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DABurleigh

Honour the price in £ or E? Shocked

richard863

Hi Clive
Mine has the speedo in MPH but the odometer runs in Kms.
To change the lights take off the small panel undo the locking screw and rotate the Hella lens less than 5 mins per side, alternatively cut a slot in the screw hole then you dont have to remove the screw.
Mine a left hooker. The main disadvantage in the UK you tend to lineup the van on drains holes, so consciencely move over.
Kind rgds

Jede

"OK Is your mobile palace LHD or RHD ?
Is your speedo marked in MPH?
Do your lights dip to the left?
How is yours?
Problems? "

Hi Clive,
Ours is LHD, the speedo is KPH(not a problem in the uk, I just use the speedo on the sat nav set to mph)
Ours dip to the left.
We have been living in ours fulltime for the last 6 months travelling around Europe. We have had no problems with the vehicle. It is an extremely well put together piece of kit. We carry a 690 cc KTM inthe back as well as all our other stuff and it handles very well, Mainly due to teh self levelling suspension on the back I think. This is our first motorhome and I don't think we could have brought a better vehicle. We had to go to the factory to get some work done ( not related to the original build, something we had put on in the uk and Polch ended up sorting out for us) They were really great people to wok with, not cheap but very professional.

Hope this helps

John

CliveMott

Cheers all for the feedback.
I am now relaxed about the headlights and the UK sales outlet will change the speedo to a UK spec unit if necessary.
Although a new vehicle might be registered in the UK with a KPH speedo it will get caught out at the first MOT.

Dave, I considered the lack of interest I would get if I converted a wedge to Euros and stayed with GBP. Perhaps not the best decision.
But there are several considerations with banks going belly up all over the place. We have split our cash assets up so that we are within the 50K limit with any one bank per person.
Had I changed to Euro,s it would have been with Citibank and if they went belly up I would have zero protection from our government.

What did Citibank anounce this week!!

Rock and a hard place.

b16duv

Clive,

Please please please reassure us that the 'UK outlet' isn't the one in Preston? The thought of these clowns getting anywhere near a van as nice as yours turns my blood cold!

I hope you mean 3A's in welsh wales?

David

DABurleigh

Latin isn't Clive's speciality Sad

Caveat Emptor.
But he's rationalised his decision.

gaspode · Moderator

richard863

Hi Clive & Dave
Although the speedo is not on the MOT. It is mandatory to have the speedo in MPH but not the odometer, this can have a overlay in MPH and is recommended to also have small markings in KPH.
This should have been checked on the PDI as it is part of the conformity for country, I understand it should have been included by the manufacturer prior to dispatch, as it will be known the vehicle was due for export to a foreign port. These laws are exactly the same for importing any vehicle into the UK.
Striping and modifying a speedo is not done on the hanger floor so I would hate to think it was done just anyhow.

gaspode · Moderator