Humby's Cali (Kurkuma Yellow!)

[Humby]

Small modification this evening.
From this, stock bulb DRL
To this, LED bulb


Also changed the parkinglight bulbs to LED
stock
LED:

 

[Humby]

And I changed the H7 to the Osram H7 Night Breaker Laser.
I must say, this is a massive upgrade in light output for my double H7 headlights!
And NO “bulb out” message on the dash.
I used this set from deutscheparts on eBay.

very happy with it, although it is a pain in the *ss to change those DRL bulbs!
Anyway, the result is very nice!
Now we’re waiting to go on our first big trip!
greetz,
Humby

 

[Big Ron]

And I changed the H7 to the Osram H7 Night Breaker Laser.
I must say, this is a massive upgrade in light output for my double H7 headlights!
And NO “bulb out” message on the dash.
I used this set from deutscheparts on eBay.
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very happy with it, although it is a pain in the *ss to change those DRL bulbs!
Anyway, the result is very nice!
Now we’re waiting to go on our first big trip!
greetz,
Humby

You’ve obviously got a good ‘eye’ for this Humby, looks really good. Well done!

 

[Humby]

Counting the days to get out and camp with my Cali!

 

[AlisonF]

Two lovely looking vehicles. Great that the kids were able to sleep in it in the garage.
Hopefully not long now before you can camp. In the meantime what other mods are you planning?

 

[Humby]

Finally some roadtrippin’

 

[Humby]

We had a blast, the first time out! I slept like a rose and everything is there, apart from a Calicap and a front screen. The kids were already awake at 7, so we need to figure that out

 

[Big Ron]

I’ve said it before Humby.....but you’re van really is a looker. It’s making me think I just might have to do something about this.....I’ll stop looking at your posts and see if I get withdrawal symptoms first!

 

[Perfectos]

That’s called camping, make the most of the additional time the kids have with you!
A cover for the pop top helps black it out and helps the kids stay In bed longer, also insulates the pop top

 

[Stoneybroke]

And I changed the H7 to the Osram H7 Night Breaker Laser.
I must say, this is a massive upgrade in light output for my double H7 headlights!
And NO “bulb out” message on the dash.
I used this set from deutscheparts on eBay.
Very happy with it, although it is a pain in the *ss to change those DRL bulbs!
Anyway, the result is very nice!
Now we’re waiting to go on our first big trip!
greetz,
Humby

Can you confirm the details of the bulbs you used for the DRL replacement please. Also, was anything else needed to avoid dashboard warnings about a bulb out?

 

[soulstyledevon]

Great vans and loving the mods...

 

[Humby]

Can you confirm the details of the bulbs you used for the DRL replacement please. Also, was anything else needed to avoid dashboard warnings about a bulb out?

Hi Stoneybroke, I ordered and installed This kit, exact the same.
Worls perfect for now, 1000km after installation, no bulb out messages!

 

[Stoneybroke]

Hi Stoneybroke, I ordered and installed This kit, exact the same.
Worls perfect for now, 1000km after installation, no bulb out messages!

Great, thanks

 

[Humby]

I found a nice bike rack for the Cali! A Thule 929.
Just need to buy the adapter for the 4th bike. Very nice quality and the hatch can be opened with the bikes on the rack!

 

[kurienp]

I found a nice bike rack for the Cali! A Thule 929.
Just need to buy the adapter for the 4th bike. Very nice quality and the hatch can be opened with the bikes on the rack!
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Nice. Do remember however that when you attach the 4th rack, it may not drop down as much ... but should still be able to open the rear door - just. Also even before the 4th rack hits the bottom, it is usually the last cycles' pedal that will hit the floor first and that can also constrain opening the rear door.

 

[Humby]

In august we decided to go on a holiday for 3 weeks. With the COVID situation we did not have a lot of options. So a trip to France was planned, trough all the "green" places.

First I bought some extra goodies for our trip. Some Fuel Lagoon screen wrap. The deluxe version. Very nice quality and not that expensive.
and I bought also some Ukatex seat covers. This was a must!
So before:
And after:

easy to install, it takes some time and the quality is very good!
unfortunately do not have pictures of the front seats...
So ready for out trip!

 

[Gary&Heather]

Love the colour of your van

 

[Humby]

All packed up and ready to go!
we did this trip:

first Bretagne, then Royan, then the Camargue and then the final week at the Côte d'Azur. It was amazing!
The Cali is something very different compared to the T2 Westfalia!
140km/h cruising speed, nice airco, quiet, good sound for our favorit tunes, perfect matress and 8,5l/100 consumption! Some random pics:

We had a blast!

 

[steve_b]

Looks like you had a great time, I am jealous.

Could you post a picture of the front seats with the covers fitted please when convenient, I have been considering ukatek covers - these look at first glance very good for the price. Any regrets or are they worth going for?

Thank you

 

[Humby]

Looks like you had a great time, I am jealous.

Could you post a picture of the front seats with the covers fitted please when convenient, I have been considering ukatek covers - these look at first glance very good for the price. Any regrets or are they worth going for?

Thank you

Sorry for the delay.
Here are the pictures of the front seats. They fit well and they look nice!


So, no regrets! Nice bang for the buck!

 

[kurienp]

All packed up and ready to go! View attachment 67501
we did this trip:
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first Bretagne, then Royan, then the Camargue and then the final week at the Côte d'Azur. It was amazing!
The Cali is something very different compared to the T2 Westfalia!
140km/h cruising speed, nice airco, quiet, good sound for our favorit tunes, perfect matress and 8,5l/100 consumption! Some random pics:
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We had a blast!

Nice pics and nice route plan. Absolutely agree - the smooth and quite ride, with one's favourite music makes the ride very easy.

Enjoy!

 

[Perfectos]

Hi all,

we can’t camp, so I did a few mods.
First some decals
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then I bought some Bulli badges and modified them to match the black side indicators.
Before:
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after:
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On the Cali:
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Looks good!
greetz,

Humby

hi Humby

could you advise where you gto your side and rear decals from?

 

[Humby]

hi Humby

could you advise where you gto your side and rear decals from?

EBay!

 

[Humby]

Winterlook!
17inch steelies with new Hankook winter tires.

and a small trip to the Belgian seaside

 

[Kernowboy]

Love this colour. Saw a T6 edition (not a Cali) in it last week, hadn’t seen before. Real shame it‘s not available here, would be top of the list.