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Hey all, Sadly had my drivers side wing mirror on my T6 totally obliterated the other day. I’ve just received a replacement aftermarket mirror from flea bay and am getting ready to install. Unfortunately though the impact was enough that it totally ripped the aerial wires. I’m going to try...

One of the most helpful and enjoyable aspects of this forum is seeing the before, during and after photos of other peoples camper conversion. It’s great for tips and tricks, layout ideas, and general information - so here’s mine. I’ve been keeping track of every single cost and purchase in a...

I've got some 3mm steel and thought I'd just buy a hub and fab one up. Is there anyone in the cardiff area with a rear wheel carrier I could look at? It would make it so much easier to design!

Hello, Long story short planning on doing my own cambelt change on my 2017 T6 CXHA. I’ve studied Vag tech video and read manufacturer instructions but have couple questions. 1) Is it essential to loosen both Camshaft pulley and also high pressure fuel pump one? 2) I have noticed in videos...

Hi, I've been converting my LWB transporter over the past few months. I've decided to go for the full width 150cm rib bed and I'm doing o install it myself. It's the none gliding version and wanted to know if anyone could help with the position of the bed when fixing to the chassis rail. It...

I couldn`t bring myself to pay for Vanshades so decided to make my own. I`m pretty good with diy but not with wood. My van was a startline which was ply lined and I kept all the panels when I stripped it to do the poptop, windows, sound deadening, insulation and carpeting. I decided to use the...

Not my first VW, but definitely my first Van. Hi everyone, I am hoping to mine valuable knowledge from the hive mind here on how to buy the important essentials (or build) as cheap as possible. I am broke after buying the van, so very limited funds for at least 6 - 12 months.

Wondering if someone could help me out with a part number for the engine coolant sensor located underneath the intake manifold, replaced intake manifold and now have coolant flooding out of the sensor

I finally upgraded from standard 17” Cascavels to staggered 20” Velare VL11’s. The offset and size seemed ok however when the sliding doors open they move inwards about 1cm before they come to a stop. This meant that the tyres and door panel touched at the open resting point. Whilst there is a...

I’ve had a 72 plate T6.1 PV for a month or so now. I’ve insulated / sound deadened / carpeted, and fitted a 112 Rib bed. Window wise, I’ve done the barn door, sliding door, and opposite sliding door. I had curtains in my last van, but want blinds in this one. I, along with probably many...

Can I put spring compressors on front suspension, before starting, to simplify the removal of the front suspension unit. It seems a lot of effort to move hub assembly out of the way

I've been on the lookout for a while to replace the fake leatherette seats that came standard in my T6.1 Transporter. I checked out quite a few seat cover options but found that most of them looked too baggy, and the ones that fit snugly were often leatherette too, which I wanted to avoid...

I'm looking to replace the subframe bolts and just wondered if I can do this by just replacing one at a time, remove one, replace it and torque it and then move onto the next bolt, or if doing it this way would somehow mess with the torque as they are stretch bolts? it's a 2004 T5.1 if that...

Thought this may be handy for someone. I needed to cut holes for parking sensors in a new bumper. The oem sensors require an 18.2mm hole. Luckily you can buy a hole punch for exactly this job. You could obviously drill a hole with a bit, or step cutter and finish it off with a file, but I'm sure...

Can anyone help please, have just 'relatively successfully installed n/s and o/s flush sliding windows. However, got a couple of things I messed up. 1. Got too much primer on the first window I installed, and from inside it looks a bit s**t. 2. Got a bit of squeeze out of the adhesive out of...

Hi All. I have a euro 5 T6. Thinking of doing a service at home. Thinking oil change, oil filter, air filter. Anything else? What oil are we all using? Any specific brand for air filters and oil filter? Looking at going to euro at parts to acquire.

Anyone replaced pads yet? Need to get my pads done, any recommendations on replacement pads?

Hi! I'm new to this forum. I live in Sweden and own a 2018 T6 2.0 tdi DSG. I need to replace the starter motor. Does anyone have some useful tips/tricks. Looks like I have to do it from above? Do I need to drain the coolant expanaion tank? It looks like there is a hose at the bottom of the...

Hi guys, I'm looking for a pop up roof for my t6. I chose reimo and now I'm deciding between easyfit and superflat. don't know how it is with the installation? superflat is also self-adhesive and just sticks like easyfit? Thank you

For those who do their own oil changes - do you use a pump to get the old oil out from the filler or dump it into a tray / container from the bottom. When it comes to the filter, are there any special tools needed? Sorry for the idiot questions but I'm a complete mechanical numpty and you've...