Dashboard modifications
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Does a black centre console exist? I'd like to make the whole lower half black instead of beige from there caravelles. Blacks door cards etc.
However I'm twin up front passenger seat so I don't think I can use the cup holder centre console without it being in the way.
However I'm twin up front passenger seat so I don't think I can use the cup holder centre console without it being in the way.
The caravelle has dark grey bottom half .
Yes but the caravelle users a different centre console with cup holders. Not ideal for a twin passenger seat.
This but black.
Seems the shuttle had the black lower section.
Volkswagen Transporter Shuttle 2.0 T30 BMT SE 5dr
I feel another trip to Vw coming along for more car parts. Lower glove box and panels, centre console and door cards.
Volkswagen Transporter Shuttle 2.0 T30 BMT SE 5dr
I feel another trip to Vw coming along for more car parts. Lower glove box and panels, centre console and door cards.
I've left the original one in the dash. Purchased a USB converter off eBay, purchased a lead from VW with the USB rear connectors on. Cut the lead in half. Found out on the net the USB wiring for a USB lead. Connected the now cut lead to the USB convertor. They charge fine and the convertor will do 3 amp x2. And luminated the centre tray too.
£24 for the lead, and the cut it in half. Managed to find a crossover lead that had the same connectors each end. No point having the vw usb ports without the connectors the pins are so small and soldering to them.hard and risky. The other option was to open them up and solder in the port. Again at £20 a port still a risk of messing one up.
I'll be finishing the gloss black dash goodness over the Xmas break.
I was going to get the whole interior retrimmed in leather and alcantara but the logistics of using the van everyday and getting it trimmed won't work. Buying a whole spare dash and other parts would be to costly especially after the cost of the retrim ontop.
So today I went into VW and parted with £750 to replace the beige mouldy ass colour lower panels with black ones from a t6 shuttle. That's the lower b pillar, door cards, lower glove box, centre console and ash tray and lower steering area trim.
Hopefully I'll have the parts before xmas but unlikely.
I was going to get the whole interior retrimmed in leather and alcantara but the logistics of using the van everyday and getting it trimmed won't work. Buying a whole spare dash and other parts would be to costly especially after the cost of the retrim ontop.
So today I went into VW and parted with £750 to replace the beige mouldy ass colour lower panels with black ones from a t6 shuttle. That's the lower b pillar, door cards, lower glove box, centre console and ash tray and lower steering area trim.
Hopefully I'll have the parts before xmas but unlikely.
Wow @RattyMcClelland you dont mess around do you, good man 
did you got for the nice caravelle door cards ?
did you got for the nice caravelle door cards ?
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No just the shuttle ones. I can't see the caravelles ones matching as they are deep black and leather. Based off images on custom vans website.
yes that where i was looking at them, they look alot nicer but i think there very pricy. Are the shuttle one the same as the van then just a different colour ?
Yes the shuttle ones are the oem dash colour and will match.
The caravelles ones are leather trimmed and look a bit too dark against the dash I think, that would annoy me.
I have to remember my van is a commercial vehicle and the panels will get scuffed on the lower sections like they did in my t5 from getting in and out 10-20 times a day.
I'll get pictures up once sorted.
The caravelles ones are leather trimmed and look a bit too dark against the dash I think, that would annoy me.
I have to remember my van is a commercial vehicle and the panels will get scuffed on the lower sections like they did in my t5 from getting in and out 10-20 times a day.
I'll get pictures up once sorted.
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Just finished my comfort dash conversion. Bit time consuming but not as bad as some car dashes are to do. Only one thing I'm missing.... I can't see how to mount the bottle cooler pipe to the dash frame. Otherwise everything works including retrofit of factory USB distributor and soon to be completed LED softlighting. Does anyone on here have a Caravelle they are willing to take the bottle cooler out of to take a pic of the pipe mount behind?
I think I will put up with mine as it isSimilar threads
