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AZ Landshaper Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2009 Posts: 1698 Location: The Old Pueblo
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 8:30 pm Post subject: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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My wife and daughters and mom etc are asking what I want for Christmas. Ive asked for a 12v jack but otherwise Im at a loss. What ideas do the sambanistas have? Whats on your 2018 wish list thats under $200.
Happy Holidays. _________________ Support Small Business.
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6829 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Whats on your 2018 Christmas List |
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,,, _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
There are seven days in a week. Someday is not one of them.
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AZ Landshaper Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2009 Posts: 1698 Location: The Old Pueblo
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Whats on your 2018 Christmas List |
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Im adding AAA premium to the list. Used up my last membership with my last vanagon and then buying this one. Gonna need a tow. Guarantee it.
I could deff use better visibility in the brake light department. Might even be down to 1 BL now . _________________ Support Small Business.
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CessnaJon Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2008 Posts: 677 Location: Senoia,GA
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:32 pm Post subject: Re: Whats on your 2018 Christmas List |
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Steve M. wrote: |
Stocking Stuffer for 20 bucks at Pep Boys!
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Let us know how these perform. _________________ 1973 Westy (shared birthday)
1990 Westy Multivan
2015 Passat TDI 6sp
2015 Sportwagon TDI 6sp
LR-JET, Gulfstream 159 |
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7918 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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Water tank level sensor 🎅 _________________ ~Kamz
1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - 孔子 |
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mikemtnbike Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2015 Posts: 2795 Location: North Carolina
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32598 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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AZ Landshaper Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2009 Posts: 1698 Location: The Old Pueblo
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 8:00 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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There are stock brake lights??
New Top of the list
New, better, bigger mountable fire extinguisher
Then theres.....
LED light strips.
Floor mats
Door speakers (mine are gone)
iphone holder.
magnetic bullet lights as suggested by one fella a wile back.
The list is building. _________________ Support Small Business.
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85 Weekender w/ EJ22
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64, 71, 72, 73, 76, 81, 84, 85 & 87 Campmobiles and Westfalias
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llilibel03 Samba Member
Joined: February 03, 2008 Posts: 767 Location: Redondo Beach California
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 9:48 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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GW rain fly. Been out of stock for about a year now.... _________________ 87 syncro tintop
90 gl tin top
85 westy 2.0 tiico automatic (present) |
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foodeater Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2007 Posts: 1318 Location: Newburgh, NY
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Whats on your 2018 Christmas List |
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Steve M. wrote: |
Stocking Stuffer for 20 bucks at Pep Boys!
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I hate these bulbs so much, these are super annoying when stuck in traffic, and the car in front has these. They flash every time you step on the brakes, Mercedes, and others cars factory equipped with flashing brake lights use the cars computers to detect speed and pedal pressure to determine if the flashing lights will be utilized, with these in bumper to bumper traffic if you move 3 feet
Then step on the brakes again they will flash move three feet more step on the brakes and they flash again. I vote a strong no on these, but fully encourage a good third brake light, or even brighter brake light bulbs. _________________ 89 Bluestar-2.5 Subaru Powered-RIP
'84 Westy Tiico-daily driver-sold
'82 Caddy diesel-sold
'87 Vanagon Syncro-RIP
'81 diesel rabbit-sold
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VicVan Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2015 Posts: 1840 Location: Vancouver Island, BC
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Whats on your 2018 Christmas List |
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foodeater wrote: |
Steve M. wrote: |
Stocking Stuffer for 20 bucks at Pep Boys!
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I hate these bulbs so much, these are super annoying when stuck in traffic, and the car in front has these. They flash every time you step on the brakes, Mercedes, and others cars factory equipped with flashing brake lights use the cars computers to detect speed and pedal pressure to determine if the flashing lights will be utilized, with these in bumper to bumper traffic if you move 3 feet
Then step on the brakes again they will flash move three feet more step on the brakes and they flash again. I vote a strong no on these, but fully encourage a good third brake light, or even brighter brake light bulbs. |
I agree, I'm not sold on these... The blinking effect is even more confusing with the North America specs for rear lights, where a blinking brake light indicates the direction you want to turn. _________________ '90 Little Blue Truck, 2WD auto, FAS GenV 2.0 NA (AVH) |
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Love My Westy Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2007 Posts: 1837
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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I want a Blaze Cut fire extinlgluisher! |
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6829 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:25 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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Saw this today called the magic creeper. basically a pad with bot end sown together to be a circle. On the inside of the circle is a low friction material so that when you lay it out flat it will slide on itself. Lay down on it and you can slip in and out under the car instead of doing the inchworm crawl to move around under there.
60 Bucks here at:
www.magicreeper.com _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
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shagginwagon83 Samba Member
Joined: February 07, 2016 Posts: 3796 Location: VA/TN
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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Haha oh man it looks like a magic carpet creeper!
