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aircoolfreak
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busdaddy
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Perhaps I have and didn't know it, what do they look like? any pics?
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aircoolfreak
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Hippopotabus
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Jesus thats cool. Do you have a link.
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busdaddy
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Ohhh.... nope... had some mystery campers but never one of those. Looks alot like a cut down Vanagon kit.
Looks nice but $2500 will also buy a late deluxe Westy interior, all the laminate to refinish it in a modern scheme and still leave money in my pocket for good new tires, tunes, gas and insurance. And the Westy comes with a fridge.
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theizzardking
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google works too, the inside looks just like your's man, i thought they stole the idea from you or maybe it was another member on here, the kit is 2500 shipped but it's complete and looks fairly nice.
http://rvtec-camperinteriors.com/page3.htm
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shamrockmac5
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best part is they have a socal distributor in Temecula that would save on shipping for the socal crowd... Looks very sweet to me!
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theizzardking
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i agree with bus daddy you can buy a new engine for that or a complete bus.
i've never paid over $300 for a complete interior and with the materials and time to restore your only looking at 1K tops even if you drop it off at a shop.
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Hippopotabus
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WOW  2,500 bones is a lot for a new interior. Companies like this need to scale for economies. In other words, if they offerd this set for say 1,500 I would bet more people would place orders.
But at 2,500 buck - I'd rather put that cash toward my new deck.
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aircoolfreak
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billmyers
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| I purchased ours from RVTEC for $2100 delivered (saved $400 buying without the upholstery as we are having it done elsewhere)... It is a nice unit and is well made. I just finished installation and will post pics when I get them online. |
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Tom-Q
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| I purchased ours from RVTEC for $2100 delivered (saved $400 buying without the upholstery as we are having it done elsewhere)... It is a nice unit and is well made. I just finished installation and will post pics when I get them online. |
Bill, have you gotten the installation complete?
I am currently looking for the best way to get a solid, clean, kit for my splitty. I have to say, getting a complete unit in great shape (new) would sure be convenient.  |
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Heliconman
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| I could be wrong but I think it eliminates the spare tire area in the bus. That and the price are the only flaw I see. We will just re laminate our stock one but it does look nice. |
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eric shipley
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18 months ago I was in contact with them having seen their mock up at VW Bug Jam.
I was serious about purchasing the kit and gutted my 67 Westy in preparation for the installation.
I had a concern about the height of the countertop being too high and contacted them about it. As a result of pointing this out all communication ceased and I was left to work out what I would now have to do.
In the end I made a new interior to the original specs but with some improvements. It was time consuming but I enjoyed the work and was rewarded with a recent ebay sale of the Splittie for $19k.
Their parent company is based in Preston, Lancahire, UK, about 20 miles from where I was brought up, now they apparantly 5 minutes away from me in Winter Haven Florida. (No phone or physical address to confirm this though).
As a Brit it's very disappointing not to be able to make a recommendation and of course it's your money not mine. But as in all cases "caveat emptor.
Below is the pic I sent to them to illustrate tat the counter top was much higher than the bottom of the windows.
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