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Wheels that are built for adventure.

These aren’t just good-looking wheels. They’re adventure wheels. The kind you bolt on when you plan to go further, climb steeper, or disappear deeper into the mountains

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Kitchen Gear for Life on the Road.

Whether you’re parked up at a remote beach or tucked away in a mountain lay-by, the Xped camp kitchen range is made to perform, last the distance, and look great while doing it.

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Westfalia van decal sets.

So many of you have asked how to get some stickers for your vans that we thought we would make it it easier for you. So here they are!

STICK 'EM ON

ARB Awnings.

With LED lights and CVC produced fitting kits. Our fitting kit that makes sure the awning doesn’t catch the side door of the van

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Welcome to Campervan Culture, built on real travel, the kind that tests gear and shapes great stories. From the products we sell, design and produce, to the miles we cover filming our adventures, everything here is built on genuine, hands-on lived experience.

Whether you’re here for van upgrades, long-haul travel inspiration, or to follow our video travels, you’re in the right place.

CVC Innovations

A selection of our exclusive products

VW T25 T3 Vanagon Westfalia Front Cargo Rainfly / Sunshade *beige or grey

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon Westfalia Front Rainfly / Sunshade *beige or grey

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon CVC Indicator Light Guards (PAIR)

£33.99Inc VAT

VW T3 T25 Syncro Rock Sliders Sill Protection

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CVC Produced VW T25 T3 Vanagon ‘Original Curve’ Style Sill Protectors / Rock Sliders with Hi Lift Jack locators

£549.99Inc VAT

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon 1 Window Westfalia Roof Canvas CVC PRODUCED BEST QUALITY After 1985 (later screw in type) Beige

£299.99Inc VAT

CVC Produced Spare Wheel Storage Plate Kit

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CVC Produced Spare Wheel Storage Plate Kit

£154.99Inc VAT

VW T25, T3 & Vanagon DELUXE Westfalia Roof Thermal Wrap

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VW T25, T3 & Vanagon DELUXE Westfalia Roof Thermal Wrap – INTERNAL FIT

£249.99Inc VAT

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VW T2 Early Bay 3 Window Westfalia Roof Canvas CVC PRODUCED BEST QUALITY (Up to 1973) GREY

£349.99Inc VAT

VW T25 T3 Vanagon 3 Window Westfalia Roof Canvas

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon 3 Window Westfalia Roof Canvas CVC PRODUCED BEST QUALITY After 1985 (later screw in type) Beige

£349.49Inc VAT

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VW T2 Bay Westfalia PANORAMIC SKY ROOF CANVAS Rear Hinging Roof 1973 to 1979 GREY/BLACK

£489.99Inc VAT

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon 1 Window Westfalia Roof Canvas CVC PRODUCED BEST QUALITY Pre 1985 (staple in type) Grey

£299.49Inc VAT

VW T2 Late Bay 3 Window Westfalia Roof Canvas

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VW T2 Late Bay 3 Window Westfalia Roof Canvas CVC PRODUCED BEST QUALITY (1973 – 1979) ORANGE

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon under front seat fitment 100AH LITHIUM LEISURE BATTERY

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon under front seat fitment 120AH LITHIUM LEISURE BATTERY

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon under front seat fitment 12V 105AH LITHIUM STARTER BATTERY

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VW T25 T3 Vanagon mounting bracket for vans with swivel seat when fitting our Under Front Seat Lithium Batteries.

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ARB Air Locker Chair

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ARB Double Swag Stretcher

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ARB Cargo Organiser Small

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ARB Cargo Organiser Medium

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ARB Grey Cargo Swag Bag Double

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ARB Stormproof Bag For Single SkyDome Swag

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ARB SkyDome Series 3 Single Swag

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👉 KNOWING THE BASICS 👈

Just putting a big set of wheels on a T3 doesn’t magically turn it into a Syncro. 🤣

If you’re claiming to be a specialist, the very least you should know is what you’re actually working on.

Here’s a quick and easy way to identify a genuine T3 Syncro:

🔧 THE FUEL FILLER

On a Syncro, the fuel filler is positioned at the rear right-hand side rather than by the front wheel arch, as it is on a 2WD.

