Welcome to The Van Cave
Based in the heart of the beautiful Somerset countryside, run by a guy who is mad about VW transporters, The Van Cave offers customers the very best in suspension upgrades, wheel and tyre packages, exterior styling and interior styling. If you're looking to improve the ride and styling of your T5, T5.1, T6 or T6.1 then the Van Cave is the perfect place to visit.
Suspension:
The Van Cave is an @CRS Performance approved suspension centre and can therefore offer most of the fantastic products that CRS offer whilst being backed by Steve's enormous level of experience and wealth of knowledge of transporter suspension. Whether you're looking to improve the ride of your van, get it slammed down low, correct a saggy camper rear end or anything in between, I can help. I offer products from Koni, H&R and ST, ranging from a simple spring change, to sports shocks offering superb levels of comfort, or a choice of 3 different coil over kits depending on the application. I also offer the fantastic H&R ARBs to stiffen up your vans chassis and help reduce body roll, improving handling even further with no sacrifice to comfort. I always ensure I listen to your specific requirements as a customer before making a recommendation to ensure that you always end up with the suspension that is right for you.
Wheels and Tyres:
If you're looking for new wheels and tyres and you want extremely competitive prices then get in touch. I can source a huge selection of wheel and tyre packages, including those offered by VW as an upgrade and always at very good prices. I can offer 18s, 19s, 20s, same width all round or staggered set ups, always correctly load rated and with matching tyres. If you're head is spinning with the huge number of possible options, or sometimes seemingly impossible options, then I can help. I've done the head scratching and trial and error so that you don't have to.
Exterior Styling:
Front splitters, side bars, side steps, rear spoilers, aftermarket, Sportline and ABT style are all available at The Van Cave. If you fancy some gloss black plastics, or any other colour for that matter, I've got that covered too. That's just a small list, but let me know what you're after and I can make it happen.
Interior Styling:
Leather, Alcantara or vegan option seat re-trims are all available and are all carried out by a local Aston Martin specialist to ensure the absolute best possible finish. All leather is sourced from within the UK and is of the highest quality, with all re-trims done by hand. Why stop at the seats though? If you fancy a change to your headlining, or maybe your A and B pillars covered then that's all possible too. Wishing you had a comfort dash in your T6? Sorted. I don't offer a full comfort dash retrofit, frankly I think the cost doesn't justify it, but I can offer a fantastic solution using a mix of genuine VW and aftermarket parts that vastly improves the look of the standard T6 dash. Unfortunately, as a very new business, my interior re-trim design options are still being finalised, so I'm a short while away from being able to offer a finished product. Once my own van is done I'll share some images so you can see just how plush your interior can be.
Sound Proofing, Insulation and Carpet Lining:
If you're looking to reduce road noise and make your van a nicer place to be in the back then I can help here too, just let me know what you're looking for and I can make it happen.
If you've got this far then thanks for reading. Below you'll find a few images of my own van, use it as inspiration if you wish, but even if you're looking for something completely different I'm sure I can help with that too.
Best method of contact is via the forum or using email chris@thevancave.co.uk
Thanks again, Chris.
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Based in the heart of the beautiful Somerset countryside, run by a guy who is mad about VW transporters, The Van Cave offers customers the very best in suspension upgrades, wheel and tyre packages, exterior styling and interior styling. If you're looking to improve the ride and styling of your T5, T5.1, T6 or T6.1 then the Van Cave is the perfect place to visit.
Suspension:
The Van Cave is an @CRS Performance approved suspension centre and can therefore offer most of the fantastic products that CRS offer whilst being backed by Steve's enormous level of experience and wealth of knowledge of transporter suspension. Whether you're looking to improve the ride of your van, get it slammed down low, correct a saggy camper rear end or anything in between, I can help. I offer products from Koni, H&R and ST, ranging from a simple spring change, to sports shocks offering superb levels of comfort, or a choice of 3 different coil over kits depending on the application. I also offer the fantastic H&R ARBs to stiffen up your vans chassis and help reduce body roll, improving handling even further with no sacrifice to comfort. I always ensure I listen to your specific requirements as a customer before making a recommendation to ensure that you always end up with the suspension that is right for you.
Wheels and Tyres:
If you're looking for new wheels and tyres and you want extremely competitive prices then get in touch. I can source a huge selection of wheel and tyre packages, including those offered by VW as an upgrade and always at very good prices. I can offer 18s, 19s, 20s, same width all round or staggered set ups, always correctly load rated and with matching tyres. If you're head is spinning with the huge number of possible options, or sometimes seemingly impossible options, then I can help. I've done the head scratching and trial and error so that you don't have to.
Exterior Styling:
Front splitters, side bars, side steps, rear spoilers, aftermarket, Sportline and ABT style are all available at The Van Cave. If you fancy some gloss black plastics, or any other colour for that matter, I've got that covered too. That's just a small list, but let me know what you're after and I can make it happen.
Interior Styling:
Leather, Alcantara or vegan option seat re-trims are all available and are all carried out by a local Aston Martin specialist to ensure the absolute best possible finish. All leather is sourced from within the UK and is of the highest quality, with all re-trims done by hand. Why stop at the seats though? If you fancy a change to your headlining, or maybe your A and B pillars covered then that's all possible too. Wishing you had a comfort dash in your T6? Sorted. I don't offer a full comfort dash retrofit, frankly I think the cost doesn't justify it, but I can offer a fantastic solution using a mix of genuine VW and aftermarket parts that vastly improves the look of the standard T6 dash. Unfortunately, as a very new business, my interior re-trim design options are still being finalised, so I'm a short while away from being able to offer a finished product. Once my own van is done I'll share some images so you can see just how plush your interior can be.
Sound Proofing, Insulation and Carpet Lining:
If you're looking to reduce road noise and make your van a nicer place to be in the back then I can help here too, just let me know what you're looking for and I can make it happen.
If you've got this far then thanks for reading. Below you'll find a few images of my own van, use it as inspiration if you wish, but even if you're looking for something completely different I'm sure I can help with that too.
Best method of contact is via the forum or using email chris@thevancave.co.uk
Thanks again, Chris.
Review: The Van Cave
A big Thankyou to Chris for his work in replacing my suspension today, a beautiful smooth ride back to Dorset from the Yeovil area where he is based. Very professional and courteous service. I had discussed the changeout with Steve at CRS and he put me in touch with Chris at The Van Cave who is...
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