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The 2012-2016 van is high up on my list for next van also - I had a 2006 MKI for 8 years.

Is the DPF issue a particular problem for this incarnation?

And what are the implications if there's a problem? Can it be repaired / replaced?

Casper sorry Im not on line much these days I just saw your post .............
still got the Van...... but I have been diagnosed with some kind of condition currently that has left me very debilitated

If you go to Glencaple near Dumfries it's self ...........
opposite the Nith hotel if your lucky there will be a space in the motorhome stop over there from memory its free ..........
I've stopped on the old harbour when it was used as a mucky car park and I've had a little bit to drink .........
Also seen the bore go up the Nith river here aswell.......
They also did maybe still do decent grub in the Nith if you fancy a bite.........
Ive been going to the swan pub in kingholm quay which is now up for sale of late for my grub .................

I never understand the need for 120A+ split charge relays to be honest - even a LiFePO4 battery will only accept a 35A charge. It'll be even less for a Lead-Acid

Only reason I can see is if you have other draws like a kettle or something while the engine is running

Is it a standard Clarion radio?

If so there is a code calculator tool which produces the code from the serial number.  Works with serial numbers in the format:- C7000 0000xxxx.  It used to be a widely available free download but have just checked and can now only find people offering to do it for a price.

I posted a link to the download ages ago but just checked and it's no longer working.

It may still be available in the darker reaches of the net?

I had a similar problem with my despatch but before I ordered the parts I had a quick look under my old disabled access scudo which I keep for parts. I was so glad I did because it had a full one piece stainless system fitted with a side exit rear pipe. All I had to do was to take the additional hanging brackets off the chassis, cobble together a long hanger made from a couple of rubbers and mount them on my despatch.
It was a bit of a pain but I jacked it up, put wooden blocks under the back and ramps under the front and did it myself one Sunday. Being in one piece, it would have been easier with a four poster lift but I managed it single handed with almost no swearing at all.

So the moral of the story is, if you see one of these vans in a scrap yard with a rear disabled access ramp, it is highly likely to have a custom made stainless system. Buy it along with the little hanging brackets which just unscrew from the chassis and keep it until your rusty old exhaust falls off. They would surely cost £500 to have one specially made and being stainless, will outlive your van and possibly you as well.

If you list as available via Ebay Global Shipping, Ebay charge buyer for and are responsible for international part of delivery.

You just charge for and buy postage to Ebay UK depot.  No come back on you if it ges lost after that.

I am icreasingly wary of sending direct overseas.  Just had a lighter returned by US post after a journey around Illanois and Texas.  Sent  2 month ago via Royal Mail to Israel!

At least I got it back.  I once sent an antique mahogany clock to USA and they destroyed it as imports of mahogany timber are prohibited.

Casper wrote:

MOT checker says he is a liar.

Huh, yea. Expires in 3 days

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Hi. I have a 2005 Expert which has the airbag light on. It has the seatbelt pretensioners on the belt itself in the B pillar and drivers airbag only.

I have been struggling to find information due to the sheer amount of different vehicles and all the results I can find are either for newer models or for pretensioners on the receiver stalk rather than on the belt.

I have plugged it into pp2000 and get:

Air bag ECU
Permanent fault. Seatbelt trigger (left and right). Open circuit.

The previous owner told me the airbag light came on after a minor parking nudge. The airbag hasn’t deployed but I do not know how you tell if the pretensioners have fired or not. The seat belt runs and locks smoothly as you would expect it to, the wiring is intact and undamaged and the airbag ecu unit under the floor is dry and spotlessly clean.

I have read about resetting the airbag ecu, replacing it, replacing just the pretensioners, replacing it all. I don’t want to just throw money at it until it’s solved as the parts are expensive and also could do with resolving the problem swiftly, so am hoping someone can point me in the right direction to finding what the fault is and getting it working properly.

It desperately needs to go for an MOT soon as it has expired and is parked on the road. I do not know anyone who would turn a blind eye to the airbag light being on.

Thanks.