The most popular Vanagon camper we see in the US is the standard pop top Westy. The top pops up from the front and provides sleeping quarters upstairs. Some people opt for a high top which gives them standing room at all times. The upside is you always have the space you need. The downside is limited overhead clearance. Try going into a parking structure with a high top. There are a variety of high tops out there and many of them are custom. Click through to see a few examples of Vanagon high tops.
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Would you like to keep your Vanagon’s kitchen window open when it’s raining? Jim Felder designed a neat little window awning hack. Using a magnet base and dowel, Jim created his own awning that allows him to keep his kitchen window open when it’s raining. It looks like the awning could also keep a bit of sunlight out while allowing the window to remain open.
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The Volkswagen T3 is known by several names around the world. Transporter, Microbus, and Vanagon, are a few of its names. The T3’s little brother is the double-cab pick up and this one is incredible! There are so many customizations I probably can’t mention them all.
The interior looks to be custom but there are so many more details to mention. Check out the eyelid over the headlights, new bumpers, and clear turn signals. How about the custom side view mirrors, or wheels? What about the custom bed with roll bars? I haven’t even mentioned the paint job yet. This one is a beauty!
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Check out this awesome Porsche steering wheel and cluster from a Vanagon. I was watching a video called Vanagon racing when I caught a glimpse of this gorgeous interior. Click through to see the ridiculous bucket seats he has too!
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The Vanagon has been used for all sorts of things, and the disabled have realized its value as much as anyone. Many people use Vanagons for transporting those with wheelchairs. There are several wheelchair lifts that can be installed in the Vanagon to help people get around. The photo above of Rebecca’s Vanagon. Someone from her church gave Rebecca the Vanagon to help get her around. She blogged about how grateful she is for the gift.
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Can you believe they even use Vanagon’s as a hearse? The original post says this is a “VW T3 Transporter hearse, in the Bulli Museum in Hessisch Oldendorf.” We’ve seen the side window hack before, but this one looks much more intense. Click through to see more examples of the Vanagon Hearse.
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Have you ever considered converting your Vanagon to run on clean energy? Believe it or not it has already been done. EAS (Electric Auto Sports) has done the conversion on several vehicles, and they have not missed the Vanagon. They call their conversion the “E-DUB” and it looks pretty good. Click through to see how they did it.
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This syncro is one of a kind. A diesel doublecab Syncro for all your expeditions. Check out the reinforced roof! This has to be as rare as they come because I haven’t seen many of these around. The tires look big and the suspension does not look like it’s sagging at all. I wonder what is in the back of this monster.
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We have upgraded more of the wiring on the Vanagon. Our first wiring upgrade project was to place a 4 gauge wire from the alternator to the starter. This upgrade did a lot to relieve the bottleneck of power for charging of the batteries. The next project was to upgrade the wiring for the multiple accessories we installed. Click through to see how we did it.
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If you have a Vanagon Carat and have the know how, you too can convert your van into a beast. TheSamba user StormyVan started with a stock 1990 Carat and turned it into something incredible. Click through to see the final result.
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