Giles

And so say all of us !!

Take it easy, all the best for your recovery and get well soon !!

Hi there, Is it a soft top ??? I find they can be prone to exhaust getting in ... nothing else helpful to add tho ( : Good luck sorting it !

Zut ! My go-to for this kinda stuff is to remove, clean/lightly sand etc., and replace all chassis/gearbox/engine earths + the main battery connections & earth lead. Cheaper and quicker than anything else, plus seems like a good way to start fault-finding Bon courage, bonne année et bonne route

I was talking to an old-school Bosch pump rebuilder in Germany t'other day and he also recommended 1% cheap engine oil with every fill .... Think I might do this ...

Dude, everybody's clearly delighted to 'see' you recovered and back here - all the best to you and yr family for the future !!!!

It fits snug (but only to the sheet ally !!) right up in the corners just exactly like @stevebus says. You also have to cut a larger hole in the body cappings for the main hoop to fit....

+1 for Haix - once you get used to the thick soles !

Strange how things go.... I've got a truck with a bosch EP/VA pump that's started leaking from the shaft... I know they're not the same pump, but I bet they are really really similar... reading this made my mind up - I've just ordered the seal kit . Thanks Simon and others for reminding me that diy is the best route (usually!)

Bonjour, Each city sets its own rules, so what happens in Rouen stays in Rouen. I'll be going in and out of Toulouse several times over the coming days in vehicles that are banned from the LEZ - nobody will check, complain or fine me. Perhaps Rouen is the same ?

Like Western-guru I have also got my loom outside in convoluted tube. What I like best is the confidence there won't be weird shorts/blown fuses where the barely protected loom rubs through on sharp bits somewhere inside the chassis...

And... as you can see from Miketomcat's photo, above, you hardly need to raise the back end at all, only a tiny bit. It's the front shock towers that are the high point for rolling the chassis in and out... Go for it...

That's something we all love to hear... "shrink and go " sounds great. Congrats

I bet that's a relief / feels good ! Bonne route

I was thinking exactly that too !