Stunning van, really great to see quality workmanship and attention to detail without hype and showing off. Love the MX5 stuff, but really good to see what else you guys are tackling. Thanks for taking the time to are the film and post.
Lovely work. Great example of how to make one of these modern and fully functional, without going overboard! I'm going to insulate mine next year... Gulp!
i tink its too fooamy and white and red and pops up quirky. But i think its good made, i`m from germany - and love to see how the british save our vans from the ofen. Keep up, have fun, show us, and follow your instincts when rescuing and converting!!! In Germany we have the TÜV. TÜV prevents any aspects of creativ acts of saving old vehicles!!! Love the color, the front and fridge- keep it (dump it!)
You don't happen to have plans drawn up for your cabinets and sink area, I just got my T25 and that's all I need to replace on it. And yours are amazing
I really liked this build, except I liked the round lights better. I guess its a matter of personal preference. I would really like to see more videos on this one :)
Mate, you did a great job on the details! Your back cabinet is well thought out! I would love to see more of the cabinets and how they were joined/finished. Great video!
Firstly, hello from the Hunter Valley in Australia. Secondly, I came here because I’m interested in camper vans and then incredibly I find out you have MX5‘s. I say incredibly because not only do I own 4 campers, 4x4 Mitsubishi L300s which are approximately the same size as your VW, but I also own 4 MX5‘s. I used to think that camper vans and small sports cars were an odd combination to own/collect, but apparently not, lol. I love your VW van. You have done a great job with the work that you’ve done it. I really enjoyed the video. I have now subscribed. Thank you.
Really nice job. I have to leave mine with the original interior :-( I am very DIY willing but have zero experience of woodwork/cabinet making. Then when you said it a long time...
Nice van, Sir. About that fridge i had the same problem with the power, now I got a compressor one. Not cheap but its working like the ona at home ;-) It's a Dometic mdc065 that will fit in your van to. Greetz Renate.
Really love your van and I'm definitely going to use the same colours. I've just bought a t25 which I've completely gutted out. It's ready for a conversion like yours. Just trying to find someone to do it for me.
Could you list all the parts with the links where to biy them. You mods is realmy beautiful. Love the top. Love the details to the boy and your storage! Great projet. Look foward! In 2020 theres a Vanagon on my bucketlist! Hahaha From Montreal Qc
beautiful job, probably looks better than it did new.... i just bought 1, should be delivered tomorrow. it needs some welding here and there but ill try to keep a picture of your finished van in my head. if it turns out half as good ill be well pleased....... mine has a full width bed so does that mean i can fit seat belts like your 1 on both sides and will that need an engineers report? ill sacrifice some cabinets to for the bigger bed
Helen Spicer we have another video planned with this, so keep an eye out for it 👍🏻😀
Před 4 lety+1
Love the colour of your van. Is that Tornado red? Also love the upholstery, It looks real quality. And the cabinet work and matching colour scheme is top notch. I wish my van looked half as good. My van is gray (Ugh!).
Very beautyful t25 but can the old vw's drive a long trip, i mean the t1,t2,t25,t3. I heard somewhere that the old cars can't drive a long trip like 400km. Is that why some old vw's are abandoned or i just wanna know can they drive long distance and why people abanon things
Thank you, yes they can do long trips provided they are well maintained, the problem is that some owners treat them like modern vehicles and expect them to just keep working without regular maintenance, you simply have to remember they are old vehicles now and need things checking from time to time
Man-- I'd love to know where you got those "fog" lights or as you say-- daylight lights in the front bottom. I've not been able to find those anywhere. I'm over in America. Have a '91 Westy weekender w/ Subie Kennedy engine conversion. Thing rips at @ 185 HP. Anyway, if you can help w/ where to score those lower lights, that'd be rad. Thanks! Great job!
Good video but more MX5 related ones PLEASE!! Really interested in your mk1 turbo and what you did as the modifications that supported the turbo conversion. Also any issues you had and what to watch out for. 8¬D
Great job! i am trying to do the same with mine! working on the floor now, do you know where can i get some good interior plans with measures? thanks a lot for sharing your video!
Hi, the van was originally made converted by Danbury and the pop top was fitted by them, they are rare pop tops, I've only ever seen one other T25 for sale with the same top, and I've never seen one when out and about.