Why? Because a Syncro is 4WD and has a propshaft running from the gearbox to the front differential, occupying the space where the fuel tank sits on a 2WD. The Syncro fuel tank therefore sits above the gearbox, which is why the filler is located further back.

🔧 LOOK UNDER THE FRONT

A genuine Syncro will have the front differential, diff cradle and front driveshafts clearly visible underneath.

A 2WD simply doesn’t have this hardware, leaving considerably more space underneath.

Simple stuff — but apparently not always as simple as it should be. 😉

We know plenty of you already know this, but for anyone who doesn’t, hopefully this helps when looking at a van or deciding who you trust to work on it.

Because here’s the worrying part…

If someone is getting the fundamentals of the vehicle wrong, it’s worth asking what else they might be getting wrong mechanically.

And when you see supposedly “specialist” work where panels have been bodged into place, fitted without properly stripping the van, and even the camping interior hasn’t been removed to carry out the work correctly… 🚩

…it raises some fairly obvious questions about the standard of the work hidden underneath.

So, the next time you see another load of word salad from a company claiming that a T3 with big wheels is a Syncro they’re “restoring” — especially when the interior is still sitting inside it — don’t just take their word for it.

Look at the fuel filler.

It takes about five seconds. 😂

👉 Know what you’re looking at. Know who you’re trusting with your van. 👈

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #enginewhispererbegone #nofluff

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👉Engine Whispering👈

We are not pro mechanics but that doesn’t stop us from having a go! If it starts again in the morning then we know we fixed it for good.

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #enginewhispererbegone #nofluff

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👉A quick mock up of how the SyncroVilla’s interior is going to be👈

We have another spare unit with small doors to make some extra doors and stuff from. Due to the rear seat being fitted on the far side of the van from the opening door it feels massive in there. Wonder why nobody has done this before?

With our full Cargo Gear Storage Panel range fitted this van is going to be amazing when finished.

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #enginewhispererbegone #nofluff

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👉SyncroVilla👈

Thought it a good idea to pop some pictures up of the Syncro we picked up recently. It is mainly to document what we did to it before we get really stuck in. When we got a spare hour this week and over a couple of evening’s we took off the 2WD exhaust that was on it and swapped some of those parts for the correct Syncro ones so the engine protection bars would fit correctly. The engine did unexpectedly start up after we charged the battery and put some fuel in it . After getting it off the ramp/recovery truck the engine was running super fast and we couldn’t calm it down so drained the fuel tank to find 4L of this old green petrol in the tank so we flushed the fuel system. We are going to change some sensors and then see if it really is the ECU that needs replacing. Next was to sand back test patches of the black undercoat that was all over the lower part of the van. We checked what was new welded in panels and what panels needed replacing and painted the new ones with red oxide to protect them while we did the other ones in our spare time. We took a Westfalia LHD unit to see if we were happy with the look and went out and collected more to make a rather unique RHD Westfalia inspired interior for this van. Some mock up pictures will follow. The lay out for that is going to be so amazing when done. The holes in the side also had vent covers put back in to stop the water from getting inside and Isaac wet vacuumed all the interior roof to get rid of the grime.

There is not going to be any mad rush getting this one done as it isn’t like we haven’t got a Campervan to use here at CVC. We don’t want project work taking over our van travel time and have to employ a tourest guide to rush us through a one day driving trip once in a blue moon just to have some time off. We would much rather be sleeping in these vans in the nature we are driving through at our own pace than in some budget TravelLodge on an industrial estate 😜

So much more to come on this as the winter project season approaches in the next few weeks.

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #enginewhispererbegone #nofluff

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👉 Looks like we got a project van! 👈

Late last week we got a lead on this rare Holdsworth Villa Syncro. We nearly passed on it as it looked like it was covered in seam rash, but it turns out the black “rust” was actually primer over some new panels!

It’s a RHD 2.1i, and although the interior was in pieces and had seen some interesting paintwork 😂, there were some real gems in there too.

We’re going to give it a new lease of life with a Westfalia-inspired interior, using some of the original pre-loved VW units we’ve been collecting, plus a few bits from our own stash and some new prototypes we’ve been itching to share.

But more importantly, this is going to become our Holdsworth Villa development van. ❤️

We know how many Villa owners have been asking about parts and accessories, so we’re finally going to start developing products specifically for these vans — starting with the much-requested ARB awning brackets, plus roof storage and plenty more.

