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Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:43 pm

I know that this topic may offend the Purists, but I'm not one, so please understand I am looking for advice not criticism.

Here is my situation, I love the split window front end and I love the layout of the Bay window camper, so my question is why not have both? Has anyone ever seen a Bay window with a Splitty front? I’ve got a body guy willing to help me take on the challenge and I can order a Splitty front end brand new to customize, but I wanted to get some advice first. So, I open it up to the great Samba Nation.

Thoughts anyone?

Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:32 pm

It's been done plenty of times. Look overseas, lots of examples that way. Just add a bay camper set up to a split and call it a day if that's what you like.
IMHO the split/bay catastrophe belongs in the abortion thread.

Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:22 am

Has there ever been a more deformed, I mean sexy Volkswagen?

... Fundamental problems of it, in my opinion, are that it looks nothing like a splitty, and ruins the look of a nice bay.

Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:54 am

wouldn't it be easier to put bay window camping stuff in a splitty...

Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:59 am

im not going to lie ive seen alot that need to be aborted but this one looks pretty good

Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:03 am

Modify the insides of a Bay Westy interior and call it a day. It will look better, be less work, and it won't make your friends vomit every time you pull up.

Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:23 am

feastbeast wrote: I know that this topic may offend the Purists, but I'm not one, so please understand I am looking for advice not criticism.

Here is my situation, I love the split window front end and I love the layout of the Bay window camper, so my question is why not have both? Has anyone ever seen a Bay window with a Splitty front? I’ve got a body guy willing to help me take on the challenge and I can order a Splitty front end brand new to customize, but I wanted to get some advice first. So, I open it up to the great Samba Nation.

Thoughts anyone?

just a question for you,
why are you looking for thoughts when all you want is people that agree with you?
if it's whatcha wanna do,. go for it,..but,......

Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:44 am

Rigamortiz wrote: Has there ever been a more deformed, I mean sexy Volkswagen?

... Fundamental problems of it, in my opinion, are that it looks nothing like a splitty, and ruins the look of a nice bay.

That thing is really neat. Classic looks with a better interior.

Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:20 am

That is a BaySplit, from an English company that tried to make it work.

They went belly up.

As it should have.

Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:32 pm

Thanks for the pix. It really helps to actually see it. Like I said in my original post, I know it was against all the VW purist, but I appreciate the visual.

Most of you have mentioned putting Bay Camper interiors into Spittys. Does anyone have pix they can post on here? Thanks. I'm a super newby when it comes to this stuff, so all of your input helps.

Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:57 am

Just imagne what you could buy with all the money that went into this...

Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:10 am

For some reason that one looks better... maybe because of the signal lights. The ledge under the windshields don't look as big either.

It's still wrong.