Big Red T6
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Hi, my T6 T32 Transporter Highline kombi Dsg 140 had it a fortnight and loving it!
Team Cherry Red
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Big Red T6
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Many thanks DaveD
Welcome, looks a smart bit of kit. Keep the painted side upright.
Mairtfallon
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Afternoon Ladies and Gents. New to the forum as a new T6.1 owner here. Camperking Saint Tropez conversion with a few extras. happy to join Team Cherry Red.
Currently trying to decide what wheels to upgrade to. Anyone have OZ Racing Rally Van/ Rally Raid or Superturismo Dakars on their van?
Currently trying to decide what wheels to upgrade to. Anyone have OZ Racing Rally Van/ Rally Raid or Superturismo Dakars on their van?
Gotta be black wheels ….
Bye folks I’ve absconded to team chestnut brown ….
Bye folks I’ve absconded to team chestnut brown ….
@Mairtfallon my vote would be for the rally raids.
i’m in the same position as you with a cherry red and 16 inch clayton’s. I’m trying to decide whether to go and get them powder coated either matt black or satin black and stick some 225/65/r16 Michelin agilis crossclimate for a semi swamper look…. Although I can’t really afford it at the moment and the tires don’t need changing just yet.
Do you know what tyres you will be putting on?
i’m in the same position as you with a cherry red and 16 inch clayton’s. I’m trying to decide whether to go and get them powder coated either matt black or satin black and stick some 225/65/r16 Michelin agilis crossclimate for a semi swamper look…. Although I can’t really afford it at the moment and the tires don’t need changing just yet.
Do you know what tyres you will be putting on?
Mairtfallon
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After alot of tooing and froing, I am going for 18" Bola B12 Commercials with Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 tyres. They give me the look I want, but are not so big that they'll disintegrate over my HS2-ridden country roads. The bonus is that they about £500 cheaper than the OZ Racing wheels.
They arrive on Monday, so will post a picture when I get them fitted.
That looks like it just drove out of the factory - very nice!
Since my last updste I have been progressing with the conversion. The best wsy to show this would be with photos so here goes..
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Nice work well done! Are they vanshades? what is your impression of them please?
Hi and thank you. Yes they are Vanshades. I am very very plessed with them. The blinds on thr side windows with the opening section to them have the flyscreen incorporated so that I can have the windows slid back open and the screens will keep the mozzies out. The rear window of the tailgate only has the blind as it's not an opening window. I love them but choosing your colour will have you spoilt for choice.
Following on in my conversion thread. On Fri 1st April I set off at 05.30am from Nottingham to drive to a location on the South side of Bristol. The reason for the journey was to collect a 1 piece, 12mm, birch ply floor for the van. It is essentially 1 piece however there are two very small sections added using 'biscuit' joints. These two sections sit 1) just forward of the N/S rear wheel arch and 2) just inside the tailgate again on the N/S and are both about 4" wide and 8" long. The rest of the floor is one sheet of good quality ply. A one piece ply floor for a LWB van is a bit hard to find and not cheap. The company that supplied the floor is called T-Spoke Conversions. I can't speak highly enough of the two members of staff from the workshop that lifted the floor panel into the van and practically laid it for me. For this floor to fit you need to have removed the bulkhead metalwork and grind out the spot welds. The door floors for quite a wide variety of vans. I was home by 13.00hrs that day andthe floor was bonded - not screwed into place. I hope this info helps someone in the T6 family.
Probably about time I popped my cherry with a pic, and no better time than after the first time I have ever washed it!
Had it just over a year, it was a Kombi, and now a camper. It's been a self conversion apart from the pop top and windows.
Had it just over a year, it was a Kombi, and now a camper. It's been a self conversion apart from the pop top and windows.
Permission to join Team Red 
I've had the van for around a month and only found this thread yesterday. Lots of small jobs in progress but the main one has to be wheels.
Wheels -any ideas welcome. Make, colour etc. I had originally thought about powder coating the Devonports in gloss black bit moving away from the idea. Wolfrace Munich in black is number 1 choice at the minute.
I've had the van for around a month and only found this thread yesterday. Lots of small jobs in progress but the main one has to be wheels.
Wheels -any ideas welcome. Make, colour etc. I had originally thought about powder coating the Devonports in gloss black bit moving away from the idea. Wolfrace Munich in black is number 1 choice at the minute.
Permission to join Team Red
I've had the van for around a month and only found this thread yesterday. Lots of small jobs in progress but the main one has to be wheels.
Wheels -any ideas welcome. Make, colour etc. I had originally thought about powder coating the Devonports in gloss black bit moving away from the idea. Wolfrace Munich in black is number 1 choice at the minute.
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Love this colour - but black wheels are a no from me.
I‘ve got a black T6 and trying to decide on wheels too - but black is off the list as they just look like big black blobs with no definition and make the tyres look brown.
Also love the black alloys on the red but all down to personal preference
@Andyb5005 I have an awesome set of anthracite 18" steels with brand new tyres. Looking for nearer to £600 for the set, but message me with an offer... Look great on a red van but does need to be lowered. I'm going with chunkies and black steels.
For Sale - 18" JBW Steels + tyres. £700
For Sale - 18" JBW Steels + tyres. £700
