Month: May 2021
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Taking the very pretty campervanculture headlamp upgrade loom and sleeving it to run power under the chassis rather than under the carpet – more DOKA upgrades in progress – the one I installed in the black westie last year was worth every penny Also Trying cheap windscreen fix fluid on the numerous cracks and chips…
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‘what does that wire even do?’ doka edition
Having a fun game of ‘what does that wire even do?’ . Each player picks a non-factory previous owner’s wiring loom addition and removes it at random – if the vehicle still starts you stay in the game … after 45 minutes of tracing and cutting i’m still in the game ! The winner gets…
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roadtrip (near) fail in the doka
went for a drive in the DOKA – ended up 60km from akciddentoHQ and found that the oil drain plug was stripped and hanging in the bottom of the sump only by the power of ignorance – all the dash temp indicators are fubar ATM so I assume low oil pressure light is too. the…
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Seat belts for the doka arrive
The correct seat belt ends for the t3 doka rear seats turn up from the nice people at #tristarconnection , ie Lars Neuffer in Germany, who @rainking_78 may not know – but I bought the #sambasaurus splitscreen race bus from 20 years ago… small world – and a t-adapter for oil gauges !!!
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T3 doka mods continue
removed all the DIY bike racks and steel angle irons from the load bed – many kilos lighter now – maybe one day the DOKA with get a fresh set of wood load-bed slats….
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truck mirrors for the doka
Installing truck mirrors on the #t3 doka – these are New Old Stock OEM courtesy of Tristar connection in Germay – so much more to see of the past now !
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fixing temp gauge in doka?
Could be that the reason the #t3 doka double cab temperature gauge and coolant sensor indicator is being wired is because the relay that controls it all is missing…. it turns out that (on later inspection of the bentley factory manual) the relay is screwed to the bulkhead up behind the instrument panel because putting…