Goodbye my lil friend

Last Thursday i said goodbye to my daily - Passat Estate BMT Sport.. hoping to pick up a T5 very soon… (tonight all being well) it's a project to fit out, currently a Kombi but looking to get make a camper of it! Currently has 20" rims & lowered - hit a bump & it feels like a cannonball hitting it! so i'll be getting shot of those, renew the springs & go with more standard 17 or 18's.. get a carbon engine clean on it.. & start pricing up stuff & following the yellow brick road  

Managed to Source some T6 Devonport alloys.. fitted  yesterday, so got some Range Rover HSE Autobiography 20's to sell!!!! Going to see conversion people on the weekend to get some prices… a few more bits  - i say bits but the suspension is being costed up to change to standard! recommended when having a conversion done & being used as a daily…

Managed to sell the rims… phew…

Had a chat to the local garage re the suspension - parts & labour over £500!!!  i said about 2nd hand & what i could get with 25k mileage for the price & he said go for it! so i did, went to Exeter Saturday morning, got the shocks & springs at a good price! Then got back to a meet at the conversion place for 12p.m. busy & could only get the van booked in for the week of the AGM - hope it's done in good time…

Booked in Tuesday for the suspension change - can't wait! 

With the 20’s on..


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With T6 standard rims..


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Yay... van booked in yesterday for the suspension change.. get those coilovers off! not a pleasant drive as a daily...

Picked it up after work, garaged managed to do them as a prior phone call said 'they've been working on them all afternoon'   so i said i'll make my way for 5.30 & see where they are then... got there, cost more then expected & the wheel alignment not done...   so this morning, that was the mission - up on ramps & aligned!! it really does feel a different drive. Guy in the garage said it's not bang on but almost, said with a bit of weight in it (conversion that's just under 4 weeks) it will pretty much be offset..

Got door seals to go on to 'make it sound like a Golf'   when i close the doors, along with a dash rubber..

Waiting to arrange to get Cruise Control fitted too... checked i've got the right Control Module, which saves around £300. May order an Awning by Friday - June deal on... a few bits & bobs then it'll be done... got mud flaps & will see if i can fit those...

Beautiful colour, what did it look like with the Range 20's on? I can only see 2 pics of the T6 rims.

Cruise isnt that hard to retro fit yourself.
I did it to a Passat B5 a mk4 Golf and my old Leon.
Hardest bit is popping the airbag off the wheel

The rest might look scary as you have to tap into the back of the fuse box but its simple enough.

Kits with genuine VW stalks have cost me around £120 in the past and then just need VAGcom to activate it at the ECU

Hey bud.. it was ok with the 20’s, not bad looking but with rock suspension it was a shizzle ride! Thankfully got the 87+ module on it so no probs for the cruise control to go on.. getting it done with a trip for £170, so I’m happy with that! No faffing around for me.. I’ve done a bit on my Golf but I’m not messing about with programming the module & stuff.. think that needs something like a VCDS program or summet..




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1985 That’s the 20’s

Fitted front Mudflaps Thursday, not got around to do the rears.. maybe later today if I get chance, bit of undoing, lining up & drilling involved.. took off the chrome handle ‘Transporter’ thingy too.. can’t be doing with that #notmycupoftea



Alcohol cleaner on the inner doors & fitted the door seals. They sound so much better when closing the door, more of a solid thud.. getting there.


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Fitted rear mud flaps yesterday! bit awkward - typical VW i reckons  10mm bolts to secure both sides with the 'arms' on the mud flaps… had to use an extension bar to get to the bolt by the rear silencer…

The securing bolts didn't exactly match holes on the mudflaps that went onto the inner bumper… pretty much marked out the holes on the inners to match the outers if tha' makes sense  1st hole 44mm from the arch..??? strange but true  looks quite neat though…

next is to get the Bulkhead out, not sure if the seats have to come out to remove that… seats got to come out, though i don't want to remove those until last minute really… i'm sure they're quick release.. a bit more research needed on how to do it… as Pete Tong used to say…. we continue 

1985 your Golf kinda looks like it has a Euro stance about  it… lowered, big duckbill & i don't think i've seen those type of rims before…

Picked up the T5… conversion complete.. timing - 1 of the reasons for not being at the AGM sadly..






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put new Sportline lights on.. cleaned the base 1st & a few pin adjustments in the connector..





also fitted sequential, is it, LED indicators…