This little hack is one that most Westy owners will appreciate. It comes from a Westy owner named Dan who keeps a list of his own mods and hacks. He created his own upper bunk step to get himself up to the top bunk. He took some square tubing and ground it down to fit in a round hole. Add a little carpet and gray paint, and you’ve got yourself a custom step. Not bad.
This Vanagon is owned by a guy named Jeff from Oregon. He sent us these pictures of his Vanagon and it is definitely unique. For starters, it has wooden bumpers. That’s definitely the first time I’ve seen wooden bumpers on a Vanagon. It also has a green roof rack that was permanently bolted to the roof. I haven’t even mentioned the scenic paint job yet. His air cooled Vanagon is his daily driver and he says he’s fixing her up piece by piece. My suggestion is just throw some Go Westy 16″ wheels on it and call it a day! Click through for more pics.
This is a picture of a TDI conversion, but I haven’t seen a website that details exactly what it is. What caught my eye was the carpet around the engine compartment. I need to dump that stock mat and carpet that entire area. It looks great!
I can’t believe I haven’t seen these before. This Vanagon is outfitted with a 3 piece dash pad cover that makes your dash look like it is covered in leather. TMI also sells steering wheel covers and door panels. Click through to see another pic.
This Vanagon is used on a page about a Vanagon Factory Service Manual, but who cares about the manual? I love this van. The paint job looks fresh, and they’ve painted the bumpers and grill to match. Add in some driving lights and you have a Vanagon we would all love to drive. This one even looks good with the stock wheels.
Vanagon owners love Scooby-Do’s Mystery Machine, and we have certainly seen our share of them. This is a new take on the Mystery Machine. Its owner, Marc Manning, says it’s a real “head turner.” This pic is from a Bug Jam, but who cares about the Bugs. We only care about the 1988 Vanagon. Check out the paint job and custom wheels on this thing. Click through to see what the owner says about his van.
Check out the custom heavy duty bumper on this beast of a Syncro. They put rubber guards on the shackles help cut down on the noise, and included side protection. I love the side view mirrors and the South African grill.
