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What have you done to your Elgrand today?

On a road trip today, dropped my daughter and friend at Alton Towers......about 280 mile round trip ......so far so good, I’m off for a walk in the woods for 6 hours then pick them up and head back home. Did spy a white E51 following for a short time near Alton, tried to wave but roads were very windy!
 
Airport run to drop the daughter off who is going back home to Portsmouth, then called in to the garden centre for 5 bags of purple slate.

Filled up after my trip away and pleasantly surprised to get 23.8mpg from that tank...bonus!
 
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Little by little, brick by brick we move forwards to the rear.......

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Well the cockpit is all trim back in place as had the Elgrand in bits I ran the cables for the rear dash cam camera, jeeeeez was it a pain to get the cable trough the elephant trunk......... in the end cut the cable threaded it through and re-soldered the cable together.

Will tackle the leisure install at some other time.

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Well changed out the filter to turbo airpipe.If I wasn't already white haired this may have sent me over the edge lolIMG20210522155833.jpg
 

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Fitted rear parking sensors, as I keep thinking the "you are in reverse" beep means I have plenty of space.
https://imgur.com/pJ0fiZg
(I've posted a how-to, but it will need to be approved before you can read it)

Also had a look at the rear air-con pipe and have decided the issue is the very last bit of foam that plugs the hole in the box, as it was dripping wet after 150miles of driving in the rain yesterday.
https://imgur.com/YzCN5eZ

Also removed the blanking panel from the right hand side of the air intake - probably just make the intake noisier but we'll see.
 
Rubbed some Meguiar's Leather polish into the seats and re-seated the NS door open switch on the dashboard.
I need to give the Undertaker a good wash, polish & Wax but dithering about what I need to buy, would welcome advice on striking the right VFM balance
 
Went to a campervan show in Brockenhurst, bit of a damp squib but saw three other Elgrands. Unfortunately was coerced into visiting my least favourite place ever on the way home.


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Ruskinstreet said:
Rubbed some Meguiar's Leather polish into the seats and re-seated the NS door open switch on the dashboard.
I need to give the Undertaker a good wash, polish & Wax but dithering about what I need to buy, would welcome advice on striking the right VFM balance
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On the assumption you have a black Elgrand, then I can recommend poorboys black hole. It's a glaze (polish with fillers), but brings up black cars lovely - I use it on our legacy. Normally around the £13 mark for just under 500ml if I remember rightly.

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A good small bottle (250ml) of shampoo at a reasonable price for you to try (free delivery):

dlsvp.com

Elite Shampoo (PH Neutral Concentrated Shampoo)

Elite Shampoo Is A Scented Luxurious Shampoo That Cuts Through Dirt And Grime With Ease Without Stripping Existing Layers Of Wax. Elite shampoo creates a copious amount of suds and specially designed lubricants give an ultra slick feel that lasts all the way through the wash process. Our Long...
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And for a wax, I've gone back to my Meguiars Next Gen wax - even puts a shine on the white bus (hard to get a good shine on white). I only went back to it as when I sorted my garage out over the winter, I found I had a full unopened bottle so decided to give it a go again. I'm that impressed on the finish with it using my DA polisher, I may stick with it now (again) :joy:

Meguiar's ME G12718 NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 Synthetic Liquid Car Wax 532ml : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive

Meguiar's ME G12718 NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 Synthetic Liquid Car Wax 532ml : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive
www.amazon.co.uk

Hope that all helps

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