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Does anyone have any reccomendations for some welding i need doing on my camper van near south east london? Rear corner, end of sill, wheelarch and bottom of c pillar. After cutting off panel and seeing state of it, need to get someone to do it properly.
Thanks
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fad
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Not down your way. LVH Engines and Restos up in Newcastle are very, very good and air cooled specialist. Mostly gets bodged work from other people to unpick and do properly lol
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Last Edit: Apr 2, 2017 15:37:11 GMT by fad
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Screw that, its only a t25. Thanks though
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Only? :lol: seen the value of them now to 5 years ago? Get it done properly...
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Milkwood road in Brixton. There is a vw camper specialist by the junction of coldharbour lane I think. Haven't been near it for a couple of yrs but might still be there.
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We've used One Stop Auto Shop in Medway
34 Second Ave Chatham ME4 5AU 01634 849609
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Only? :lol: seen the value of them now to 5 years ago? Get it done properly... I paid £450 for it, its hand painted. I don't want a arrow straight show bus,,just a solid camper |
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Will check these out, thanks. London moght be problem though, not lez compliant.
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fad
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Jesus. You'll turn a tidy profit on that if you sort it.
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Jesus. You'll turn a tidy profit on that if you sort it. Its not for profit, its for camping. I bought it before last summer, got year out of it..just didnt realise how rotten this bit was. |
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I've got a very good friend who is certainly capable of sorting this, however I have no idea what his schedule is like at the moment.
Do you have any photos of the areas? I'll stick them under his nose when I see him next and see what he says.
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I've got a very good friend who is certainly capable of sorting this, however I have no idea what his schedule is like at the moment. Do you have any photos of the areas? I'll stick them under his nose when I see him next and see what he says. Couple of pictures of the grot needs repairing. Thanks bt, that be great   |
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Don't get ripped off buddy. LOTS of people say they can weld, very few of them actually can.
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Don't get ripped off buddy. LOTS of people say they can weld, very few of them actually can. Thats what i worry about, and would like to go through forum reccomendation. Its silly that the level of skill in the build threads in here far out weighs a lot of garages. I just want it solid and safe, as the van is a long termer. And i wanna get camping again. |
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I'd happily do it for you. But, MILES away!
The reason you see that the skills on the readers rides threads is better than many garages, is because of love and time and money. Many people when faced with an estimate for welding properly will go "HOW BLOODY MUCH???" and then go to somewhere that will simply weld a patch over it so the MOT man can't see the rot, and away you go for a while, all done for a very cheap reasonable price. then the folk who can do it properly are assumed to be chancers and rip off merchants... So you end up with the people who can do it well not getting the work etc etc.
In that lot you have put pics I can absolutely say with certainty that once anyone starts digging, they will find more. To do it properly will take time, but of course that costs. It's just how things are, people don't want to pay for the good jobs. the bodgers clean up, make a fair wedge and by the time the rot comes back the vehicle has usually changed hands.
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Last Edit: Apr 3, 2017 16:38:17 GMT by fad
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I'd happily do it for you. But, MILES away! The reason you see that the skills on the readers rides threads is better than many garages, is because of love and time and money. Many people when faced with an estimate for welding properly will go "HOW BLOODY MUCH???" and then go to somewhere that will simply weld a patch over it so the MOT man can't see the rot, and away you go for a while, all done for a very cheap reasonable price. then the folk who can do it properly are assumed to be chancers and rip off merchants... So you end up with the people who can do it well not getting the work etc etc. In that lot you have put pics I can absolutely say with certainty that once anyone starts digging, they will find more. To do it properly will take time, but of course that costs. It's just how things are, people don't want to pay for the good jobs. the bodgers clean up, make a fair wedge and by the time the rot comes back the vehicle has usually changed hands. You can sleep in the van, if it helps. I know what you mean bout monies, but its a fine line between finding someone to do it properly, and someone out to take the scene hipsters for a ride. But i need to get it done, because i am otherwise letting a potential 5 grand van, or more importantly a summers worth of holidays, get away.the rot is mainly related to accident damage, its all quite localised ( ive had the hammer n chisel out). I could do without it, but i have the credit card with money transfer, and when its done my shogun will be sold and this take up the daily duties (have work van + misses car so part timer) so its getting done asap. |
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There are a lot of people out there to fleece hipsters (LVH have SO many vans in redoing exactly that sort of work). But there are a lot of people doing very good work for fair money. Don't be fooled by shiney paint jobs as examples of work done when you look for someone.
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There are a lot of people out there to fleece hipsters (LVH have SO many vans in redoing exactly that sort of work). But there are a lot of people doing very good work for fair money. Don't be fooled by shiney paint jobs as examples of work done when you look for someone. Never, ever been fooled by a shiny paint job...i know how dull and rippled a t2 / t25 leaves the factory. |
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