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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2639 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2639 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 11:32 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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I’ve had a Hella rear fog light attached but not connected for a while to see if I liked the look. I do, but I decided it would be better wired as a third brake light as a safety feature. I sourced a high intensity (35w) bulb and I was re-wiring to fit a NOS Hella trailer electrical socket, so I tapped into the brake light feed and the earth. I figured the bulb would light with either polarity, but I hadn’t realised the fog lamp assembly has one terminal grounded through the case. So, a couple of blown fuses later, I fixed that problem!
Also, I’ve restored the old tow ball, and fitted everything up.
It’s impressively bright, but I might alter the angle. It’s tilted up at the moment to catch the attention of any tailgaters!
_________________ 1978 marino yellow Bay Dormobile camper
1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2639 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22573 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 2:48 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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I love the hubcap on the spare, even though it might be looked upon as an extravagance by your kin...
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2639 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Abscate wrote: |
I love the hubcap on the spare, even though it might be looked upon as an extravagance by your kin...
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Very good Steve!
Thanks. When we got the Kombi, over 20yrs ago, it had an older, domed, hubcap on the spare, but I could never get it to fit after the wheel rims were painted. I have an embarrassing number of hubcaps, so I just banged one on and I like the look too. Actually, the caps on the wheels are stainless steel repros with a deeper profile (which bugs me!) but I am a lot less worried about them coming off or being pinched! If I ever want to really dress her up I have some NOS hubcaps in the attic I can dig out!
On another note, I was surprised to learn yesterday that we are going away for a week camping on Monday (I had thought it was the week after!) So, I thought I had better get a couple of things organised. I have a variable voltage regulator so that the AGM batteries get the best charge and it has been set a little low at 14.1v. The adjusting screw is TINY and underneath. I needed a dental mirror in one hand to see it, while I tried to orientate a screwdriver with my other hand! I think I have set it to 14.5v, but I won’t know till we get on the road. I have a battery monitor up front, so I will get a good reading from that.
Bedding, camping chairs, food and drink have all been loaded up and the cat is anxious to make sure we don’t leave her behind!
_________________ 1978 marino yellow Bay Dormobile camper
1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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1970fun Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2008 Posts: 208 Location: Holland
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2021 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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I’m ready for the pics of your new trip Phil, how is the wheater up there? It’s wet, windy and cool overhere and it looks like it’s comming from your direction |
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2013 Posts: 2639 Location: Gullane, Scotland
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Posted: Sat May 22, 2021 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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1970fun wrote: |
I’m ready for the pics of your new trip Phil, how is the wheater up there? It’s wet, windy and cool overhere and it looks like it’s comming from your direction |
Hi Harry! We have had a great trip, but no posts yet because we never had phone reception and the time to post on the Samba at the same time!
The weather was indeed pretty poor. Some nights around freezing, a lot of rain and even some snow on the Kombi! We did also have plenty of sunshine too, so it’s not all bad.
The trip got off to an annoying start when a hub cap flew off as we joined the main road to Edinburgh, but I pulled over and rescued it. I think the powder coat on the rims is so thick that it stops the hub caps seating properly, as we have had them pop off a couple of times. Luckily we haven’t lost one completely, but they are stainless replacements, so I’m pretty relaxed about it. I might sand down and paint the nubs on the rims to improve the attachment.
We headed North from Edinburgh and our first stop was at Loch Leven in Fife for lunch and while we were there we had a call from Shona’s sister saying she could meet us in Dunkeld, Perthshire. The rain was persistent, but not too heavy and we managed a walk in Birnam wood, which is mentioned in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and there is an ancient ‘Birnam Oak’ which dates from that forest. The town is also the historical divide between those who spoke lowland Scots ‘Lallans’ and Scottish Gaelic, hence the sign!
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1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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Abscate Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 3:57 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Promise I’ll make it to Scotland in 2021, probably via 🏴 _________________ .ssS! |
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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I need to get my bride into that setting with no cell phone service. Covid has had a toll on her, renovating one major hospital, and building a 1000 bed hospital in one month. I hope we can get her away from work for a week in 2021 _________________ .ssS! |
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2021 12:26 am Post subject: Re: 'Let's Go! Scotland-Croatia and onwards in our Kombi!' |
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Abscate wrote: |
I need to get my bride into that setting with no cell phone service. Covid has had a toll on her, renovating one major hospital, and building a 1000 bed hospital in one month. I hope we can get her away from work for a week in 2021 |
I can sympathise. It’s been a tough year for everyone, but I know that some people have had challenges that are off the scale. The highlands are definitely very good for clearing the head.
We had our amazing tour organiser, Donald, who seemed to pick the perfect activities every day. The next rainy morning he decided that visiting a cave would work, so a long walk in to the ‘Bone caves’ where a stash of 3000+ year old bones had been discovered from the last ice age. Reindeer, wolves, and even a polar bear skull. The sign said ‘please don’t dig up the floor’! Then to another stunning beach at Achmelvich, where we walked to a ruined water mill from 1750 and drove on to a well earned lunch of hot pies (and our local soft drink, ‘made from girrrders’) in Lochinver.
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1969 signal orange Karmann Ghia convertible
1976 martini olive Bay Dormobile camper
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mcdonaldneal Samba Member
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