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Fitted alltrack side skirts to go with the rear bumper I fitted last month. Turns out they do fit with the side runner bars (nerf bars) but do need cutting back to retain mud flaps. I THINK the van is finally where I want it to be (other than KESSY) until I see another build thread & get more stupid ideas

Carpet is in, paid my stupid tax broke a clip of the accelerator pedal and one off a trim piece. I'll get replacements sorted.

While the carpet was out I ran the power and phono cables plus lobbed down some more sound proofing.

New gearknob is on nice carbon jobbie which was a ball ache to get to fit. Need a spacer on the shifter arm/stick/what ever you want to call it as the gaiter is a bit too tight so I'll sort a spacer to go under it so it looks nicer than the bare shaft.
Few bits left to do, waiting on the new gear and handbrake gaiters to arrive blue stitching to match the seat covers waiting to hear back from a company in Germany about some scrim fabric with the same stitching to sort the door cards out. Snagged a W8 interior light but I think it has green LED's so that'll be fun to swap out.
Then back into the rear now its warmer I might get the carpet stuck on!

I've just completed the Climatronic retrofit.
It took me a week, but I'm very happy I managed it with so little skills!

New wheels, 2 coats of Gyeon Rim, new rubber now waiting to fit my brake upgrade. 312mm on the front and R32 310mm rears. Thinking Porsche Yellow just to make it a little different

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Made a little support shelf ...

Not needed with the 3-Cushion bed arrangement, but stops the foot end sagging over the edge when using a self inflating mattress (more comfy option).

Neat stainless steel hinges.

Down Up

Removed all interior cardboardy panels ready for insulating with some CCfoam and then need to decide on carpet/alcantara/honey comb leatherette covering before cutting new panels out of some marine ply. Basically a clean and empty shell atm!

Fitted the mk4 bumper that's been sat in the garage for months, fitted the reverse sensors and brackets from my old bumper.

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Picked up my new to me Caddy on Sunday. Couple of coding tweaks for now including needle sweep, large digital speedo and more comfort flashes for the indicators.

Need to investigate a RVC error as it's currently not working and getting a Park Pilot not available error when putting it in reverse.

picked her up last wed, went fishing for the weekend

Returned home from a week down in Cornwall to find that my Solarplexius panels for the barn doors have arrived, so hopefully I'll get them in over the weekend

EDIT -

Got them fitted this evening. VERY simple job, took me maybe 20 minutes, which included removing/refitting the curtains and giving the windows a clean on the inside - will clean the van properly tomorrow.

Anyway, daylight was fading as I finished, so only got a couple of pics. You can see the difference they make to the very bright Vanpro rear interior light. From the outside with no interior light on, you cannot see into the back of the van at all. From inside there's enough light to sit comfortably and chill out without being seen.

TheGee wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:09 pm


Finished re trimming the dash & console & got everything bolted back in & working perfectly


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Looks amazing that

raitis wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:55 pm
Slowly getting there with my anthracite front part of the interior idea. Yesterday, I wired in the ergoActive seat electronics (admittedly, I do enjoy the massage with back heating) and mk7 airbag plugs. Interesting to note that the heating on the passenger seat works fully (backrest and buns) with my old wiring loom yet that's not the case with the driver's seat which just has the back heat up.

Today, I fitted a black leather Touran passenger door card with a warning light. Not fun cutting it up with a mini angle grinder to fit the Caddy, but the result is worth it. Working on the driver's side door card now and praying for some non-terrible weather and daylight to fit it.

Further progress on my interior transformation. I bought these 2nd row Caddy seats in black leather:

300 euros seems to be a lot of money for these since I can get a whole Caddy Life interior with 5 seats and plastic trims for 200, but I doubt I'll ever find what seem like genuine Caddy leather seats in such a good condition. These are from a 2015 mk3 and are sort of backwards compatible with my 2008 pre-FL. The mounting system is very different for 2011 and later vans but the extra bits can be removed from the seats, leaving slightly wider than needed mounting brackets that fit the old mounts by using spacers. The seats themselves are noticeably softer than regular Caddy Life cloth 2nd row seats but are far from Volvo soft.

Next up, painting the plastic trims in black grey (RAL 7021) to match what VW calls "Anthracite".

Gave it a long overdue wash which really forced me to finally get around to "repairing" my split bumper. Not gonna lie it's a bit of a bodge! It is noticeable if you know where to look, with the overlapped patched in wrap, but it's definitely drawn the eye away from the damage. So I'm happy!
Hardest part was trying to reattach/blend in the broken lower trim then sanding and painting the damaged foglight trim, painting on plastic trim is hard!!!!!

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Summer wheels

Yes, nice wheels.