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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 7.19 PM | Message # 1 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 8.32 PM | Message # 2 |
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From: 06/Sep/09
Keep up the good work it may well be worth it after all this hard work you will cherish it more than anything else if you need any advice just ask.......
Rob. [Secretary]
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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 8.42 PM | Message # 3 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Just another day in the life of a T4 owner. I have been under mine today changing the metal water pipe, then the battery was flat cos I left the telly on for three weeks, then I realised the exhaust had fallen in half... (tomorrow's job) The Caravelle has a big oil leak but at least it has been sunny today (in between the showers)  Had to do all my suspension rubbers for the mot a couple of months ago, and the ball joints.... you are not alone....
Chas! [Social Convener]
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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 9.12 PM | Message # 4 |
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From: 25/Oct/09
yea thanks guys its just when you think you can book an mot you an earth some more metal worm i suppose itll never win any awards but it will be less scaby lol i just want too use it missed van fest
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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 9.13 PM | Message # 5 |
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ps any changed a whole rear quater panel???
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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 9.15 PM | Message # 6 |
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No sorry.......
Rob. [Secretary]
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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 10.15 PM | Message # 7 |
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Quote (ac) ps any changed a whole rear quater panel???
lot of work mate, how bad is it can you not just do the lower
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Date: Thursday, 16/Sep/10, 10.47 PM | Message # 8 |
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hey ray looks like the drivers side has been accident damaged and the rear quater is FULL and i mean full of filler and it is higher than the lower part you can get i used to work in a car body shop so im not affraid to take it on although as mentioned before getting fed up with repairing lol Andy
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 1.05 AM | Message # 9 |
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well if needed I can provide you with info of how vw would do it & if youve worked in a bodyshop then youll know the otherway of how to do it. I only ever watched & fitted & stripped......
Rob. [Secretary]
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 8.32 AM | Message # 10 |
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hey rob my be an idea if theres any sneaky little spot welds hiding ing strange places always up for new info mate  cheers Andy
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 1.40 PM | Message # 11 |
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From: 27/Jan/09
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Andy ...... All i can say is your either very unlucky or its a majorily old T4 as i have looked at gazillions now in different stages of dedcompostion and NONE have been as bad as you are describing, yeah the windscreen pillars go and the bottoms of the doors but never have i heard of such widespread and varied issues on a T4 how strange!!! as its one of the main selling points over a Bay or a Splitty as you DONT have to weld, weld weld......... [btw you dont want a Bay or a Splitty as you well know they drive like **** and they are rust buckets to :o] The motavation is simple buddy - Think what a nice T4 you will have at the end of it all if you are a bodyworker it should be easy for you to proceed why not start a Build Guide in teh relevant forum detailing your journey then when you feel down you can refer to it and cheer yourself up when you see how far you have come....... They are not all rosey either buddy we have all had our issues one way or another Chas's have been all mechaical i have had my own woes to, and i think in one way or another we all have worries, issues and jobs to do on our rides, keep the faith it will all come good in the end if you know a lot about bodywork/work in that field you will be able to take comfort in the fact that a 1 yr old Merc car rusts and badly often, but not as badly as a 6 month old Vito  stay cool , stay building you know it makes sence 
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 2.00 PM | Message # 12 |
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yea fair comments it just im on a budget as im retraining to be a sparky so all work is being carried out on my parents drive bless them!!!!! and the repair panels im getting are non gen which mean they fit kinda rubbish. however i suppose at the end in the distant future it will hopefully be less rotten which is the other problem doing it outside the new panels i put on start to rust due to the loverly british climate lol anyway id best get back to upsetting the neighbours with the grinder cheers Andy Ps i was in the bodyshop over 10 years ago lol so i myself am a bit rusty 
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 2.23 PM | Message # 13 |
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Em - been there done it all i can say really then is keep the faith bro it will all come good soon, one little word of warning however its very nearly winter time so you had best hurry up
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 2.29 PM | Message # 14 |
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hahaha yea i know kinda bad huh lol i was just going to reinforce to anyone considering buying a bus to spend as much money as humanly possible dont go cheap like i did after all the old saying you pay for what you get for applys and certainly get one with history. mine came with tax and mot only and looking at it now i reckon the mot was done via the post lol becareful!!!!!!!!!
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 5.28 PM | Message # 15 |
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From: 27/Jan/09
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Indeed could you do us a favour and take some images of where it has rotted so we can add them to our places T4's rot in our up and coming buyers guide thx send to t4club@live.co.uk cheers Sadly buyng expensive doesnt always help either your right buy with history history history but that to can be forged its a sad reality that as we make these vans more popular so then the rougues, scam artists and such come out of the woodwork the best advice is buy from someone you know, is known to a friend or through a community such as ours usually ensuring a degree fo safety .....
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Date: Friday, 17/Sep/10, 7.29 PM | Message # 16 |
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ok yeah very true i will i have lots of pics but they are on my iphone and i have no idea of how to get them onto the laptop let alone the website lol any hints and i will however i do know that the sill under thr front doors tend to rot due to the lump of foam vw inserted into the sill ive seen a few starting to go there would appear a loverly water trap my advise tp people is to remove the plastic plugs along the inner seals and waxoil them yearly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! again any help on up loading would be cool as im not good with computers lol Cheers Andy the mad welder 
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 0.08 AM | Message # 17 |
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From: 06/Sep/09
Quote (Admin) btw you dont want a Bay or a Splitty as you well know they drive like **** and they are rust buckets to That was a party political broadcast from Admin @ AC Ill sort some info out & forward it you for the quater panel.
as for you I Phone pics, Ive been told that you can re-size them on the phone & then go online log in & upload them that way.
To transfer to pc not sure is its an apple but you should have had software with the phone as it needs to be set up on a pc b4 it can be used.
Rob. [Secretary]
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 2.03 PM | Message # 18 |
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From: 27/Jan/09
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Who is this Admin anyway? shall need to be having words with him some good honest points he makes maybe i can get some tips from him.... I will find out for you my son has one watch this space ...... [Iphone that is]
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 2.41 PM | Message # 19 |
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Said pics as sent to us of the worst T4 ???   
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 5.22 PM | Message # 20 |
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Isn't she a beauty I reckon it'll pass an mot with some duck tape!!!
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 5.46 PM | Message # 21 |
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 6.19 PM | Message # 22 |
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that is rough, mine has had no welding still in origenal paint, it a 95, but i have one im breaking that is rought, looks like some of the bay and splits ive worked on, good work m8 keep it up
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 6.38 PM | Message # 23 |
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Quote (ray356) looks like some of the bay and splits ive worked on
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 6.42 PM | Message # 24 |
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From: 20/Feb/09
Pics bring back horrifying memories of transits. Looking good now though with the new steel.
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Date: Saturday, 18/Sep/10, 6.58 PM | Message # 25 |
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Quote (Admin) Although it has to be said way more common on Bays and Splits than T4's
but when T4 get to that age i dare say they will be the same 
Quote (listensqueak) Pics bring back horrifying memories of transits.
tell me about it had to replace inn er and outer sill on a 08
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oh and too top it off i went and bought a swb twin sliding door caravelle ohhhhhhhhhh somebody help me lol which doesnt have an mot 
