I would have a polished stainless strip like that on the bottom of the actual bodywork rather than hanging under the sill... shall I get my coat?
Which Side Bars?
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I would have a polished stainless strip like that on the bottom of the actual bodywork rather than hanging under the sill... shall I get my coat?
Oh I always dreamed of having a Jenson when I was a kid. Had a toy one. Blue with a black bonnet.
Personally... fits hard hat on.... I don't think the T6 looks at all right with round side bars. I much prefer the VW T6 trapezoid bars that have the same angular look as the T6 sharp lines and they are less 'dumpy'.
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I'm kind of in this camp too. I have round bars and often think I'd prefer angled ones. However, I like the fact that the bars I've got extend the full length of the sill. Some designs whether angled or round, seem to come up a bit short at both ends. I think bars look better when your standing further away, as it gives the illusion of smoothing out the underside of the van as @Spaghettiboy78 has said.
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At the moment I'm of the opinion that on a starlight blue van its better without these round polished OEM sidebars, but I think I would prefer the black trapezoid bars than none at all. Guess I will need to remove, clean sell and put the money to black ones.
When I get time, I’ll do a rough mock up with black bars, how about getting the bar coated the same as the wheels?
No to side bars for me. I don’t even know what they are for so just look out of place to me (but each to their own).
I have thought about that, but I'm not sure it would work and i think it would get chipped/ scratched pretty quickly. And I would appreciate that.
And they are a pain in the but when it's van cleaning time.
I would agree with that. We have the polished stainless steel trapezoid bars and seeing what they pick up on our travels would worry me about the longevity of the paint. Depends how you use the van I guess.
Why don’t you get trapezoid then?
Or some OEM round ones, they look far better than these?
Or some OEM round ones, they look far better than these?
I assume @MGV prefers the slashed look, as the trapezoid bars are a tenner cheaper
VW T6 Side Styling | Van-Tech
I just bought some trapezoid bars from VanStyle. Quality is ok - few blemishes in the paint finish and a few scratches on one end (even though they were packaged well enough). I imagine they’re probably all made in the same Chinese factory, mind.
Not really, he says they are obviously not as nice looking as the trapezoid bars. Plus the finish on the bars in the pic looks poor to me and surely thats as good as they get if its their promo shot.
Side bars don't stick out far enough to stop doors hitting the body of the van
My first thought was to colour code with the wheels but it's already been suggested. Black will look good though.
I think sidesteps/running boards might work better for that. They tend to stick out 4 - 6 inches!
I think sidesteps/running boards might work better for that. They tend to stick out 4 - 6 inches!
