Lowering a VW T4 Transporter Van

  My T4 is awesome, it’s the best thing I’ve ever bought. I love it! One thing I’ve never liked about it was the whacking great gap between the wheels and the arch. Even though I’d fitted bigger alloys, they still looked small. You could also see the inside of the arch which was unattractive. Body roll was another huge issue for me, whenever going around a roundabout the van would tip loads because of its big, bouncy springs. I…

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Removing and Painting the Rear Badges on a VW T4

  So the rear badges on your Transporter have seen better days, now you want to remove them, either permanently or to give them some TLC, here is how.   I’m trying to make all of my van black and red. These chrome rear badges were a bit tatty looking and had been bothering me for a long time.   Removing them takes a bit of skill and patience. You also need a hairdryer and some fishing line. These badges…

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VW Transporter T4 – Seat Upgrade

  What happens when you put the seats from this – A Mazda RX8: Into this VW T4? This is what the seats in the RX8 look like…   …and here is what the original T4 seats look like… First thing I had to do was find a scrap pair, now this took a look of scrap yard searching and hunting. But eventually I found a pair in great condition… Now the first thing I had to do with use…

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Upgrading VW Transporter T4 Speakers

  One of the very first mods I did to my T4 was to upgrade the dash speakers. This wasn’t a permanent solution to the lack of good tunes in the van, but as a very easy and temporary fix – it’s a must. The standard head unit and dash speakers are as rubbish as you can get, so upgrading them is essential. I’d recommend getting the best head unit you can afford. The speakers are a bit more flexible…

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Tinting the lights on my VW T4

Tinting your headlights does decrease the performance slightly, but I don’t do too much night driving so decided it was a worthy sacrifice as I really like the way they look. 1. First off pop the bonnet to access the light 2. Get some glass or window cleaner and scrub those bad boys till they are nice and spotless. 3. Remove the indicator. It makes it easier to get at the headlight and the indicator is much easier to do…

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