You forgot one C in the link,
https://magiccreeper.com/ _________________ Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 6:44 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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UM---Nice concept on the creeper, but---Anything on the ground , water dirt, oil, is going to get picked up by the caterpillar track action and wind up on the back of your shirt and pants. Why not just keep a piece of heavy builder's poly in some storage area and toss it under. This stuff is slippery enough so you can slide around on it all day. If you need a pad because of the princess-and-the-pea issue, a section of a mover's blanket should fix that. If you want to get super fancy paste some of the poly to the bottom of the mover's pad and it will be super slippery. There used to be a time in 'Merica where we invented things ourselves and cobbed up solutions. We won WWII with that kind of backyard engineering and it's still a good way today.
Afraid this sounds a bit like Terry Kay, so disregard. I always wanted Andy Rooney's job as where else an you get paid 6 figures for 5 minutes of being a curmudgeon a week. I'm a curmudgeon 24/7 and don't get paid anything. |
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32598 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 6:51 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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DuncanS wrote: |
UM---Nice concept on the creeper, but---Anything on the ground , water dirt, oil, is going to get picked up by the caterpillar track action and wind up on the back of your shirt and pants. Why not just keep a piece of heavy builder's poly in some storage area and toss it under. This stuff is slippery enough so you can slide around on it all day. If you need a pad because of the princess-and-the-pea issue, a section of a mover's blanket should fix that. If you want to get super fancy paste some of the poly to the bottom of the mover's pad and it will be super slippery. There used to be a time in 'Merica where we invented things ourselves and cobbed up solutions. We won WWII with that kind of backyard engineering and it's still a good way today.
Afraid this sounds a bit like Terry Kay, so disregard. I always wanted Andy Rooney's job as where else an you get paid 6 figures for 5 minutes of being a curmudgeon a week. I'm a curmudgeon 24/7 and don't get paid anything. |
I always kept a chunk of glossy printed cardboard (mine came from an office chair box) folded double on top of the engine access under the rear foam pad.
Always at hand for those situations where the ground is wet or uncomfortable.
You can fold the soiled side (non glossy, glossy side is great for sliding in and out on) against each other and lay it out in the sun to dry when stopped.
Total cost? Zero.
Who knows? You might get one free tomorrow containing one of your other Christmas Presents!
Like a Child, the empty box could be the best part of the gift!
Dave _________________ Stop Dead Photo Links how to post photos
Ghia
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=392473
Vanagon
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6315537#6315537
Beetle
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=482968&highlight=74+super+vert |
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6829 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 7:40 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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Regarding the magic Creeper.
I've always had a gray foam floor mat I bought at Home Depot that just happens to fit under the foam bed pad over the engine cover so I would have that level of comfort unobtainable with a rock sticking up into my back on the bare ground while out on the road. I also have a 4x6" blue tarp folded and laying flat under the foam bed pad.
It also gives a bit more soundproofing to the engine noise.
As far as it picking up dirt on the friction side it is not really a problem if you keep a 4x6' blue tarp folded up to lay down if it is muddy ground or on dirt.
Really though if you are out on the road having a set bit of work clothes, (old T-shirt and shorts), you can get dirty in if you have to do any major work. It's not like don't have a place to change clothes so you don't ruin your seats with dirty clothes. _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
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AZ Landshaper Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2009 Posts: 1698 Location: The Old Pueblo
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 7:46 am Post subject: Re: What's on your 2018 Christmas List? |
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Ive got some dickies coveralls tucked under the bench seat. But I was also thinking about that thing rolling across my dirty ass garage floor. Transferring everything down there to my backside. Just yesterday I had to scruh the floor after a passenger side CV and wheel bearing service. Damn grease and brake fluid all over kingdom come. Had to toss out some precious card board, a pair of jeans, an old t-shirt, 37lbs of paper towels etc. Blue tarps are nice to have but a good piece of cardboard is absorbent.
I hope I get cardboard for Christmas. _________________ Support Small Business.
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markswagen Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2018 Posts: 1030 Location: san diego
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Whats on your 2018 Christmas List |
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_________________ markswagen {mobile mechanic} san diego area all early VW's cared for.
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6829 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:21 am Post subject: Re: Whats on your 2018 Christmas List |
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markswagen wrote: |
I mean no disrespect, but this seems a dumb idea to me, because the DOT feels using the brake lights as turn signals is a good idea, I don't see this one ending well.
Yes, when you brake both will flash, as they would if your 4 way flashers were on, and seeing some of 'the dumb' driving around, I think it's a bad move.
Happy holidays.
Steve M. wrote: |
Stocking Stuffer for 20 bucks at Pep Boys!
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It's not disrespect, it's just your valid opinion.
However, these lights have stirred up enough negative statements that I am going to try to delete the postings on here and open the topic up in it's own thread because it's taking away from the cheerful positive atmosphere of spending hard earned cash for what should be a happy experience.
It's bad enough we all destroy threads by going off topic and the target of this thread is just putting up ideas and not going off topic. _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
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