für Heckverkleidung

Original VW Klappsitz für die Heckklappenverkleidung 100% Volkswagen Original Teile® hochwertiger Campingstuhl vom VW California sehr…

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[GSX1300R]

we decided early on that the VW chairs would mainly be used if we had a meal outside as they are not exactly comfortable. We bought 2 camping chairs from Aldi at £15 each and they are really comfortable and at £15 you can even leave them outside when you go off for a walk without too much worry. The Vw kit is £100 + each for chairs and £250 for a table. Which makes it very tempting for anyone a bit light fingered..

 

[Jodalo]

we decided early on that the VW chairs would mainly be used if we had a meal outside as they are not exactly comfortable. We bought 2 camping chairs from Aldi at £15 each and they are really comfortable and at £15 you can even leave them outside when you go off for a walk without too much worry. The Vw kit is £100 + each for chairs and £250 for a table. Which makes it very tempting for anyone a bit light fingered..

We’ve had our Cali for 17 months now and haven’t used the VW chairs once. I think I’ve taken them out of their pouch to check but that’s all. Weird I know.

 

[clarinetbcn]

We’ve had our Cali for 17 months now and haven’t used the VW chairs once. I think I’ve taken them out of their pouch to check but that’s all. Weird I know.

Dinner after an all day hike in German Alps. It’s the parking lot of a 100 year old power plant in the middle of a forest next to a lake with a beach. It uses the difference in altitude between two lakes to generate power. Parking all night is tolerated if you behave re: noise and waste.

Note: 2 bikes safely on the rack. If your tailgate can’t do this at 22 C., the gas struts are either shot or the wrong specification. In colder weather I use a broom handle.

New item by Philip Cunningham

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New item by Philip Cunningham

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New item by Philip Cunningham

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Note #2: We turn the handle bars on the bikes so they don’t interfere with raising the roof. Learned the hard way.

 

[Elly Swanson]

Is this a jinxed week? I have the same chair problem - 2 x armrest screws (1 on each chair). I only realised because one fell out at Calke Abbey and we found the screw and spacer on the floor. So one chair repaired but still need one screw and spacer.

The club shop sell a full set of screws for £24.99 (Chair repair kit). Bummer if you only need one!

VW California Camping Chair Repair Kit - CampervanBits

This Genuine VW Camping chair repair kit, Depending on which joints have failed, this may fix more than one problem

vwcaliforniaclub.com

 

[Elly Swanson]

We’ve had our Cali for 17 months now and haven’t used the VW chairs once. I think I’ve taken them out of their pouch to check but that’s all. Weird I know.

We do use the chairs. I think if we didn’t I’d leave them at home and use that handy storage area for something else.

 

[Elly Swanson]

I had exactly the same issue yesterday, fortunately I found the screw and plastic bit on the floor, I have now ordered some thread lock.
I tightened the other screws in the other chair ( they were loose)

What’s thread lock, Perfectos?

 

[WelshGas]

What’s thread lock, Perfectos?

Thread-locking fluid - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Elly Swanson]

Thread-locking fluid - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Cheers, Perfectos, for the prompt reply. Would you recommend the type that is removable by heat or a more permanent one?

 

[Perfectos]

Medium strength (blue) thread lock should be fine for the chair bolts

 

[KGCali]

Medium strength (blue) thread lock should be fine for the chair bolts

Yes use the blue locate Not red otherwise your never remove them.

https://docs.rs-online.com/22f6/0900766b80076c5f.pdf

 

[Romke]

The club shop sell a full set of screws for £24.99 (Chair repair kit). Bummer if you only need one!

Even more of a bummer if you only need one and you live on the continent: £49.98 incl. shipping!

 

[kp64zl]

The pack of screws arrived in the post super fast. Thanks CampervanBits

 

[kp64zl]

UPDATE: Fixed the chair -- there are 10 screws on each chair.

I counted 5 loose on each chair with 2 about to fall out.

So I went round every screw and tightened it adding a bit of thread lock to each one.

 

[Beeechke1]

Thanks @kp64zl your post got me checking my chairs to find one very loose bolt, you've just saved me £24.99 and another item to add to regular maintenance checks.

 

[Elly Swanson]

Thanks @kp64zl your post got me checking my chairs to find one very loose bolt, you've just saved me £24.99 and another item to add to regular maintenance checks.

I think we’ll all be doing it now. I found out about threadlock through this thread, so thanks guys.

I’m sure though after a while we’ll all start forgetting, afterall if you look back there’s been threads like this before. Maybe every so often we can post a reminder if we remember to check ours.