Recent content by simongarfield247

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    Can anyone recommend a decent porch awning?

    Hi Brian The outdoor revolution xl is a well made well engineered awning.Realy easy to put up,did mine sigle handed the other week at Sandringham cc saved all the rows with the other half so that cant be a bad thing.Hope this helps
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    mpk rooflight

    Thank you for all your replies just been down to Lowdham caravans and brought a new dome with handles.As all the surround is intact its a breeze to fit,not a bad price either.
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    Beside the Seaside!

    HiJohn Having just come back from Sandringham can really recomend the site,clean and tidy and very peaceful.The beaches are all very easy to get to the one at Snettisham is only a few miles away we found a very good sandy beach at Brancaster just miles of sand,there are two sites next door to...
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    mpk rooflight

    Having just come home from Sandringham pulled on the drive and to my horror found that the rooflight had parted company from the van.As the dome and handles have all gone i presume you can buy just that and not the whole unit,are they easy to fit? Any help would be gratefully recieved...
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    Go faster, go safer

    As an HGV driver myself i couldn,t agree more with the FTA.The speed limits for trucks need to be changed.As a regular user of the A52,A17 and the A46 which are mainly single carriageway some of the overtaking moves by other vehicles are real eye openers.Also if i stay at 40mph the amount of...
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    Sandringham caravan club site

    hi all Thank you your replies the next week and a half cant go quick enough,like a big kid as i am new to caravaning will be counting the sleeps to go before long.Every trip is like a big adventure really love it think i'am hooked
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    Sandringham caravan club site

    Hi Off to Sandringham on the 6th feb for a week really looking forward to it.Just wanted to know what peoples thoughts and experiences are with the site,is there anything you think i need to take out of the ordinary.Any comments about the site would be welcome. Simon
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    Locker Catches, Latches

    Hello highlander Just thinking that the plastic may hane gone very brittle with the cold so great care should be taken when using such things as locker catches,water pump inlet covers etc. If the offending part could be de-riveted would it not be possible to make your own from aluminium or...
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    porch awning

    Thinking about buying an outdoor revolution porchlite xl awning.Are they any good and are they easy to put up, just been away to Hawes and the full size awning was a lot of hassle to put up and get dry.Would like some feed back from anybody who has one of these porch awnings
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    jokon rear lights

    I think all the bad repairs were done by the previous owner and not a fault of bucaneer.Thank you for the link
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    jokon rear lights

    I have a bucaneer elan (1994) with jokon wrap round lights.Having removed the lights they have all been bodged,wires have been soldered straight onto to the bulbs and all other nasties (how you change a bulb at the side of the road i give in)As all the conecters on the back are broke i have...
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    Caravan lights

    If you google 7 pin plug cleaner it will bring up a tool for cleaning both male and female cleaners.They are seven little wire brushs have used them before and they work really well hope this helps
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    indicators dont flash

    Thanks for your replies as far as i know the fitter tested all the lights on a light board before he went i suppose i need to test it on another van to see if its the car or the van.Further investigation me thinks
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    indicators dont flash

    Having just had a towbar fitted to an 07 ford focus when the van is connected i go to indicate and they dont flash,but if i give the the indicator stalk a quick flick and then all the way to the normal posistion they indicators will flash as normal.The caravan is a Buccaneer elan 14 1993 not...