Top video and great looking van. I'm looking at T25's now and have zero experience with any of this kind of work, where are you guys based? Do you do renovation/conversion stuff generally or was this a personal project? cheers
Hi Sam, We don't currently do that sort of work as part of the business, I did this one for my own personal use, but if there is interest I might consider starting to do this sort of work
Hi Luke, those were called Terrapods I think, but to be honest they are crap, some of the LED's have already failed and one of the lenses has become UV damaged, I'm looking to change them
Yep. Nice video. I know at least 4 people (including myself! - though mine's a T4 Calfornia) who are into MX5s and VW campers. So you are not alone ! I wish I could find a way to tow Mia the NA behind TiFourTwo but unfortunately towing dollies are illegal in France. So Mia has to stay at home when we go on holiday 🙁. Any ideas ?
@@lightsuplightsdown3018 Yeah that's what I wanted to do but French législation is really complex and after investigation it looks like I need to pass a special category on my driving licence. There's also a complex calculation to be done of tow vehicle and trailer loaded and unloaded weights. The towing vehicle must be heavier I think than the total of the trailer and car.
Hi Mack, Thanks for the comments, it was lowered on something like 70mm lowered springs, but the ride was terrible, then i found out that the front was sitting on the bump stops, so I cut them down which improved the ride, but I noticed that it started to get even lower on the front over the next few months, until eventually it was back on the bump stops again. So basically the springs were knackered and sagged, so I've now fitted 50mm drop AVO springs, its higher than when this video was made, but man the ride is sooooo much better!!!
@@lightsuplightsdown3018 Thanks man! Its actually the 50mm AVO springs with shocks im considering on my high top westy. Its heavier so should sit lower then yours. Im hearing lots of shit about AVO not even making the car lower etc. But you seem happy so thats good. You dont have tire size and rim size for me also? :) Love they way this is sitting. I know mine will be taller, but hey. Its gonna be close.
So no off-road for this beauty,white upholstery low suspension and front spoiler will not match with country trail . A bit of à pity for a VW camper but nice work anyway
So no off-road for this beauty,white upholstery low suspension and front spoiler will not match with country trail . A bit of à pity for a VW camper but nice work anyway
Great Job :) looks great! I'm just about to start my T25 interior replacement, do you mind if i ask how many sheets of laminated ply you used for the interior? still trying to work out all measurements etc.. so i can price it up :)
It really depends, there are a lot of used items out there, but new I think its something like £3000 for a westfalia style one, all I did here was change the canvas part, which cost me about £400 if I remember correctly
Sorry, but for 70 mm of vanity, you cut back the factory designed front impact bumper. I would try spending a long week in a wheel chair before doing that, these things are Remarkable stout and tough by careful design, see the documentary videos on T3s
Stunning van, really great to see quality workmanship and attention to detail without hype and showing off. Love the MX5 stuff, but really good to see what else you guys are tackling. Thanks for taking the time to are the film and post.
Hi Tom,
Thank you, I'm glad you liked seeing the T25.
We are hoping to have more VW stuff coming up soon
czcams.com/video/SBccEa3nw28/video.html
Lovely work. Great example of how to make one of these modern and fully functional, without going overboard! I'm going to insulate mine next year... Gulp!
That boxy bumper was crash protection for your feet! Beautiful van..
Great great van! Lovely colour and paint work!
brilliant job.stunning van.very nice work on cabinets and upholstery
i tink its too fooamy and white and red and pops up quirky. But i think its good made, i`m from germany - and love to see how the british save our vans from the ofen. Keep up, have fun, show us, and follow your instincts when rescuing and converting!!! In Germany we have the TÜV. TÜV prevents any aspects of creativ acts of saving old vehicles!!!
Love the color, the front and fridge- keep it (dump it!)
Really beautify rebuild job!
What a job. Absolutely Fabulous Well done mate.xxxx S & R
Thank you :)
I love your camper van design.
Good job mate, I was very interested to hear how you went about it as I need to start planning mine, thanks.
You don't happen to have plans drawn up for your cabinets and sink area, I just got my T25 and that's all I need to replace on it. And yours are amazing
Loved the showing of the VW.
I’m rebuilding my Syncro, & just loved the quality of what you done.
Well done btw I’m in Australia
Would love to see your build!
Stephen Rogers. Are you making a video about your project??
Superb craftsmanship 👏
Great work, would love to see more from the Vanagon project
Hi Devin,
Thank you, I have more content planned, so there will be more coming up on it.
