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The Big Brake Kit Sucks!

March 28th, 2008

We hate to say it but we finally gave up on the big brake kit from Van Cafe. It looks good, but it completely sucks! Messing with this kid has cost us 8 months and loads of money. The guys at Van Cafe were good to work with and they changed out parts for us (including shipping charges), but the bottom line is we still have lots of noise. We managed to get rid of the knocking sounds by changing rotors and hubs, but there is so much brake noise that it’s a deal breaker. We do not recommend these brakes at all! 

We’ll be back to Van Cafe for other goodies, but not these brakes.  In our opinion, they suck!

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Big Brake Kit - Problems

July 26th, 2007

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Update: 2 days after installing the kit we had a noise problem and have not been able to solve it. We had to grind down the lower edge of the brake pads, but that didn’t do much. We’re stumped. At this point I can’t really recommend this kit. Once we get this noise issue worked out we’ll see how it goes.

Van-Cafe sent us new calipers and pads, but the problem still exists. We’re almost positive it’s in the rotor or hub. We seem to have received bad parts, but can’t be 100% positive which part it is. Still working on it…..

We bought a Big Brake kit from Van Cafe (those guys are great to work with). It came in 2 small, but heavy boxes. We had a few issues with the tight fit, and poor work previously done on the back brakes that caused a low pedal. Once those issues were worked out the Big Brake Kit functions nicely.

If you are considering the Big Brake Kit please realize that there is no noticeable difference under normal braking conditions. It feels the same while you drive. The real benefit happens under extreme conditions. I’ve noticed better braking on hills. Nothing to knock your socks off, but better braking.

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Vanagon Hacks Forums

March 11th, 2007

The forums for VanagonHacks.com are now open. We’ll monitor the activity and open new forums as needed. For now, please post your hacks and/or questions in the general forum.

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Changing the Vanagon wheels

March 11th, 2007

We’ve been looking for new wheels for the Vanagon for quite awhile now. Why do we want new wheels? It’s all about the ride. Some people want nice looks, but we want a nice ride. The stock wheels come with reinforced sidewalls which makes the ride quite rough. We think we can get a larger rim, with a shorter tire and it will actually feel better because the sidewalls won’t be quite as stiff. We’d also like slightly wider tires for better handling.

We have a set of Mercedes 16″ wheels with brand new tires that would be perfect for the vanagon but we cannot find lug nuts that fit. We have to drill the Mercedes wheels to make them fit but unless we find the lug nuts, we can’t do it.

You can see our comparison shot. The short one is the vanagon bolt and the longer one is the Mercedes bolt. We need a bolt that is as long as the Mercedes, but as thick as the Vanagon’s bolt. I’m not an expert so this is quite a hassle. Nobody seems to have what we need.

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We’ll probably have to end up purchasing the Go Westy Wheels but they won’t ship the tires to Honolulu. They recommend 15″ wheels for our Carat but we’re seriously looking at going with the 16″ wheels. We’ll put a slightly lower profile Michelin tire on it and see how it goes.

UPDATE:  We decided to skip the Mercedes wheels as finding the right lugnuts was a hassle.  We bought Go Westy 16″ Wheels and they work like a charm.

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Outside Bottle Opener

February 13th, 2007

This hack was a lot of fun. I saw another vanagon that had one of these and I just HAD to have it. I ordered this bottle opener from a company called Homebrewers Outpost and we were in business. We painted it, and then installed it. I get so many comments about this little hack and it works great!

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Dash Lights for the A/C Controls

February 13th, 2007

Probably the coolest hack we’ve tried is the green lights over the AC controls. All Vanagon owners know there are no lights for the AC controls. We got some LEDs from Radio Shack and my brother somehow managed to wire them in.

We removed the controls from the dash, drilled some holes and inserted the LEDs. The picture isn’t so good but believe me, it works very well.

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Now when we drive at night the A/C controls are illumniated and it looks like it should’ve always been that way. I’ll try to get a better picture here soon.

Installing the DC Plug for the Laptop

February 13th, 2007

Because I want to use my laptop in my vanagon, we picked up an accessory plug at Radio Shack and installed it next to the table in the back. Perfect!

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Center Console

February 13th, 2007

I bought a center console from Wal-Mart which appears to be the same one that GoWesty sells for $100. I paid $39 or so. I popped it in the van but it wasn’t very stable…so we added some weight to the bottom.

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Cleaning the Cluster

February 13th, 2007

The instrument cluster was fairly dirty so we decided to rip it apart. Using a little brush we were able to clean it up a bit.
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First Things First - Cleaning the Vanagon

February 13th, 2007

After purchasing the Vanagon we had to clean it up. The seats were very dirty so I had them steam cleaned twice. Here are some pictures:

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