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Ok Thanks Colin not seen those yet any chance of a picture or link?

They tend to be for lorry use as they are popular for powering tvs when staying out

I think it should be acceptable to fit the batteries to each side of the caravan to balance the weight, provided you do use substantial cables between the two. The nearer the axle the better. Or even one in front and one behind to balance their weights. When charging, batteries they give of...

Prof John you can call me whatever you like! Having watched some of the Utube TV channel for the caravan channel Im thinking of taking the battery out of the gas cupboard on the draw bar ( mine is separate) as it would appear to be safer not too mix the gas and electrics and also having...

Thanks Sprocket I have ordered one from ebay . Has anyone else considered or replaced a rooflight with a larger one ? If so how did it go? What brand did you go for and how big , as mine is 400mm square I could go to 500mm square or for a larger Heki type that appear to be up to 1m by...

yes you are right there are 2 holes there , I thought that might be for a device. Given it is a relatively light outfit would a anti snake device or hitch make much of a difference?

Hi all the first priority job on our restoration of our 1983 Cosalt Clubman 414 is to sort a Roof/Rooflight leak . The Roof light is as shown in these pictures its 40cm square opening I think. My thoughts are : The damage appears to be associated with the rooflight and fire...

many thanks for the replies guys I can already see this site and its members are going to be invaluable to me . I`m a competent mechanic with a good selection of tools having completed several car restorations over 30 odd years (started my first age 12 completed at 16) . However I have never...

Hi All the first of probably many posts on my restoration project . Its a 1983 Cosalt Clubman 414 . It would appear to be built on an ALKO chassis as when I removed the wheel trims the ALKO legend is on the hub cover . The manufacturer plate for the van has a max gross weight of 829kg on...

Thanks Guys that`s really helpful . loved looking through the damp repair stuff very informative. Parksy, is there an area for a rebuild thread or does it live in technical? As I have so much to do would you mind if I started several technical threads at once say: ceiling board replacement...

Lizzie that is wonderful watching now!

Well I did think of using one of those as we have them by our bedside at home and are very good , but I was thinking that they would only work when on EHU whereas if I could find a say 6 way usb hub fed by a 12v adaptor I could remove the adaptor and wire it to 12v system , usb stuff is fairly...

Hi all very new to all this but I hope you don`t mind me joining in the discussion. I am just considering the rewiring of my van its an old one 1983 with 12v and 240v circuits but very basic . Has anyone managed to put a group of usb charging outlets in for phones and tablets etc Ican find...

would love to watch this but we too are virgin media customers , strange though we used to get a caravan show on but maybe its a different one? Im unlikely to be able to watch live so is there any chance of a you tube channel for past episodes as I see the website only shows live? many...

Hi everyone , we have just been given a project van , a 1983 Cosalt clubman 414 . if anyone has any information about this van we would love to see it as we have nothing. And the manufacturer appears to have moved on to solely statics. It needs some work to solve a leaking rooflight, ...