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.
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.
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.
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.
Check out this custom Vanagon body kit. I found this one by accident from a site called vwbus.no. It is on a Twin Turbo V8 VW Vanagon. Is he able to go over a speed bump?
Many Vanagon owners choose to lower their ride. In fact, Volkswagen started the trend when they released the Wolfsburg and Carat editions that had one inch lowering springs. Lowered Vanagons can look great, but how low is too low? This brown Vanagon looks a bit low. I wonder how it rides. When I bought my Vanagon they had lowered it and the ride suffered so we raised it back up. Click through to see a few more lowered Vanagons.
Upgrading your Vanagon wheels can make your Vanagon significantly more stable. The original 14″ rims are okay, but you tend to roam all over the road, especially when passed by a large semi-truck. Any larger wheel that you put on your van will give you more stability, but you will likely have to figure out how to add spacers and new bolts, and it can be a hassle. We were going to put my old Mercedes rims on my Vanagon, but we opted to go a different route. Check out the options after the jump.
When you park the Vanagon during the summer months it can get hot quickly. A 12 volt oscillating fan can be helpful to move the air around. I like to clip mine on the rear view mirror, or the ash tray lid. The dash board seems to be a favorite location for a fan, but people have different ideas for the perfect fan placement. Where do you mount your fan?
Click through to see more placements.
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