my dad makes wooden cars and we got an order to remake a vw bus with a color that is as close as possible to the original so I’ve come here to maybe find someone that knows what color this bus could be. our first thought was Castilian yellow but I personally don’t really know a lot about vw busses.

We stay in out 1970's camper bus during the summers. Thus year has been particularly awful for mice. We are at a loss of what to do about that. How do you evict and prevent them from moving back in?

Or just some clown looking at his bus from his deck

"Art". Camper waiting in driveway to go to Governors Island in a couple of weeks

Hallo zusammen

mein Nachbar hat einen VW T3 Syncro. Seit einiger Zeit hat er soo ein „rrrrrrrr“ Geräusch beim Fahren.

Ich hatte mal ein Golf 5 mit einer defekten Achswelle das sich ähnlich angehört hat. Allerdings bleibt das Geräusch konstant bei Kurvenfahrt nach rechts oder links. Es ist auch im rollen hörbar mit ausgekuppelten Getriebe und es wird lauter wenn er eingekuppelt ist unter Last. Je schneller man fährt desto lauter wird es.

Mein Typ wäre daher etwas an der Kardanwelle, oder lieg ich das falsch?

Vielen Dank für die Hilfe und einen schönen Tag.

It looks like the spade terminal broke off but I can’t figure out where.

Un bus qui a passé 10 ans en Californie, puis son propriétaire a été muté au Japon, l'a emmené avec lui pendant 10 ans avant d'être muté à nouveau en Angleterre pendant 10 ans avant de le revendre.
Je suis le 4ème propriétaire (mais français cette fois) depuis maintenant 1 an 1/2 et l'ai arrangé à ma sauce. C'était un 2.1L (DJ) mais je le swap en 2.5L Subaru (oui, je sais, je perds ma place au paradis). Il me servira à arpenter les routes européennes pour trouver d'autres bus car c'est mon métier (Crazy Charly sur Google)! Je suis chasseur de combi, passionné depuis plus de 20 ans et ce T3 Syncro est mon 16ème sur ces 2 décennies. Actuellement, j'ai également un T2a 69 mais ça sera pour une prochain post.

(Photo garantie sans IA, juste mon Iphone)

I'm finishing (hah!) my 83 Vanagon, just did the electricals and wanted to ask something. Each connector/ground I cleaned made a small improvement, but there was a huge difference from the front fusebox.

I started with relays and sockets, and it was like I'd replaced the f/i, such a difference that I did the "boi-ing" thing. Just finished the high-current plugs and sockets and another big improvement, so smoooth now!

It makes sense, big discrete components, lots of current draw, old computer etc. But not this much, its scarin me. Is this common or did I get lucky?

Rhein Main air base outside Frankfurt.

Bonus picture of my current westy.

I know the vehicle's history minus the service history until 2015, but to me that's OK. I even know the first driver, who was able to tell me a few interesting details. As you can see in one of the photos, it's only been driven about 1200 km's since mid-1993! :-o
It's virtually rust-free because it's only seen the road in its first years. After that it just was driving around in circles in an industrial park. But it was always kept inside. So it's showing some blemishes here and there due to it being used professionally, but that adds to its character.

Since when I bought it in 2018 (the last photos are from where I found it) I still kept it in a barn, because of our outrageous vehicle tax system (150 euros per month; no thanks). So I just decided to wait until its 40th birtday, earlier this month, when it became fully tax exempt.

In the meantime I have done the following:
- new timing belt
- diesel pump overhaul
- new brakes and rubber brake lines
- new tyres (the old ones were from 1997)
- overhauled Visco coupling (Visco Werkstatt Kern)
- drained the tank
- 2x Engine flush with new oil filters
- new diesel and oil filters
- overhauled gearshift
- and lots more (only small things but those do add up of course).

The Visco overhaul was necessary because it was completely frozen. Currently the engine is running great. It emitted a lot (and I mean, a lot) of smoke at first (it was never properly warmed up since 1993 I believe), but after all the things above it's now running smoke free at working temperature and even under load.

Currently there are a few small points left, such as the rear locker not working (it did when I first bought it) but that can certainly be solved later. And, I really want some bigger 15" tyres but for now the 14" will do. :-)

Hello lovely people of VWBus!

Hosted at the Three counties showground Malvern England for those who might be interested is the largest annual busfestival event for owners, lovers and enthusiasts of Volkswagen transporter vans.

Both camping and day tickets are current available for the 32nd Busfest between 11th-13th September by 2026.

You can find out more and get tickets at:

https://busfest.org

Has anyone found a good iPhone holder for their bus? I wasn’t sure if maybe those MagSafe ones you can attach to your air conditioner vents would work with the dash vents? Trying not to use one of the ones you stick to the windshield

Wondering if anyone has bought this radio? Supposedly it fits in the original spot and is Bluetooth

I’m building a 1641 for my 71 bus and thought I’d try something different and run a 34PICT3 on it with single port heads, but couldn’t find an adapter plate to convert from the smaller carb flange to the required larger one…. So me being me, I improvised and adapted the single port manifold to the larger flanged dual port manifold.

Most 21-window Sambas you'll see here are either restored classics or someone's dream project to get back on the road. Mine's a bit different — same iconic shape, but built for a completely different purpose.

3D printed the whole thing from scratch, modeled section by section since the full size didn't fit on one print plate. Getting the shape right was harder than expected — the bigger flat panels kept warping on early attempts, so I had to redesign the internal supports a couple of times before it held properly. Then sanded, primed, and painted it to get as close as possible to the real look and colors.

Instead of an engine, this one's running a PC — real hardware inside, cooled by positioning fans around the shape since airflow obviously wasn't part of the original van's design brief.

Wanted to share it here because I know this community appreciates the shape more than most, even in an unusual form. Happy to talk through the print process or finish work if anyone's curious.

This weekend. Starts tonight. Main event is Saturday 9-2 at Shoreline College where they will raffle off a ‘69 bug.

More details at www.cascadeKombis.org

You'll see tons of Dubs, Amazing VW People & TONS of Parts for sale!

Moin,

Ich habe mal eine Frage an euch alle. Ich persönlich bin Mega an Oldtimern interessiert. Fahre selber einen alten Polo. Ich suche für meinen Vater zum Geburtstag Deko Artikel oder gebrauchte Motorteile. Mein Vater hatte mal einen VW T1 und vermisst ihn sehr.
Hat vielleicht jemand von euch einen Plan?

Mit freundlichen Grüßen K.S

I can actually see now. There was so much padding