Great job on that conversion!
thank you
Прекрасная ,профессиональная работа. Отличная презентация! Спасибо! Beautiful, professional work. Great presentation! Thanks!
great job!
Thanks!
Awesome job..well thought out design.
Thank you!
Nice clean van.
Best arrangement I've ever seen..Great
Great campervan would like to see more.... 👍😃🚐👀
There is more coming, I hope to record a video this weekend with Derrick and his companion, "Dorris"
Very beautiful van nice one.
Fantastic job, well done.
Thanks David, I have more planned so I'll make sure I create videos as I go along
I really liked this build, except I liked the round lights better. I guess its a matter of personal preference.
I would really like to see more videos on this one :)
this is amazing sir, what an inspiration for me to make my own
Very nice upgrades!
very nicely done, looks really good excellent colour scheme.
Thanks Hugh, I can't take all the credit for the colour scheme, my wife had most of the input about that
Mate, you did a great job on the details! Your back cabinet is well thought out! I would love to see more of the cabinets and how they were joined/finished. Great video!
Thanks, this video is so popular that I think I might do a more detailed follow up on it
Hi, thanks, I'll probably do a more detailed video on the interior at some point, along with some upgrades i have planned
I’ve fitted Propex sound absorbing ducting on the intake & output. The longer the better, makes it nice & quite.
Love the van , got one myself that I'm doing. Would be interested to see another video on seatbelt install. Thanks
Firstly, hello from the Hunter Valley in Australia. Secondly, I came here because I’m interested in camper vans and then incredibly I find out you have MX5‘s. I say incredibly because not only do I own 4 campers, 4x4 Mitsubishi L300s which are approximately the same size as your VW, but I also own 4 MX5‘s. I used to think that camper vans and small sports cars were an odd combination to own/collect, but apparently not, lol. I love your VW van. You have done a great job with the work that you’ve done it. I really enjoyed the video. I have now subscribed. Thank you.
Great handiwork & pro presentation!
Keep up the good work.....
Well done. The quality looks exceptional. :)
Thank you!
That looks wicked nice work
Cracking job there looks great 👍
Great vid thanks for sharing! I just got a vw t25 and am definitely going to get those mirrors after seeing this!
Those mirrors are well worth getting, they make such a difference
Dove si trova il indirizzo che sono interessato a comprare grazie
Really nice job. I have to leave mine with the original interior :-( I am very DIY willing but have zero experience of woodwork/cabinet making. Then when you said it a long time...
Nice van, Sir. About that fridge i had the same problem with the power, now I got a compressor one. Not cheap but its working like the ona at home ;-)
It's a Dometic mdc065 that will fit in your van to.
Greetz Renate.
Thanks, I'll look into that fridge
Love your work on the T25 :)
I’ve got an early Autohomes T25 that is in need of some TLC, one day I’ll be able to get it done :)
are you taking the piss? czcams.com/video/lP5u8b1L9LA/video.html
A Tidy Van well done.
thank you
Put a remote powered valve on gas bottle that turns gas on and off. Way easier than cutting a hole in cabinet.
I had tried to look for one but haven't had much luck, do you know where I can order one?
Great job 👍🏻
2me a Westfalia/Vanagon HAS 2B RED with the white pop-top. That is my favorite shade of RED 4 cars. ☺👌👍
Really love your van and I'm definitely going to use the same colours. I've just bought a t25 which I've completely gutted out. It's ready for a conversion like yours. Just trying to find someone to do it for me.
czcams.com/video/SBccEa3nw28/video.html
Could you list all the parts with the links where to biy them. You mods is realmy beautiful. Love the top. Love the details to the boy and your storage!
Great projet.
Look foward!
In 2020 theres a Vanagon on my bucketlist! Hahaha
From Montreal Qc
beautiful job, probably looks better than it did new.... i just bought 1, should be delivered tomorrow. it needs some welding here and there but ill try to keep a picture of your finished van in my head. if it turns out half as good ill be well pleased....... mine has a full width bed so does that mean i can fit seat belts like your 1 on both sides and will that need an engineers report? ill sacrifice some cabinets to for the bigger bed
More pls...really interesting
Helen Spicer we have another video planned with this, so keep an eye out for it 👍🏻😀
Love the colour of your van. Is that Tornado red? Also love the upholstery, It looks real quality. And the cabinet work and matching colour scheme is top notch. I wish my van looked half as good. My van is gray (Ugh!).