🇺🇸 We know our USA folks will be particularly interested in the pop-top, so if there’s something you’d like to see us develop, let us know!

We’ve already got stuck in: 2WD exhaust removed, engine bar repair underway, dash clocks fixed, running again, and the fuel tank leak and gauge sorted.

This one is going to be a lot of fun.

Villa owners — what should we make next? 👇

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #enginewhispererbegone #nofluff

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👉Some behind the scenes at CVC👈

As most of you know we don’t actually do mechanical engineering work here on customers vans. We don’t have any engineering degree so don’t pretend we are a mechanical engineering company! What we do is work on our own vehicles, product fitting and do the foundation work here that is part of our product development and operate the goods in and out final jigsaw puzzle slotting in work.

We like to keep our work space flexible so we can change the big area up front into what we need to do in it from week to week. This saves us having the need for multiple building’s that don’t get used 100% of the time and the pesky Business rates that it brings. That money is best spent van travelling and not having to work at the weekend. This is how we manage without a 4 post ramp. We know Isuzu didn’t make work shop car ramps but if they did…..

Get some gravel in your travel…

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👉A new video now live on our YouTube channel folks👈

This is the final episode in the Go Further - A Syncro Coddiwomple series. What an amazing 10 months it has been travelling all around Spain, Portugal and Morocco. This time I fly out to Spain to go and grab the CVC Westy Syncro and drive it back through a part of Spain that doesn’t see many tourists. It was also a time for reflection as thoughts turned to where to head to next.

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #vanlife #nofluff

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👉Have you see this bumper set up before?👈

Well if you have it’s because this van used to belong to our mate Doug and we supplied both the front and matching rear Rocky Mountain Westy Pikes Peak Bumpers some years back. These bumpers were 100% NOT commissioned and were once available to freely purchase by anyone wanting a set in the UK or Europe though us here at CampervanCulture.com. Unfortunately these bumpers are no longer made and Doug sold this van to a company called Nutjob during COVID. Nutjob removed the high roof and fitted a pop top and removed all the cool stuff Doug had installed. When it was a hightop it had a wood burning stove and some nice copper features.

This van now has new owners and although the high roof, cool log burner and copper interior features have gone the CVC supplied gear still remains and looking sharp.

We also do a nice set of swing out carriers too, but that will have to wait for a future post 🤣

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #vanlife #nofluff

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👉For those of you who wonder where we are when we don’t answer the phone👈

We love not using an AI editing app with some bullshit pop music screaming out to try to make our work day look more interesting than it really is. Give us nature, mountains and a lake any day of the week.

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #vanlife #nofluff

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👉 Not all heroes wear capes. 👈

A little CVC history lesson…

Yesterday we had a visit from Jake Stephens @syncrocamper, the joint founding member of CampervanCulture.com.

Around 18 years ago, Jake and Jed randomly bumped into each other in a B&Q car park in South London. Jed had a 2WD T25, Jake had a 4WD Syncro Westfalia.

That chance meeting started a friendship that would eventually become CampervanCulture.com.

Jake introduced Jed to Russel Johnston, the three of us started exploring the Welsh byways in our Syncros, hunting out incredible places to camp and documenting those early adventures on YouTube.

There was no business plan. No product range. No warehouse.

Just three mates, old vans, a passion for adventure and a dream that one day CVC might actually pay for the fuel!

Those early adventures were the seeds of what CVC became.

Over the years, we’ve watched others come along, copy what we do and try to replicate products we’ve spent years developing.

But you can copy a product. You can’t copy 18 years of experience, knowledge, history and passion.

And when the copycats go into liquidation, the originals are still here.

Still building. Still exploring. Still innovating. Still CVC.

It was brilliant to see Jake, Mel and the kids yesterday.

A HUGE thank you to Jake for everything he did in those early days. Without that random meeting in a B&Q car park, none of this might have happened.

18 years on, we’re only just getting started. 🙏

Thank you Jake 💪

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👉When you ask AI what it would look like if you bought your van from new in the 1980’s👈

Now to go shopping for that new look!

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #vanlife #syncro

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👉Having time is having wealth👈

Stepping off the hamster wheel is important.

Get some gravel in your travel…

#vwt25 #vwt3 #vanagon #vanlife #syncro

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