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Old 27-02-2018, 01:08 PM
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Hi all, although not a car I thought some of you may be interested in my Courier van, within a year I have completely changed it into a rather nice van to drive round in 🙂

















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totally transformed it, very nice
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Awesome tidy van, looks well nice.
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totally transformed it, very nice
thank you very much 🙂
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Awesome tidy van, looks well nice.
Thank you, I’m pleased you like it 🙂
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Looks lovely needs some spacers on to fetch them wheels out abit
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Old 28-02-2018, 10:17 AM
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Looks lovely needs some spacers on to fetch them wheels out abit
Thank you 🙂

The van already has spacers on, I can’t go anymore as the wheels will just catch the edge of the arch with how low it is
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That looks mint. Top work matey.
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Old 28-02-2018, 01:45 PM
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That looks mint. Top work matey.
Thank you very much 👍🙂
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Cool looking van, really nicely done
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That looks mint. Top work matey.
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Cool looking van, really nicely done
Thank you very much 👍
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Very nice. Not over the top

Proper job...
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Originally Posted by Cragrat
Very nice. Not over the top

Proper job...
Really appreciate the comments thank you 🤗
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Very nice. Not over the top

Proper job...
Thank you very much 🙂🙂
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Wow that looks stunning mate I really like that a lot. Love a modified van
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nice work, what size rims?
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Wow that looks stunning mate I really like that a lot. Love a modified van
Thank you very much 🙂
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nice work, what size rims?
Thank you 🙂 they are 18’s
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Very nice, what's your suspension or coil over , it's a fiesta derived .. and your front splitter ??
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hi mate I also have a transit courier just wondering where you got the colour coded bumpers from?? Thankyou
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How did you lower it?
Originally Posted by Mike2018
Hi all, although not a car I thought some of you may be interested in my Courier van, within a year I have completely changed it into a rather nice van to drive round in 🙂
















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This is a Van I would drive any day
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Maybe Fiesta lowering kit.....
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Has any body found a lowering kit for a transit courier
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[QUOTE=Mike2018;6763870]
Hi all, although not a car I thought some of you may be interested in my Courier van, within a year I have completely changed it into a rather nice van to drive round in 🙂
















hello love what you have done to van. Trying to do similar I have the same van but 2018 but finding it difficult to get after market parts could you tell me what lowering springs you used and what generation st the splitter came of my van is the exact same shape as yours. And have you changed the seats yet .could you please help from glen

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Loving what you done to van I've got the exactly same van find hard to get after market parts could you please tell what lowering springs you used and what generation st was the splitter off ...please help😅

Thank you very much 🙂
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Hi mate van looks great , what type/size wheel spacers did you use ?
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Default Colour coding
How did you get the van colour coded? Did you get it sprayed or wrapped in black? Where did you get the from splitter from

















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Hi your car looks amazing. I have a car similar to yours, and I’m looking to do something similar to yours. Could you please I for which springs and also the size of your rims with all data like ET, just want to make sure that what I buy will fit. Thanks



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Hi all, although not a car I thought some of you may be interested in my Courier van, within a year I have completely changed it into a rather nice van to drive round in 🙂

















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Default Part exchange?
Hi.
Are you interested in part exchanging the van (with cash as well)?
I have a Mitsubishi L200.
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