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I had to apologise to her and assure her she's still the favourite Image

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All cleaned out, TMG seats in ImageImageImageImageImage

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That is really nice interior!
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Seats and interior are very nice.
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Thanks lads

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Looks killer man
Btw, what's the bar under the seats for ?
Also, is that Bert or Ernie making a cameo !!
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Thanks man, and it's been a weird few weeks not using her as a daily, the Citroen (Bertie) is 100% more suitable for day to day use but I really miss driving the caddy (Gurtie) already!

Regarding those bars, I have no idea what they are, they lift and twist but can't see an actual function for them..... Be handy if anyone else knew!
And that's a duck he's a tiler duck so it needs to go in the work van really but his head was a nice place to mount my microphone

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Iv just googled those bars.... They are to secure the seats when they are folded in the tipped position

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Been flat out working recently so not really had any time to get anything on the van done, managed to get a door card lighting all wired in, still need to change all the rest as the kits change over time with different plugs which is annoying, I'll get there eventually Image

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Top job! Are those lights connected to the interior lights or on a seperate feed?
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Thanks mate, they are all wired into Bluetooth modules

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gazza31112 wrote: Thu Oct 09, 2025 5:30 pm Been flat out working recently so not really had any time to get anything on the van done, managed to get a door card lighting all wired in, still need to change all the rest as the kits change over time with different plugs which is annoying, I'll get there eventually Image

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Just wanted to ask where you have taken the power from for these? I’d love to do something similar and just trying to work out the power side of it!

Looks amazing though !
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Thanks mate, power for that comes from an ignition live from the fuse box, then to a switch on the dash then through the door gromet



Just been sent your post off Facebook by a mate, im flattered

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Been a bit underwhelmed with my grill light brightness. Fine in the dark but it's hardly visible during the day.... So that just wouldn't do!

So Iv been experimenting with some different LEDs, always used smd 5050 before but after some research Iv come across cob strip lights, which are basically much smaller but at much higher numbers.
From 60 LEDs a meter to (apparently) 960 a meter, and the difference is day and night.
So alot of taking of off and replacing... Still have to have the headlights out....again! Which is getting quite tedious now.
But hopefully be the last time now I'm happy with the brightness.

Photos really don't do it justice but it's twice as bright and the light is much more diffused than before, excuse the bentness of them, a few brackets have come off! Image

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