Cardiff Campervan San Diego – Custom Van Conversions

We will be adding to this article as time permits to the most common questions we get that we spend time explaining. Most of this is concentrated on the most technical questions we find we explain the most. Q: How expensive is a build? A: It depends on what you want. We have a specific post on this. Cost are based time/materials for each feature/product you want. Our typical builds range from $15k-35k starting with a van that has walls and flooring. This can greatly exceed th

We get this question a lot, so I thought I would do a post on this. Its and involved process. We do not provide an exact "how to" but this post covers the general guidelines to follow. The headliner must be taken out. You cannot just "mount" L track. There is much more involved in a van with Roof AC and you cannot do upper L track on these vans with rear AC. Figure this is at least a 2 day project if not longer for a DIYer for just the L track alone. You should at the same ti

You picture sitting in your van during those hot days in a cool 70 degree cabin all by just bolting on some AC on the roof of your van right? We can just plug it in and add a battery. Well its a bit more complicated than that. For the most part installing the AC itself on the roof of your van isn't much more difficult than adding a fan (you should have one of those always). Mounting area has to be reinforced, but for the most parts certain brands use a standard 14 x 14" hole

Converting a van into a cozy, functional living space or mobile office is an exciting project. Many dream of hitting the road with a custom van tailored to their needs. Yet, the reality often includes unexpected expenses that can quickly add up. If you don’t plan carefully, these hidden costs can derail your budget and delay your adventure. This post breaks down the common overlooked expenses in van conversion and offers practical tips to help you budget wisely. Whether you p

We will be adding to this article as time permits to the most common questions we get that we spend time explaining. Most of this is concentrated on the most technical questions we find we explain the most. Q: How expensive is a camper van to build? A: It depends on what you want. We have a specific post on this. Costs are based on time/materials for each feature/product you want. Our typical builds range from $15k-35k starting with a van that has walls and flooring. This can

We don't provide hot water systems however hooking up a gas powered instant hot water heater is simple. Many different brands are available, but we like Joocla as one great example. We use Hot Tap V2 set up as an example below. Since you have water pressure already from your tank in our systems you can use the set up w/o the joocla pump or if you want to use their system buying one with a pump can be useful to use water from a creek or lake as well. These type of water sys

Don't cheap out, quality product, proper installation = great results Van are super loud. Its a significant amount of work to properly and effectively reduce noise in a van. Several ways to do this depending on budget and build out. We cover some of the most simple ways to do this. Its start first using the right product. To get maximum results you must use both a sound deadener and insulation. We use 10-20% more material compared to most in a van. Just sound deadener alone

Want to fit larger tires on your 2WD or 4WD 2019+ Van? You need to open up the fender well so your tires fit. We recommend for 4WD nothing larger than 275/70/17 or 2WD 265/75/16 this this modification. If you of road a lot or spend time in snow then 265/70/17 for 4WD is recommended to give you extra room for debris. You do not need to open up the rear fender well to run these sizes but if you want extra space we recommend doing the rear fenderwell. You gain between 1-1.5" c

We get this question asked to us a lot. We generally don't recommend this as like building a home in stages makes things complicated and a van is no different however we get that this question mostly arises due to budgets and/or time involved. If you are going to do this we have some recommendations in regards to practical things to do to get your van to work. We are going to focus on the practical most impactful things to do and most importantly in the right order. Just lik