Considering 1 of our Kampers? Your questions answered here!

Description

This is the section of our website where we hope to answer questions you may have about the Kombis that we specialise in. If it’s not already covered, please send your questions to info@vwkampers.co.uk and we’ll do our best to answer them here?

1. What are the dimensions of your Kombis?

Standard height suspension with Danbury pop top 2080mm
Lowered suspension height with Danbury pop top 1995mm
(This does not take into account air vents or cab roof racks.)

External width mirrors folded 1810mm

External length 4430mm
(Does not take into account dummy front spare wheel covers, tailgate bike carriers or rear spare wheel carriers.)

2. What are the dimensions of the bed in the Danbury pop top?

Roof bed length 1780mm
Roof bed width 1020mm

The frame that holds the bed boards has been tested to 114kg/18 stone.  So sufficient to take the weight of an average adult or 2 children.

3. What are the dimensions of the beds in the lower cabin of a Danbury conversion?

Double bed length Rio conversion 1890mm
Double bed width Rio conversion 1210mm

Double bed length Diamond conversion 1890mm
Double bed width Diamond conversion 1525mm

4. What size is the leisure battery and how long do they last without recharge?

Generally an 85 Ah battery is fitted and if in good health can last up to 36 hours without recharge, if the 12v fridge is kept on low.

5. How is the leisure battery recharged?

In most Danbury converted T2s the leisure battery is charged by the alternator when the engine is running and by a mains charger which activates when the camper is plugged into an electric hook-up socket.  The leisure battery and charger are located under the rear seat in a watercooled Kombi.  In an aircooled the leisure battery tends to be located to the left of the engine bay with the charger secreted in the base of a rear cupboard.

6. What size is the water tank that feeds the 12v tap?

The standard size tank is 10 litres. NB: water must not be drunk direct from the tap – for drinking water we recommend keeping bottled water onboard. Water in the camper tank can however be boiled in a kettle and drunk in tea, coffee etc.

7. What size is the gas cylinder?

Most Danbury T2s use a Campingaz 907 cylinder which holds 2.75kg of gas. Usually enough for a whole season we find.

8. What is the capacity of the fridge?

40 litres.

9. Are Brazilian T2s available in automatic transmission?

Unfortunately not, only the earlier variants from the 1970s had that option.  All Brazilian T2s are manual transmission only.

10.  What fuel do Brazilian T2s use?

Petrol.  E10 regular unleaded is fine.

11. How do the Kombis drive?

The T2c model that we specialise in is the third (and final) version of that particular Volkswagen Transporter.  To keep the model alive and current up to its production end in 2013, Volkswagen shared a host of parts from other models with the Kombi.  But the T2c’s driving feel remained as it had always been – characterful – with a steering box system.  The Kombi was produced as left hand drive only in the Sao Paulo factory.  Many that have made their way over to Europe have remained left hand drive, but the vast proportion have undergone a right hand drive process.

Danbury Motorcaravans effected this by essentially inverting the left hand drive steering box to make it work on the right.  Other elements such as the control pedals and the dash console were moved across to the right hand side equally.  The aircooled variant makes use of a throttle cable re-routed for its accelerator.  The watercooled variant has an electronic accelerator so essentially drive by wire.  The clutch continued to use a cable throughout all years.

Many owners happily drive their Brazilian T2s with the steering as it came out of the Volkswagen factory or swapped over to the right hand side.  There are however 2 levels of power assistance that you can find on Kombis, particularly in the UK.

Litesteer Power Steering

Manufactured by the well known and respected East Sussex based engineering firm, the Litesteer system makes use of the steering box assembly by essentially adding an electric motor.  This makes for easier low speed manoeuvres in a Kombi.  The faster you travel the less assistance the Litesteer provides. Later versions incorporate a gps unit to gauge and react to true vehicle speed.  A Kombi without any power assistance can have a Litesteer system installed in one day.  We offer this service at VW Kampers.

Direct Drive Power Steering

Developed in-house by Danbury Motor Caravans, this bespoke system replaces the Volkswagen steering box mechanism with a rack and pinion one with electrical assistance.  The result is a more ‘car-like’ characteristic to the drive of the Kombi. Danbury introduced this system as an option from late 2010 on all newly converted T2s.  The last few years saw the addition of an assistance level control knob, so owners could adjust how heavy/light the steering felt on their campers.

You can find more FAQs by clicking this link: more FAQs…..