Bal des Series 2012

[jkhackney]

Hi,

the Bal was well-organized and fun for everyone, especially those who can stay up late!

I was glad to see my first completely original Dormobiles!

Find the differences!

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-Jeremy
PS-We made it home in 7 hrs!

[MrJones]

Hello Jeremy , I’m back home , very glad to meet you , your family and your superb Dormobile . It was a good week end , not less than 6 Dormobile on the green , all very interesting and unic , each car have its own character even if they look like :

Michel

[ant]

Hi Dormobile friends. A great weekend, and good to meet up again.

Glad you all got home safely – ‘ A la prochaine’ !

Tony

[michelji]

😀 oui, un vrai plaisir des yeux de voir ces Dormobiles alignees,
merci aux proprietaires de s’etre deplacés 😉
michel

[ant]

@michelji wrote:

😀 oui, un vrai plaisir des yeux de voir ces Dormobiles alignees,
merci aux proprietaires de s’etre deplacés 😉
michel

Yes, a real feast for the eye to see all those Dormobiles lined-up. Many thanks to the owners for taking the trouble to attend.

[loic]

Hi, verry nice trip, you did’nt take part to the road book?

Just an other small question : How did you fit/buy these mirros?

[ant]

Loic – have a look here:

http://www.paddockspares.com/mirrorkit2-90-110-mirror-conversion-kit-for-s2-2a.html

This is a very sensible conversion as it bolts onto the existing door-hinge fitting, and is completely reversible. Unlike the original ‘lollypop’ type on the wings, the mirrors are very useful! (Also exists for Series 3)

[MrJones]

Hello , these mirror are Defender models , I fitted it on the car (a serie II) to be quite during long trip , and I appreciated it in Istambul where the traffic is very important . I can explain how to do it only in French:
J’ai fait 2 petites pattes plates d’à peu près 2cms de long et un trou à chaque bout espacés de 12mm, à un bout j’ai soudé dans le trou un filetage adapté à celui du retro , à l’autre le trou permet de passer la vis de fixation de la charnière de la voiture , les 2 pattes vissées sur le retro mais pas bloquées permettent de rattraper la différence d’ecart entre les 2 vis , une fois les vis de charnière bloquées , ça ne peut plus bouger .Il a fallu aussi faire une decoupe dans le bras vertical du retro qui interfère avec la charnière . Depuis ça fonctionne parfaitement, voila 2 photos de ce bricolage à 3 balles :

Voili voilou
Michel

[jerryd]

Looks like you had a great trip 😀

Very nice to see so many dormobiles together and some great pics too

[loic]

Hi ant,

do you have à picture of the paddock’s kit? I think it is with s3 door hinge?

Salut Michel,

merci pour les infos, du beau boulot comme d’habitude 😉

[ant]

Loic – as Series 3 have the same hinges as Defenders, the kit comes with new hinges with the holes ready to take the mirror. Here is the link for the series 3 kit – but alas – no photo! http://www.paddockspares.com/mirrorkit3-90-110-mirror-conversion-kit-for-s3.html

Salut Michel. Superbe travail – mais comme je ne suis pas capable de faire tes ‘travaux d’artiste’, j’ai du acheté la conversion pour mon ancien S2A! Comme tu est maintenant partiellement un Defender, est-ce que tu vas rester avec moi sur le parking au prochain BDS?

[loic]

Salut Ant,

J’ai commandé le kit S2, mais j’ai reçu des chanrnières type S3. Comme je trouve le mix pas terrible, je ne les ai pas posé. A la lecture de ton intervention, je me dis qu’ils se sont probablement trompés lors de l’envoi…

[ant]

Salut Loic. Désolé – j’ai cru que tu le voulais pour S3. Heureusement tu ne les as pas montés, car il ne faut absolument pas mélanger les charnières S2/3 sur une porte au risque de ruiner la porte et endommager le tablier ! Tu dois les retourner contre les bons, qui doivent se composer d’une charnière S2 légèrement modifiée, plus une patte qui passe derrière. (Exactement comme le Prof Jones a fait !)

[jkhackney]

I did want to do the roadbook, but I was confused what our group would be doing (language barrier!). We had a nice exclusive tour for the Dormobile clique.

But I think the entire roadbook would have been too long and boring for the kids and my wife. I grew up in the U.S.A. doing roadbooks in a topless 1948 Jeep in all weather, just an Army blanket and a dog to keep us warm. But my own family is different. 🙄

In future Land Rover meets I will leave the family at home, or at least the wife! 👿

Still, we did some “green lanes” and I got one battle scratch. Then the day after I drove 600km from the Bal, I used the Dormobile to load 3000 kg of gravel for our garden with a rented trailer. I drove right under a gigantic front loader in the gravel pit. One slip of a lever and he could have crushed the Land Rover!

And this past week we were underway in the steep Jura with the caravan … with only a Swiss Army knife as a tool set because I forgot my toolbox. No mishaps!

What a vehicle! Recreational offroading, highway driving, and pulling loads.

I have probably cursed enough at it that it now behaves itself.

Hopefully next time my French will be good enough to talk more with you, Michel and Michel!

-Jeremy

[loic]

@ant wrote:

Salut Loic. Désolé – j’ai cru que tu le voulais pour S3. Heureusement tu ne les as pas montés, car il ne faut absolument pas mélanger les charnières S2/3 sur une porte au risque de ruiner la porte et endommager le tablier ! Tu dois les retourner contre les bons, qui doivent se composer d’une charnière S2 légèrement modifiée, plus une patte qui passe derrière. (Exactement comme le Prof Jones a fait !)

Salut ant, tu saurais m’envoyer une photo des pièces que tu as reçues? J’ai un problème avec paddock….
D’avance merci

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