The resurrection of Doc, bringing a 20 year old neismann Bischoff Flair back to life after 12 years off road. (95 Viewers)

[Just smiffy]

The good thing though is I've been on every nook and cranny so I know it's a solid van . Just a shame the original chassis paint is all flaking off . Looks terrible but is just flaky paint.

And I’ve been in every place he can’t fit….

 

[Pugsy]

Tam used cheap ones from eBay they are OK for the price. I have them from both Amazon and eBay and had part of the strip fail on one others I've found they lose brightness over a few years.
Now I'd rather buy from Aten lighting but they are 30 quid instead of 5 but guaranteed quality.

I bought nearly all my lighting from Aten 6 years ago when I did my conversion.A reading light failed about 2 years ago and i contacted them to buy a replacement as I had another 3 in van ,they sent me a replacement free of charge,not very often you get service like that nowadays.Any light changes i do in The Arto will come from them .
Cheers Cris .

 

[Northernraider]

Tam, when you installed your concealed LED strip lighting in the hab area, which kind did you use? Do you have a link, by any chance?

Tam used cheap ones from eBay they are OK for the price. I have them from both Amazon and eBay and had part of the strip fail on one others I've found they lose brightness over a few years.
Now I'd rather buy from Aten lighting but they are 30 quid instead of 5 but guaranteed quality.

A fiver ???? Pffft ...I bought 2 x 4 meter and I think it was about 5/6 quid for the pair . And yes off ebay.

 

[Northernraider]

Got the rear wheels all reassembled this morning . Everything cleaned and greased , hub caps refitted . Looks good .

I then set about removing the spare wheel and carrier .


The spare wheel is a brand new tyre never fitted in 20 years .

And it's a good year cargo commercial tyre so just goes to prove that not every manufacturer bothers with camper tyres .


It's dated week 42 , 2004

Came off surprisingly easy .and still had over 30 psi

Now this tyre is unblemished but I wouldn't trust it very far at 20 years old .

I already have another spare room which is freshly painted but has no tyre .

I'm debating whether to just get 2 new all season tyres fitted on the front axle and keep one of the current tyres from 2021 as a spare . I'm also thinking I might just keep the spare in the garage at present and refitt it underneath once the underside has been painted in Morocco.

Can't decide whether to also keep the spare rim once cleaned up and painted or to just ditch the rim and tyre and stick with the one spare

 

[gus-lopez]

I'm debating whether to just get 2 new all season tyres fitted on the front axle and keep one of the current tyres from 2021 as a spare .

I was going to say this but

Can't decide whether to also keep the spare rim once cleaned up and painted or to just ditch the rim and tyre and stick with the one spare

if you have a spare rim then change both fronts for new & have the old ones put on so you have 2 spares.You can't have too many.

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[bigtree]

I've not had this on a weighbridge yet , might try that one near uncle Lenny HB before I go over the water just to see what I'm weighing in at in full fettle


I'll try the rears at 62psi for now and see how that works.

I'm planning to replace all these tyres for all season ones next spring anyway. But might get the front pair changed before I go away incase that's the cause of my slight vibration on the front.

I have the fronts set at 65psi for now which seemed okay

What dates are on the black circles ?

 

[Northernraider]

I was going to say this but

if you have a spare rim then change both fronts for new & have the old ones put on so you have 2 spares.You can't have too many.

Aye but it's a lot of weight to carry. I can't say I've ever had to fit a spare

 

[Just smiffy]

Who ever designed this lock on the flair needs shooting… Tam has done his back in several times on it and I’ve just cracked my elbow on it…..

 

[bigtree]

Sorry to bother you again but did you not say that the Virago 535 was your favourite bike ?
You can obviously tell I’m bored because I’m sitting in a bar in Alcaniz because it’s raining.

 

[Ditcha]

Who ever designed this lock on the flair needs shooting… Tam has done his back in several times on it and I’ve just cracked my elbow on it…..

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It's like that as a security feature stop that thief pay extra for that.

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[Puddleduck]

One spare wheel (tyre and rim) plus a spare tyre as if you get two punctures at almost the same time then you should have at least one good rim.

 

[Flairy]

Niessmann weren’t used to putting a side door in all the years of travelling I’ve only ever seen one.

 

[Mousy]

Worse we’ve ever had were 3 tyre changes in 3 countries (Morocco, Spain, Uk) within 3 days March 2020..racing to get home for a family emergency.
Put 6 new tyres on and Covid hit

 

[Lenny HB]

A fiver ???? Pffft ...I bought 2 x 4 meter and I think it was about 5/6 quid for the pair . And yes off ebay.

Cheap crap they won't last, been there done that. I won't buy cheap LEDs of Amazon or eBay NOW, false economy.