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not until you've shared a pic!bought a table and a ehu cable reel
not until you've shared a pic!bought a table and a ehu cable reel
Yes, exactly those options, from memory (currently in Eire, heading for the Wild Atlantic way).
Picture attached of 1st leisure battery under LH seat. I haven’t checked the second leisure under the wardrobe, but the engine battery is identical.C
curious. Are both sets of batteries really AGM? Original VW batteries? Does the software autodetect the type its communicating with in the van? Reason I ask is I thought the leisure batteries were lead acid.
Sorry to be pedantic but AGM batteries are lead acid. It’s just the electrolyte is held in a gel in a glass matt between the lead plates.C
curious. Are both sets of batteries really AGM? Original VW batteries? Does the software autodetect the type its communicating with in the van? Reason I ask is I thought the leisure batteries were lead acid.
Yes, the same basic science but the AGM implementation offers significant advantages such as longer lifespan and lower self discharge rate. Maybe I should have said flooded lead acid batteries.Sorry to be pedantic but AGM batteries are lead acid. It’s just the electrolyte is held in a gel in a glass matt between the lead plates.
nice, how is your MPG? I compromised slightly to save fuel, but keep as much AT as I can with 3peaks, mud&snow, all season - Michelin Agilis Crossclimate Van tires... similar colour van to you..
Probably wasted £5 but who knowsNearly hit a deer last week so bought a pair of deer whistles. Who knows whether they work? Doubt i’ll ever know Anyway, very inexpensive so thought I might as well try them.
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Did not know that these things even existed ... and a quick google search threw up that same video.Probably wasted £5 but who knows
Deer Whistles or dear Whistles ??Probably wasted £5 but who knows
Fitted my second panel this weekend. Being a Beach the first one was simple, the second could be done blindfolded.Now fully fitted and working. Will post my install details on new thread later on how to do this for a 6.1 Ocean as I found the instructions challenging.View attachment 98501
Still trying to get my head around the different charging states and the V vs A coming into the batteries! Head spinning. So far getting to grips with it and even charged an iPad via the inverter just to test the drain on the batteries and the recharge top-up from the panel. For me I think one will do. For now!Fitted my second panel this weekend. Being a Beach the first one was simple, the second could be done blindfolded.
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How much for the second panel?Fitted my second panel this weekend. Being a Beach the first one was simple, the second could be done blindfolded.
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Magnets joined together will separate more easily if you slide them apart rather than try to pull them apart. (Give it a try)Thing I learned over the past few days owning these. DO NOT store them together by sticking them together via the magnets. These magnets are super strong and I had to use a pry tool to separate them with nearly all my strength! ;-)
Tried that. These magnets are beasts. Fortunately I had a good quality pry tool that wouldn't scratch them in the process of separation. ;-)Magnets joined together will separate more easily if you slide them apart rather than try to pull them apart. (Give it a try)
I don't believe @4x4 joker has the BFG's on his new van but I do on mine. You will lose some MPG (I calculate in liters/100km here) however they are outstanding all season tyres. One thing that turns many people off is the fear of road noise and it's very important to note that BF Goodrich had a lot of issues with the compounds in their newer factory in Europe (Hungary I believe) and these tyres are quite noisy. They are trying to address that but there is a lot of inventory of these floating around.nice, how is your MPG? I compromised slightly to save fuel, but keep as much AT as I can with 3peaks, mud&snow, all season - Michelin Agilis Crossclimate Van tires... similar colour van to you..
Had BFGs on my old joker for a couple of years, noise wasn’t an issue. Mpg was though around 4-5mpg.I don't believe @4x4 joker has the BFG's on his new van but I do on mine. You will lose some MPG (I calculate in liters/100km here) however they are outstanding all season tyres. One thing that turns many people off is the fear of road noise and it's very important to note that BF Goodrich had a lot of issues with the compounds in their newer factory in Europe (Hungary I believe) and these tyres are quite noisy. They are trying to address that but there is a lot of inventory of these floating around.
I worked with my dealer to ensure mine were "made in USA" stamped on the tyre. These are not as quiet as the tyres you mention but they are more than acceptable for such a quality tyre considering my use cases (lots of gravel roads, snow, rain and offroad when I feel like it).
Very nice - Like the look of those. Not seen those before.I'm slowly sorting my storage solutions with this latest addition, the two window bags from Felleisen. The quality seems to be quite good and I like that they install with a metal frame as opposed to velcro. The front one is a bit close to the seat bench; I'll have to be careful how I pack the lower portion.
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