What have you bought for your Cali today :-)

[Algor]

Must be the day for grill changes I have had Gloss grills fitted:


What can I say, I like shiny things!

 

[The Merle]

Anyone know if the chrome ones unclip and it’s black underneath?
Where did you get them @GrumpyGranddad

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Anyone know if the chrome ones unclip and it’s black underneath?
Where did you get them @GrumpyGranddad

Got my Copper/Bronze set from Transporter HQ @4x4 joker . Set of 6 Thruxton Grille Strips. They are supplied unfinished but they will spray to any colour.

 

[andybeary]

Hey All

Thought i would share a few new things i bought recently.

WOLFBOX G840H, after 2 months been really good for 24hour recording front and rear as well as seeing out back with 2 kids car seats while driving

Posted a link to the install here

also bought myself a small shoe rack which i carpeted using 3M and some material.
again link here

hope it helps if you are looking at something similar.

Cheers

 

[TheDoc]

I installed an isotop and had a parking heater fitted as winter’s coming!

 

[marcdavis]

4 x Michelin CrossClimate 2 235/55 R17 Y (103) for my T6.1 Ocean. Well, I bought them on Cyber Monday from Blackcircles, but they were fitted today. Will give them a proper run out at the weekend.

 

[Love my Wee Belter]

Question? I have a Ocean 6.1 this years reg and a solar panel fitted and as I live in a terraced house I park on a street away from my house. Reading the posts about you should hook up to the mains to keep the batteries in peak condition has got me concerned as I have no way of doing this and my pride and joy is sitting idle this Winter...any suggestions?

 

[Loz]

Question? I have a Ocean 6.1 this years reg and a solar panel fitted and as I live in a terraced house I park on a street away from my house. Reading the posts about you should hook up to the mains to keep the batteries in peak condition has got me concerned as I have no way of doing this and my pride and joy is sitting idle this Winter...any suggestions?

does your solar charge leisure and starter or just the leisure Batteries?
if the latter, you could upgrade the system to do all.
otherwise just take it for a drive every 3 weeks.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

does your solar charge leisure and starter or just the leisure Batteries?
if the latter, you could upgrade the system to do all.
otherwise just take it for a drive every 3 weeks.

If your solar system isn’t set up to charge your starter battery @Cali uhuru you could perhaps use a cheap ‘battery maintainer’ plugged into a 12v socket and laid across your dashboard?

 

[KernowMaid]

Just got our seats retrimmed by DK Schweizer. Really pleased with the results. Door cards and the little panel at the back also retrimmed. The lighting in these photos don't do it justice as it is a bit more subtle in real life and tones with the interior table and trim really well. Air bag compliant. Fitted in about 4 hours.

 

[Love my Wee Belter]

does your solar charge leisure and starter or just the leisure Batteries?
if the latter, you could upgrade the system to do all.
otherwise just take it for a drive every 3 weeks.

Thanks for the info Loz I am told the panel charges the leisure battery and GrumpyGranddad came up with a solution that will do the trick
Thanks

 

[Love my Wee Belter]

If your solar system isn’t set up to charge your starter battery @Cali uhuru you could perhaps use a cheap ‘battery maintainer’ plugged into a 12v socket and laid across your dashboard?

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[Love my Wee Belter]

Off to Halfords!!

 

[GrahamB]

Got a neat MagSafe iPhone holder from the online emporium.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XYQDGHP/?tag=vwcalifornia-21

It's decent quality, and ideal for MagSafe charging iPhones and the magnet seems powerful enough. It will also work with other phones using a stick on magnetic ring which is supplied. I like it because I now have a safe place to hold the phone whilst wire connected via the usb-c slots to CarPlay and get best quality sound out of the audio set up. Previously I couldn't find a sensible place to keep the phone. Stuck to the dash in a convenient spot with 3M tape (also supplied).

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Long story but due to an error by the supplier of the Thruxton Grill Strips I bought recently, I was offered the Thruxton splitter at a massive discount so treated the van to an early Christmas present. Now just waiting to fit it. The grey van pictured has the same one fitted along with grill strips. I like the look.

 

[GrahamB]

Long story but due to an error by the supplier of the Thruxton Grill Strips I bought recently, I was offered the Thruxton splitter at a massive discount so treated the van to an early Christmas present. Now just waiting to fit it. The grey van pictured has the same one fitted along with grill strips. I like the look.

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Nice - was it colour matched already or did you have to get that done?

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Got a neat MagSafe iPhone holder from the online emporium.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XYQDGHP/?tag=vwcalifornia-21

It's decent quality, and ideal for MagSafe charging iPhones and the magnet seems powerful enough. It will also work with other phones using a stick on magnetic ring which is supplied. I like it because I now have a safe place to hold the phone whilst wire connected via the usb-c slots to CarPlay and get best quality sound out of the audio set up. Previously I couldn't find a sensible place to keep the phone. Stuck to the dash in a convenient spot with 3M tape (also supplied).



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Out of interest @GrahamB do you find audio quality better with a wired connection rather than wireless? I use Carplay wirelessly and it sounds fine (mind you my 70 year old ears might be a little less discerning )

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Nice - was it colour matched already or did you have to get that done?

The supplier sprayed it @GrahamB
That was their mistake, they sprayed the splitter in error instead of the grill strips i’d ordered and as it’s one of the more unusual colours, rather than it sitting on their shelves for evermore, they did me a very good deal

 

[GrahamB]

The supplier sprayed it @GrahamB
That was their mistake, they sprayed the splitter in error instead of the grill strips i’d ordered and as it’s one of the more unusual colours, rather than it sitting on their shelves for evermore, they did me a very good deal

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Result! Look forward to seeing it fitted.

 

[GrahamB]

Out of interest @GrahamB do you find audio quality better with a wired connection rather than wireless? I use Carplay wirelessly and it sounds fine (mind you my 70 year old ears might be a little less discerning )

Yes it is definitely better wired. CarPlay over Bluetooth is good enough, but if you compare them back to back you notice the degredation in sound quality with wireless. There's more information (e.g. instrument separation) and openness to the soundstage with wired connection. Better still if you use lossless downloaded files rather than streaming.

 

[The Merle]

The supplier sprayed it @GrahamB
That was their mistake, they sprayed the splitter in error instead of the grill strips i’d ordered and as it’s one of the more unusual colours, rather than it sitting on their shelves for evermore, they did me a very good deal

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They’re just been following you on here and knew you like buying stuff for your van so got it ready really
Looks good.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

New rustic rear door for the Cali

 

[subthree]

New rustic rear door for the Cali

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Proper barn doors!

 

[Elly Swanson]

For adventures out with the grandkids. A rubbastuff lightweight, waterproof picnic blanket/map. On sale on their website (rubbastuff.com) at the moment for £39.99 (down from £54.99 and on the Ordnance Survey website for £49.99).

With a size of 240cm x 140cm it'll also double as a handy lightweight blanket.

They also do different sizes from small 1 person sitting mats to XXL. Some lovely designs and some with OS maps printed on. I found a coupon on the Internet for 12% discount that actually works at the moment https://www.couponbirds.com/codes/rubbastuff.com?key=24999760985356&attr=cw5dhku=h-kt4c=lqdrw3mkywlmlom


But shhhhhhhh, don't tell Grandad as it's a Christmas pressie.

 

[GrahamB]

New rustic rear door for the Cali

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Haha - have you got some sheep in the back?