Thanks David, I am not sure what the name of the colour is, but I do know its a standard VW colour
Hi, I love the interior on this van. Do you remember where you bought that laminated ply from? I'd like something just like that!
Bellissimo.
I like this van , please let's know if you ever wish to sell it.
Thanks, but I have no plans to sell it yet
I want more videos on this
There are more coming, actually there is one going out at 6:00pm today :)
Gorgeous
Great van
And great work
Very beautyful t25 but can the old vw's drive a long trip, i mean the t1,t2,t25,t3. I heard somewhere that the old cars can't drive a long trip like 400km. Is that why some old vw's are abandoned or i just wanna know can they drive long distance and why people abanon things
Pls answer
Thank you, yes they can do long trips provided they are well maintained, the problem is that some owners treat them like modern vehicles and expect them to just keep working without regular maintenance, you simply have to remember they are old vehicles now and need things checking from time to time
Can I ask what locks the roof down when shut? mine just has the mechanism to pop it up,
Nothing, it just holds itself down because its rather heavy
Is that a ltd-g mx5 in the background by the buildings door? Oh and great T25
Great job,can you tell me what tire size did you use.Tanks
2:44 amazingggg 😳🤦♂️😵
real beautiful buddy... fyi bumpers stick out so they can save the front end in an accident... you seem a courteous person not tailgating
Man-- I'd love to know where you got those "fog" lights or as you say-- daylight lights in the front bottom. I've not been able to find those anywhere. I'm over in America. Have a '91 Westy weekender w/ Subie Kennedy engine conversion. Thing rips at @ 185 HP. Anyway, if you can help w/ where to score those lower lights, that'd be rad. Thanks! Great job!
If you ever fancy selling it. Give me a DM. Would love one of these
Thanks Stuart, but I dont plan on selling it any time soon
Nice job. What did you do on the step of the sliding door? It looks really neat
Thanks Grant,
There was someone selling those stainless steel steps a few years ago, he gave all his profit to charity to, which was really nice
Apologies for being so late to the party, recently bought a Syncro and am converting it. What seats are those?
The front seats I mean...
Good video but more MX5 related ones PLEASE!! Really interested in your mk1 turbo and what you did as the modifications that supported the turbo conversion. Also any issues you had and what to watch out for. 8¬D
Hi Phil, more MX5 videos are planned, so don't worry, along with some about our recently finished 330bhp MX5 Turbo, so keep an eye out for that!
Oh and the next MX5 Related video comes out on Friday morning :-)
Hi!
Yes yes! More Volkswagen stuff! :)
How does the enginebay cover come off? Does it fit without taking anything out?
Hi,
I'll have to do a video showing how the engine cover comes off
Great job! i am trying to do the same with mine! working on the floor now, do you know where can i get some good interior plans with measures? thanks a lot for sharing your video!
Hi Gabriel,
I don't know of any plans, I just measured mine in situ as I was making the units, I started with the fridge unit and worked my way back
Nice camper! Just bought my van and going to start my conversation. Where did you buy the pop up from?
Great work, it's a lovely van to live in! but I have a question, so how do u manage to access the engine with the two drawers? ^^
they lift out by removing 2 screws, so not that difficult.
Beautiful build sir! have you lowered the van?
Thank you, yes it has been lowered by 70mm
What make/manufacturer is this type of roof? We’ve just bought one with the same one and trying to get info on it
Hi, the van was originally made converted by Danbury and the pop top was fitted by them, they are rare pop tops, I've only ever seen one other T25 for sale with the same top, and I've never seen one when out and about.
@@lightsuplightsdown3018 no wonder I’m struggling to find out any info
Top video and great looking van. I'm looking at T25's now and have zero experience with any of this kind of work, where are you guys based? Do you do renovation/conversion stuff generally or was this a personal project? cheers
Hi Sam,
We don't currently do that sort of work as part of the business, I did this one for my own personal use, but if there is interest I might consider starting to do this sort of work
How much it cost
Hi bro am from Kerala .ur work is great its my dream to make a camper van .westfalia is available in India?
