What have you done to your Elgrand today?

[-Lummox-]

Managed to take a whole 3 seater sofa to the recycling centre in mine today… gotta love the load space on these vehicles!

 

[springer]

'Nuff said....

 

[Cato Fong]

Random question, when changing front shocks and springs, do people normally change the top mounts too for good measure?

MOT time coming up next month, I've already replaced drop links and ARB bushes all round, plus rear shocks and uprated JDM rear springs (but not changed the fronts yet, so have a slight hotrod stance going on...) - thinking of replacing the fronts with JDM uprated front shocks and springs whilst it is in for MOT as the ride still seems pretty harsh and crashy to me, which I understand is not normal for an Elgrand running OE wheels and ride height - but wondering if it's worth doing the top mounts at the same time?

On the one hand it's only £90 for the pair and no extra labour I guess if the shocks and springs are coming off anyway, but on the other it's £90 I don't need to spend if they are not considered a consumable part when replacing

Seems a good idea since they are a pain to get to. FWIW I recently cured annoying clunks by changing the two front ARB bushes - the droplinks were fine.

 

[Cato Fong]

New tyres all round The original Japanese Bridgestones still had plenty of tread but beginning to crack.

Falken ASVAN 11 - all season heavy duty van tyres - Japanese sub brand of Sumitomo/Dunlop - selected since I have 4wd and wanted all seasons and these have high mileage/weight capacity as a selling point. Chunky tread pattern and a little whiny/noisy compared to the Bridgestones but so far pleased with them. £110/tyre including fitting, balancing, valves and disposal, etc.

 

[-Lummox-]

Seems a good idea since they are a pain to get to. FWIW I recently cured annoying clunks by changing the two front ARB bushes - the droplinks were fine.

Already changed drop links and ARB bushes front and rear

 

[guyver1]

Last night I removed the awful chrome trim that some previous owner thought looked good on the centre of the grille. Came off easily enough amd polished up a treat. Also removed the nasty stick on trim that sat above the front number plate.
Just removed the drivers door chrome handle surround and cover and refitted it properly. The original tape had given up and it had been badly superglued on. It now looks factory fit.
On the subject of front number plates, I did see somewhere online, a Studio Ghibli number plate surround that looked ideal, but as per usual, now I'm after one I can no longer find it. Has anyone else seen one anywhere?

 

[BrianH]

Finally got the nearside suspension on, plus painted towbar with airbag lines sleeved and airline valves fitted to the towbar, I went for separate airline valves, I didn't fancy the "T" bar connection and I figure if there is more weight on one side I can compensate for that with the air pressure.

 

[springer]

One of us....?
Thornton - le - Dale...
What did you do with your van today

 

[Magnu]

Cleaned my headlights, were yellowing but are now nice and clear. The nearside one had some white paint flecks on, I guess I must have driven along a newly white lined road.

Cleaned some tar of my wheels as well.

 

[LeStempy]

Today I pulled mine to bits for some jiggering and pokering.

 

[Highway Dave]

Today I pulled mine to bits for some jiggering and pokering.

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Typical French sabotage, why have you put most of the trim clips back into the door ???

 

[Highway Dave]

Today I pulled mine to bits for some jiggering and pokering.

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Typical French sabotage, why have you put most of the trim clips back into the door ???

Oh yeah , forgot to ask , “ what you doing mate “ lol

 

[LeStempy]

Trim clips stayed put when I pulled the card off as I slid it back off the clips.

I'm doing a few little mods and improvements to previously fitted gizmos, repairing some broken plastic bits and I have a pair of JBL speakers that have been on my shelf for yonks also. As it's so hot out I thought to take the opportunity to stay in my cool garage and do something useful.

Also doing some interior decorating. Did you colour the upper bits of your door cards or just exchange them for black ones?

Oh yeah , forgot to ask , “ what you doing mate “ lol

 

[Highway Dave]

Trim clips stayed put when I pulled the card off as I slid it back off the clips.

I'm doing a few little mods and improvements to previously fitted gizmos, repairing some broken plastic bits and I have a pair of JBL speakers that have been on my shelf for yonks also. As it's so hot out I thought to take the opportunity to stay in my cool garage and do something useful.

Also doing some interior decorating. Did you colour the upper bits of your door cards or just exchange them for black ones?

Exchanged the tops of my door cards as I found black ones online cheap enough plus they had chrome trims to match the door openers ( they are attached with plastic welds/rivets and can be removed easy enough as long as you’re careful).
I think they will dye but not too sure how much polyester is in them

 

[mr james]

Had an advisor for inner track rod so did both, one split pin was a bugger, but that's life, inner and outer, first check size put new on adjust to same, yes steering wheel is straight, once I take for a spin can tweak it a bit, if required

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[Londonglide]

Coming back from a tip run, and I'm rolling slowly down the inside lane of a 30mph dual carriageway with a known speed trap just hidden round the corner..
I'm on the inside, and a Polaris is easing up on my right. as we pass the hiding place, he starts to go, but although impossible to beat from a standing start , he was massively surprised to find he was running out of road to merge, with a faster than expected battle wagon matching him up the inside, and with my right of way as he had to merge. Another few yards and he would have had me, but he bottled, and I won....FFS don't tell my misses what I get up to when she's away lol...

 

[BrianH]

Bled brakes and changed fluid to rear calipers, I let plenty run through using the pressure bleeder as recommended by @mr james, dead easy, brakes really solid. bleeding brakes has always been a bit of a phobia due to the faff and having another person available but not any more. The bus is now about an inch or so higher at the rear due to the stronger springs so it no longer looks like its overloaded, and that's without any air in the airbags, now on with the bumper lights and finishing off the rear undersealing. Photo of rear wheel now central in the arch with new wheel center.

 

[mr james]

The bus is now about an inch or so higher at the rear due to the stronger springs so it no longer looks like its overloaded, and that's without any air in the airbags, now on with the bumper lights and finishing off the rear undersealing. Photo of rear wheel now central in the arch with new wheel center.
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The air bags don't raise and lower it, they just fill the gap in the springs, reducing the bounce/ movement

 

[BrianH]

After having a morning on the brakes I had a bit of time on the towbar electrics, the japanese towbar wiring colours are the same as the UK but wired differently with only one sidelight wired for some reason, so I traced the wires back and started tidying them up and making them the same as the UK. I probably won't be towing anything but i while the bumper is off I may as well sort it out in case i ever need to tow, the wiring will also tie in to the extra rear reversing/fog lights i have put in the bumper cutouts.

 

[Tino]

Did my headlights properly today after getting home from work early