mk5 Twin headlight side-step and fogs update

[Breakdown Biker]

very nice, wish I could take the van off the road to mess with the lights like that , one day I'll have quads

Thanks ding
I'm lucky that my work is in the village where I live and even luckier that my boss lets me work on the van in the yard and it stops the neighbours complaining

[Breakdown Biker]

Too right mate Great mods
Keep em comin

Cheers matt, I've been enjoyin doin the work on the van
although the electrics were messin ma heid up
can't wait to get the grill and paint sorted

Thanks Rover,
I enjoyed your thread, luv your new bumper

[noobrider]

some great work there fella, looking really good and some top mods there.

[Breakdown Biker]

some great work there fella, looking really good and some top mods there.

Thanks mate,
I've got to admit that if it weren't for the ftf, I don't think it would look half as good
Most of my ideas are taken from, or at least inspired by the guys on here
Your thread on the Rustoleum is a perfect example as I'd never heard of it, and I'm going to get another tin to do the bonnet, etc. once I finish the grill. I've tidied up a few wee rough bits on the sides and removed the pin-stripe ready to rub down before the next coat
I'd actually got those lights to upgrade the wifes car ages ago and never got round to changin them Glad I didn't now

Unfortunately the money I'd hoped to spend on fibre-glass, paint, etc. has had to be used for new prop-shaft bearings.
They're absolutely gubbed, so take priority on the limited project funds
At least I now know what was making it judder and bearings are cheaper and easier than a new clutch

[noobrider]

I think mine need doing too, occassionally get a bit of a judder setting of, not all the time though.

[Breakdown Biker]

I think mine need doing too, occassionally get a bit of a judder setting of, not all the time though.

Might be worth gettin under and checking for play, as mine deteriorated quite quickly
Good thing is that they're only 23 quid each

[Breakdown Biker]

I've still not managed to persuade the boss to let me chop up the grill at the back of the workshop, so I can't get the grill mods done
Anybody got one lyin around

So, since my tin of Rustoleum arrived I got stuck in to painting the bonnet, and ended up doin the whole van again
Well impressed with the results you can get with this paint
OK it aint no respray, but it costs a lot less and really tidies things up on an old van.
I've taken some pics and I'll post them when I get the chance

[noobrider]

lol about painting the whole van.....I've got to fit a rub down and repaint in before Transitmania, lets hope the weather holds off for a couple of days some time soon. Nearly finished it all now definately useable though just those odd touches.

Get them painted piccys up for us

[Breakdown Biker]

Well I still haven't got the grill mods and clear indicators done yet
but I have painted the bonnet, fitted new number plates and if you look carefully
there's some chrome trim on the centre part of the grill.




Took it along to the Scottish meet at Stirling

[noobrider]

that is looking very smart

[Breakdown Biker]

that is looking very smart

Thanks noobrider, it's really comin' together now
I've still got 1/2 a tin of rustoleum left, but I'm gonna leave it till after xmas and see if the rust comes through again
Thanks again for the info mate, maybe one of these days we'll be able to compare paint jobs.

[noobrider]

lol yeah definately. We are planning a scotland trip later in the year. I'm about to do coat number three as coat 2 dried too quickly in the hot sun so the finish isn't as smooth and shiny as the first one was. I still have about a quarter of a tin plus one full unopened one.

I figure its almost as easy to paint the van as it is to wash it lol

[MattBlackMinibus]

Looking real nice there Breakdown
Liking the black around the side windows - makes the side look tidy

[AlanN]

Is the white rustoleum you have used a similar colour to the ford original white? You have given me an idea, I have been thinking about how to paint the engine bay, but I didnt want to strip the brake lines out or make a mess with over-spray...
How much was it and is it readly available?

[Breakdown Biker]

Looking real nice there Breakdown
Liking the black around the side windows - makes the side look tidy

Thanks matt, I wasn't too sure about it at first but once the windows were tinted I was well happy

Is the white rustoleum you have used a similar colour to the ford original white? You have given me an idea, I have been thinking about how to paint the engine bay, but I didnt want to strip the brake lines out or make a mess with over-spray...
How much was it and is it readly available?

It's not an exact match Alan, but it's pretty close and I think you'd easily get away with using it in the engine bay.
I've been asked about the rustoleum so much that I've set up a wee link for it http://scottishvanners.50.forumer.com/v ... f=45&t=316
I'd thin it about 25% white spirit/75% paint for the engine bay.
The colour code for the paint I used is Smooth RAL9010

Btw, can you reccomend a filler for the plastic grill
I've finally managed to get the materials together to mod the grill
but don't know what filler to use on the joins