This custom keychain is perfect for the Vanagon fanatic. It is laser cut from 1/8″ thick 304SS. Keychains are tumble polished as a final finish. Check it out on Etsy.

This Assuan Brown Vanagon is unique in my experience. It was a popular color in the mid 1980’s, but I’ve never seen one with matching hubcaps. This Vanagon owner put the Assuan Brown hubcaps over white wheels and it looks great.

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Vanagon owners come up with all kinds of hacks and mods to make their vans more usable. This is another hack from Chad of “Living the Van Life.” He has lived in his Vanagon for 3 years and has come up with a few useful improvements that he shares on his YouTube channel. One of the nice hacks Chad implemented is the mounted iPhone above his bed so he can watch videos at night. Click through to see how he did it.

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This is a very nicely kept single cab truck that was recently for sale. The seller calls it “restosturbish” (part restore, part refurbish). It has a 2.5L Subaru Impreza RS motor installed, custom A/C, Rebuilt 4 speed transmission with a KEP stage 2 clutch. It also includes new CV joints, brakes, master cylinder and clutch slave. I just love the roll cage and rear bed cover. Click through for more.

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I wish I could find more information about this custom Vanagon cluster but there doesn’t seem to be any info available online. This owner created his own set of gauges for his van. Awesome!

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This 1990 Vanagon Carat has a turbo diesel engine, but the interior is what caught my eye. The seats have been reupholstered in what appears to be leather (or vinyl) and it looks great. It completely changes the interior feel of the van. You can hit up tenwheel.com for more pictures.

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File this one under more Vanagon gauge placement ideas. This owner decided to put a couple of gauges in the A/C duct. What a perfect place to have them available, but out of the way. One thing is for sure, these gauges will never overheat.

We all want to add more gauges to our Vanagons but where do we mount them? There are a ton of ideas out there and here are just a few. Replacing the ash tray with a cluster is very popular, but there are many more options. Click through to see a few more.

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Is this the best Vanagon build ever? It certainly could be. There is so much to say about this Vanagon we could literally build an entire website around it. Luckily, someone already has. This is a fantastic build with so many mods and hacks it’s ridiculous. Just look at the picture above and admire the multitude of accessories, new bumpers, storage, etc., etc. The paint is new and she’s ready for the road. Click through to see the interior.

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Many Vanagon owners make their own door panels for their vans. We have featured several of them here. If you’re not one who wants to work at it, you can purchase after market door panels for the Vanagon. Check out TMIProducts.com. They have a variety of solutions for Vanagons.