What Can You Not Do Without!

[Stay Frosty]

If we're talking about a camper van then I must say the Webasto diesel heater was a bit of a life saver on our first couple of camping trips last year... minus 4C overnight in early May down at Charmouth, woke up as my head was frozen to the tailgate, sorted within minutes.
I'm going to say the LED card has been overplayed a bit on this thread as realistically the H4 can be made to perform better than stock with various combinations and levels of intervention from brighter bulbs to headlight surgery and fitting a Morimoto bi Xenon projector , I butchered the headlight caps on my camper and stuffed kick arse LED H4 lamps in, obviously not as fantastic as the legendary VW LED headlight but just under £3k cheaper.

 

[VanDamMan]

Sunroof.......but LED headlights are brill .....but if I had to buy a van again I’d go for the best spec my pockets can afford but do your research first and work out what would be too expensive to add later
Remember. Your on a journey....an expensive one

 

[Salty Spuds]

If we're talking about a camper van then I must say the Webasto diesel heater was a bit of a life saver on our first couple of camping trips last year... minus 4C overnight in early May down at Charmouth, woke up as my head was frozen to the tailgate, sorted within minutes.
I'm going to say the LED card has been overplayed a bit on this thread as realistically the H4 can be made to perform better than stock with various combinations and levels of intervention from brighter bulbs to headlight surgery and fitting a Morimoto bi Xenon projector , I butchered the headlight caps on my camper and stuffed kick arse LED H4 lamps in, obviously not as fantastic as the legendary VW LED headlight but just under £3k cheaper.

Out of curiosity, has it passed an MOT with the modded lights?

 

[DXX]

Wallas XC Duo, without it I would be on salads and frozen.

 

[j4ckal]

-Seat/bed on some sort of rail system would be a must for me now I've owned mine for a while (Cali seat/bed and rails).

-Aircon and heated screen.

Headlights, yes the H4's are bad but as others have said there are cheap workarounds. My H4's are still better than the headlights on my old T4 and I managed 5 or 6 years in that.

Things like diesel heaters can be added easy enough after so don't let that put you off (or just go on ehu).

 

[Stay Frosty]

Out of curiosity, has it passed an MOT with the modded lights?

I'll find out in September when it hits its third birthday but I'm not expecting any problems.
I'm probably a bit thin skinned with certain topics regarding what it's ok to mod and what it's not, with the T6 lights it seems that the stock H4 is written off too quickly simply because it doesn't look as sexy as the LED range topping offering with "come to bed" drls, a lot of the aftermarket projector lookalikes still need modding to be able to match the H7 headlight and that needs both dip and main beam on at the same time to show up the H4... hang on I'm shouting again.

 

[VanDamMan]

As an idea we looked at heating on chilly nights and brought a 500w tiny oil rad (£60 3yr warranty) but only works on EHU as a stop gap ....I guess I could run it off solar

 

[kiter]

My kombi came pretty much kitted out with most factory options, which is great. However it was the sound proofing and carpeting that I couldn't live without now just makes it so much better on a day to day living with basis.

 

[Forrest4799]

Thanks for the help...now paid a holding deposit on a 2016 T28 Highline (no diesel heater!) 44000 miles,but tow bar fitted and all the Highline extras, awning rail fitted so hopefully all checks out ok and we can agree a price.

 

[VanDamMan]

So with your tow bar you can have this..........

 

[VanDamMan]

I’d love one but the wife would Kill Me ...........

 

[Leehoops]

So with your tow bar you can have this..........
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Awsome ! I presume it’s built not bought ?

 

[VanDamMan]

Photo uploaded from inter web.......believe it was built by Berkshire Bugs but website shut down......and on other threads about build your own trailer.....talk was that good old DVLA was making it harder due to new regulations

but wow how good would that have been to get one