"Bumbles", my 2011 Transit Connect XLT

[transitandy]

[SteveO]

very nice, rear wipers aswell, cant say ive noticed if the english ones have rear wipers or not

They do if you have the factory option glazed rear doors. In the US it's standard.

[Vandalism]

ahh i see...im starting to like the connect more

[Mister Bumbles]

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(Oh look, is that me hiding in there? Yes!)

Hm.. going to have to buy a wheel brush to get into those deeper areas.. they are so dirty in there!
And... still more to come... painting of center caps, finding some place to lower the van.... HMMmmm...paint work to be done... need to get front fog lights....

[g-man]

like it........needs silvered indicator bulbs and an aerial now.........how much was the plate or is it a show one?

[Mister Bumbles]

8) like it........needs silvered indicator bulbs and an aerial now.........how much was the plate or is it a show one?

The license plate costs an extra $45 per year
In my opinion, it's totally worth it to have a unique license plate.

As for the Aerial, I'm working on modifying the stock one. It was 2 inches too tall for my garage.
If I had backed out with the aerial up, it would have ripped it off. So for now it's sitting on my desk.

I'm considering two options.
1. Custom Stinger aerial like I did for my Beetle that I used to drive. It was a 'stinger' because it was a bee-theme you know?
(here is a link to the previous custom stinger I made... ( http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3444/3997923074_132b3af5c0_o.jpg)

2. I am considering removing the external mount for the aerial, and having it mounted along the inside of the roof. It would be different, unique, and it would still work just fine.
It would be kind of cool, just poking inside from above the shelf

[transitandy]

Very nice m8y

[Altransit]

Now I'm not big on modding .......................... but even I like that van

[walkie]

Any plans for the body mouldings and wheel arch mouldings ?

[Mister Bumbles]

Any plans for the body mouldings and wheel arch mouldings ?

Yes, they must die!
I hate them in grey, and I really want them painted to match the rest of the body. I'll have that done when I have the yellow painted on top.

[Eggski]

That colour "colour dear boy" will look bloody awsome, looks to me like a proper 21st century take on an Ateam theme!

[Mister Bumbles]

You know what's really killing me? I really wanted one of the Sport spoilers for this, but it would cost a LOT of money to get one shipped from the manufacturer.

So I may have to go with other ideas

I've kind of got a couple ideas that might work, so we shall see. Also, I am *finally* going to get part of my audio system put in next month.
It'll take about 2-3 days for the install and the door mods, so hopefully I'll have pictures by mid April. If I'm lucky, I MIGHT have the custom subwoofer boxes done as well.

Here is a list of the stereo equipment I finally have purchased and is all sitting here in pile.

(1) Pioneer AVH-P4400BH double-din head unit
(1 set) Rockford Fosgate Power T1652-S 6.5" component speakers
(2) Rockford Fosgate Punch P300-2 amplifiers, one to power the tweeters, one to power the mid-range woofers.
(2) Pioneer TS-SW3001S4 12" Shallow Mount subwoofers. (400 watts rms - 1500 watts max)
(2) Rockford Fosgate P4002 amplifiers, one for each subwoofer (400 watts rms - 1200 watts max)

And here are pictures of the items, as well as the a sub box I designed. The silver covers on the P4002 amplifiers are removable, and paintable. So I will have them painted yellow, and then I used the shape of the cut-out on the covers to follow thru on the box design. So, there will be two subwoofer boxes, each with a sub and amp installed in it, mounted on each side of the van at the top part of the rear walls.











(Here is the subwoofer box I designed, showing the sub & amp)

[Eggski]

Nice. Not long put my old Alpine head unit and 1000w JBL sub kit in my van, bit different to you nice new stuff though.

Especially as mines a Mk5 crewcab tipper!

[transitandy]

A nice few quids worth there m8y

[Mister Bumbles]

A nice few quids worth there m8y

How true! It's taken me 6 months to save up to buy all the parts