Starlight Blue Caddy Life Mk4 2K SA 1.4TSI DSG - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

Post by petrev »

Plus...

Finally got around to doing an info video for my Fiamma Low Loader bike carrier conversion.

Not great, but hopefully helpful.
:?:
https://youtu.be/KFf8wIakwhY?feature=shared
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Yay !

Got a new HDPE board to mount my cooker burner on.
Chose a nice Grey Granite board to sort of match the rest of the fittings.

When it arrived I was a little disappointed as it was a bit scratched and had obvious shiny production tool marks :(

Luckily - A quick rub down with a grey Scotchbrite pad and it looks much better
:)

Half way ...Old vs New finish
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Finished - Faces and edges.
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Better check it fits now !
Phew 😅
Looks nicer than the blue one, though functionally no different.
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Just got to drill a few holes now ...
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Fitted the new Granite Grey board ...

Decided to fully disassemble and mount the burner unit using blind holes instead of through bolts.

Chopped a tiny bit of the end of 4 SS screws so that they don't go straight through the board
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Top side (work side) with the four locating points showing (not through holes)
Cooker neatly stowed in the sink
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Flipped to cook position
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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There's enough gas hose to do side by side mode too
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Changed my windscreen wipers to a Touran 2006 Double Sweep system

So much better :D

Parked Position
Image

Full Sweep - Service Position
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For info on spare sets of metalwork that I have left over (I bought extra metal in case I made an error !!!)

How I did it
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Thats a interesting setup! Did not know that was a thing on tourans
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Just the Touran 1T Pre-facelift 2003 - 2006 approximately.
👍

Other people have done it before and Doc told me about it way back when I first got my Caddy.
Most if not all had early Caddies with the LHD/LHS brackets installed from the factory. This makes it a nice drop-in upgrade effectively.
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Finally !

Got rid of the stupid baby seat warnings from my LHS sun visor
:D
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And relax.
Ahh.
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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What did they come out of ?
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Hi Stu,

From a Caddy.

Have to be pre a certain date Caddy RHD, or any age LHD(Driver)

You have to see the actual item as the part numbers quoted are all over the shop !
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Ahhh Roger that
Thinking / getting ideas 😆
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Official VW Part Number(s)

2K0 857 551 D - LHD . LHS with Mirror ( ? J/L/F/Q - VW/TPS/LLL now replace with a 2K5 857 551 C - May have WARNING !!! Deutsche Parts Image)
2K0 857 551 G - LHD . LHS with Mirror+Light ( also N - VW/TPS/LLL now replace with a 2K5 857 551 A - May have WARNING !!!)

Fitted to RHD Caddy up to 2015



If you Google any of these numbers and suffix letters given by different sites - you will get a multiplicity of Left/Right/Mirror/no-Mirror/Warning/No-Warning ...

You have to look at the actual item/Photo !
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Nice result :o
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Yes, thanks.

Makes all the difference to an obsessive :)
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Re: Starlight Blue Caddy Life - Mk4 2K SA - WAV + Stealth Camper for One.

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Fitted new fuel economy upgrade Aero Box - THULE Force XT Small Roof Box on Turtle Low Level Crossbars !!

Actually works - Improves MPG (improbably)
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Just like the Aero-Bag for Cyclists !
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:D
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