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Post by Trophyman Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:40 pm

Hi all, delighted to be joining up and hopefully becoming part of this excellent community. I am the proud owner of my first ever camper van, a long-held dream that since July 2015 has now become a reality. My vehicle is a VW Trophy, petrol, 2.5L automatic with (I am told) factory fitted air conditioning.  All in all it is in fabulous conditions and a great credit to its one previous owner from new, with about 65k miles on the clock.

I have hardly taken it out at all yet and I am already tinkering about with all sorts of things inside. I want to put two safe seats in the back so I have taken out all the bench seats and am fitting a new plywood floor prior to installing two captains chairs, using the three point inertia reel mounts in the side pillars. 

I have already benefitted a great deal from great advice here on the forums and I look forward to making my own contributions in due course.
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Post by roli Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:47 am

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Post by burlingtonboaby Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:51 am

Hi and welcome to the forum from Breezy Bridlington 
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Post by Paulmold Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:06 am

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Post by Ramblers Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:25 am

Hi and welcome to the forum from Leicestershire wave.

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Post by transitandy Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:21 am

Hi and welcome to the forum from Essex...
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Post by m8form8 Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:24 am

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Post by daisy mae Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:53 pm

Hello and asof_welcome2 from Leicestershire

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Post by Trophyman Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:24 pm

Aawww Dudes, everyone is so nice! Thanks all!
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Post by groundhog Fri Jan 01, 2016 8:04 pm

Welcome from Nanoose Canada enjoy your new Van.....
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Post by vwt4 Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:00 pm

welcome to the forum  from another Trophy owner
just a quick question if you have taken out the side seat what you going to sleep on?
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Post by logburner Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:46 pm

Hi   and welcome !!
Ditto, above re-removal of side bench seat.  Is it a hammock job ???
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Post by modelman Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:39 am

Hello & welcome from S/Yorks. drinksallround

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