Not t25 only in the uk is it called such it’s a type 2 T3
where can iget thiz at how much
Any opinions on the rusty lee bed ,seat belts etc
Hi Liam, the rusty lee bed is great, easy to use and fit, that version doesn't come with seatbelts though
Where did you get the new poptop canvas made?
Nicely done!! looking at putting some Daytime running Lights on my T25, which ones did you use as i cant find any in a nice shape? cheers
Hi Luke, those were called Terrapods I think, but to be honest they are crap, some of the LED's have already failed and one of the lenses has become UV damaged, I'm looking to change them
all the miatas at the back
Yep. Nice video. I know at least 4 people (including myself! - though mine's a T4 Calfornia) who are into MX5s and VW campers. So you are not alone ! I wish I could find a way to tow Mia the NA behind TiFourTwo but unfortunately towing dollies are illegal in France. So Mia has to stay at home when we go on holiday 🙁. Any ideas ?
could you put it on a small car trailer?
@@lightsuplightsdown3018
Yeah that's what I wanted to do but French législation is really complex and after investigation it looks like I need to pass a special category on my driving licence. There's also a complex calculation to be done of tow vehicle and trailer loaded and unloaded weights. The towing vehicle must be heavier I think than the total of the trailer and car.
@@robinforrest7680 I would have thought the tow vehicle would be heavier than the car and trailer though
The BohemiVan van is a VW T25. What was the name of the heater? Nice van by the way. Very different to mine but very impressive.
Hi, The heater is a propex and runs off gas
out bumper, shock bumper
What rims are those?
Borbet A
Hey! Awesome van! How much is it lowered? What Springs and shocks and wheel size is on here? Looks perfect!🙌
Hi Mack,
Thanks for the comments, it was lowered on something like 70mm lowered springs, but the ride was terrible, then i found out that the front was sitting on the bump stops, so I cut them down which improved the ride, but I noticed that it started to get even lower on the front over the next few months, until eventually it was back on the bump stops again.
So basically the springs were knackered and sagged, so I've now fitted 50mm drop AVO springs, its higher than when this video was made, but man the ride is sooooo much better!!!
@@lightsuplightsdown3018 Thanks man! Its actually the 50mm AVO springs with shocks im considering on my high top westy. Its heavier so should sit lower then yours. Im hearing lots of shit about AVO not even making the car lower etc. But you seem happy so thats good. You dont have tire size and rim size for me also? :) Love they way this is sitting. I know mine will be taller, but hey. Its gonna be close.
So no off-road for this beauty,white upholstery low suspension and front spoiler will not match with country trail . A bit of à pity for a VW camper but nice work anyway
So no off-road for this beauty,white upholstery low suspension and front spoiler will not match with country trail . A bit of à pity for a VW camper but nice work anyway
Great Job :) looks great! I'm just about to start my T25 interior replacement, do you mind if i ask how many sheets of laminated ply you used for the interior? still trying to work out all measurements etc.. so i can price it up :)
Hi Kevin, I used 3 sheets of the cream and 1 sheet of the red, I do have some left over that I will be using for some modifications
@@lightsuplightsdown3018great :) thanks for that, did you work off of a ready made plan? Or did you use templates etc...
@@kevinwells5802 No I just made it to what I wanted, so no templates or plans
Having t3 multivan in UK is more like having convertible on southpole
Are VW golf RABBIT buses gonna launched in India are this van are supposed to come .
packing paint used for car
Why people from Britain call a T3 a «T25»? Nice Volkswagen anyway ;-)
Hi Cris, I don't know, it's a constant argument here in the UK
More VW buses
We will try to get more of this content for you.
Класс.удачи
Nobady says nothing about gray supra? 😨
Its in some videos, check through the videos on the channel, there is also one coming up with it
What sort of money does a pop top cost?
It really depends, there are a lot of used items out there, but new I think its something like £3000 for a westfalia style one, all I did here was change the canvas part, which cost me about £400 if I remember correctly
Thanks for that!
@@lightsuplightsdown3018 where did you get it from please
@@currierplastering the company that did it doesn't do that sort of work anymore
@@lightsuplightsdown3018 thanks for replying
is this a 4x4???
No, its a 2wd with the 1.9 petrol water boxer engine
kastenwagen refurbed to bus... what?
Sorry, but for 70 mm of vanity, you cut back the factory designed front impact bumper.
I would try spending a long week in a wheel chair before doing that, these things are
Remarkable stout and tough by careful design, see the documentary videos on T3s