We have recently had some bodywork repairs to our car after someone bumped ito the rear.
All sorted out satisfactorily except for one thing,Europcar.
Suffice to say if you are contemplating hiring a vehicle for any reason my advice is to look elsewhere.
No more to be said.
Ian
Tuesday 12 November 2019
Whee Centre Caps
After removing the van wheels for winter I noticed thet the centre caps looked a bit shabby.
I attempted to renovate them but they still looked rather faded so decided to replace them.
The only ones for a Unicorn on Prima Leisure specify that they are for a Unicorn 4 but after consulting Bailey I was assured they would fit a U3.
Well they have arrived and they do fit but slightly differently to the originals which had a wire circlip type device to hold them in place.
The replacements are simply a push fit and are recessed into the centre hole slightly deeper than the originals but are none the worse for that.
Just had a thought,I wonder if the circlip wire does fit on the back after all,will have a try and let you know.
Ian
I attempted to renovate them but they still looked rather faded so decided to replace them.
The only ones for a Unicorn on Prima Leisure specify that they are for a Unicorn 4 but after consulting Bailey I was assured they would fit a U3.
Well they have arrived and they do fit but slightly differently to the originals which had a wire circlip type device to hold them in place.
The replacements are simply a push fit and are recessed into the centre hole slightly deeper than the originals but are none the worse for that.
Just had a thought,I wonder if the circlip wire does fit on the back after all,will have a try and let you know.
Ian
Tuesday 5 November 2019
Socket To 'Em
Recently whilst removing the caravan wheels for winter storage I found that using a 19mm socket on the smaller ( outer) part of the wheel nut adaptor didn't give enough of a positive fitting to remove the nuts without the danger of chavelling ( technical term ) them up as it is not very wide ( see photo below ).
I had to get someone to hold the socket on,130Nm is surprisingly tight.
I managed to chavel last year and ended up buying a new set of bolts.
I then had the brainwave to use the inner part of the adaptor for a bit more purchase as it is a bit wider and closer to the wheel..
Now it may be the case that everyone else has been doing this since Adam was a lad but it was a new thought to me but I am always the last to catch on.
The purpose of this post is to say that if you are looking for a socket to fit the inner ( larger ) part of the adaptor it is 21mm,strangely a spark plug socket also fits it as well.
The socket cost £1.15,or it may be £1.75 I have lost the receipt,from B&Q,the "down south" proviso from the last post also kicks in here.
We have little money left up here after we have fed t'whippet and bought a new peak for our cap.
Ian
I had to get someone to hold the socket on,130Nm is surprisingly tight.
I managed to chavel last year and ended up buying a new set of bolts.
I then had the brainwave to use the inner part of the adaptor for a bit more purchase as it is a bit wider and closer to the wheel..
Now it may be the case that everyone else has been doing this since Adam was a lad but it was a new thought to me but I am always the last to catch on.
The purpose of this post is to say that if you are looking for a socket to fit the inner ( larger ) part of the adaptor it is 21mm,strangely a spark plug socket also fits it as well.
The socket cost £1.15,or it may be £1.75 I have lost the receipt,from B&Q,the "down south" proviso from the last post also kicks in here.
We have little money left up here after we have fed t'whippet and bought a new peak for our cap.
Ian
More Luxurious Seating..............Hopefully.
I think we all realise that the seating in the U3 Cadiz isn't the best.
Unlike models further up the range,the Alicanto for instance which I believe has sprung seating,the U3 Cadiz is simply foam,and not really top quality foam at that.
We have had ours replaced once for "bottoming out" but it didn't make much difference so we put up with it as I suspect most people do.
Recently there was a post on Caravan Talk by a chap who had tried placing pipe insulation over the under seat slats and said that this gave much improvement in comfort.
Well in for a penny etc.,your intrepid blogster thought he would give it a go.
Purchased some of the below from B&Q:-
In total you will need ten meters which comes out at round about £22,well it does up north for those in leafy suburbia down south it may be more.
The insulation is pre split so just open it up and fit around the slats.
This is an under seat view :-
Job done.
Now of course I can't vouch for any increase in comfort until we have thoroughly road tested it next year,it may have been a total waste of money so we shall have to see.
Ian
Unlike models further up the range,the Alicanto for instance which I believe has sprung seating,the U3 Cadiz is simply foam,and not really top quality foam at that.
We have had ours replaced once for "bottoming out" but it didn't make much difference so we put up with it as I suspect most people do.
Recently there was a post on Caravan Talk by a chap who had tried placing pipe insulation over the under seat slats and said that this gave much improvement in comfort.
Well in for a penny etc.,your intrepid blogster thought he would give it a go.
Purchased some of the below from B&Q:-
In total you will need ten meters which comes out at round about £22,well it does up north for those in leafy suburbia down south it may be more.
The insulation is pre split so just open it up and fit around the slats.
This is an under seat view :-
Job done.
Now of course I can't vouch for any increase in comfort until we have thoroughly road tested it next year,it may have been a total waste of money so we shall have to see.
Ian
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