fully restored inside and out to like new

1986 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon KOMBI Additional Info:

1986 VW Vanagon Westfalia Weekender GL Wolfsburg Edition, 235,980 original miles, 4 speed manual transmission, power mirrors, power steering, power brakes, factory Air Conditioning.

Clean California title, clean CARFAX, zero rust.

This MEG, big budget restoration has resulted in a beautiful example what a totally professionally restored van can be, it should be in a Volkswagen showroom, but it is meant to be enjoyed by a very happy new owner.

Copy and paste here for cold start and complete videos:https://youtu.be/AMV-APelcCw

Photo album of my westy:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/7h0ylhd1sntm44e96tj7o/AOTM1B1IiCkftlS4f5us5m4

Please excuse my long description but I feel that it is necessary to explain this long process.

I purchased this Westy back in December/2013 from the 2nd owner from Pismo Beac, California with 235xxx miles on it. It went straight into storage for over 11 years . It's titled under my name with a clean California title. It passed strict California smog with super clean results on 12/202, registration expires 02/2027 and is fully insured.

This has always been titled in California in its entire life.

I have done many full VW Westfalia restorations since 2001, I am very familiar with them . They are all my personal vehicles . This Westy has gone through a full restoration with all the best parts as all my vans have been put through. I have always restored all my vans this way.

Below is a list of things that have been done to it and total restoration was just completed December of 2025.

Original purchase price for the Westy back in 2013 was $12,000 from a frien, it's getting harder if impossible to find a late model VW Vanagon Westfali, clean CarFa, rust free clean bod, clean nice interior for restoration for under $18,000 now and go through what I do to them.

I spared no expenses when it comes to all my restorations.

Total parts costs and other labor costs( window tinting, etc) have exceeded $22,000 . I have a folder with all receipts, this does not include cost of paint restoration.

Total spent on paint restoration was $22,766.30 with receipt(see picture).

I spent 12 months working on this Westy, I personally have over 400 hours of my own time working on it. Meticulously going through the entire van. The going labor shop rate in my area is $160/hour that equates to over $64,000.

I have spent over $64,000 on this total restoration this includes the price I paid for the van. All my time that has been invested is basically not included. Trust me it's a lot of work and not many have the patience or talents as I have to do this level of restoration.

You would easily spend close to $100k to get the same results, if you can find the right shop to give it all the attention to details as I have..

If you have ever owned one or have been tirelessly looking for a super nice Westy or so called restored one. You know my Buy it Now price is very reasonable .

Before the restoration proces, the entire van chassis was pressure washed thoroughly, hand scrubbed to get rid of all dirt, grime, grease etc. I prefer to work on clean vehicles.

The paint was all origina, Savannah Beige Metallic which was a bit faded. Absolutely no prior body damage, and a few dents from door dings and whatnot around the body, all remedied by the auto body shop that I have trusted for 20 plus years now.

Entire front end / nose including all parts of the A pillar, B pillar, access areas around both front doors, rear slider, rear cargo areas of the van as well as the high wear impact areas are all taken down to bare metal because any rock chips, wear and tear from getting in and out over the years. areas with previous paint chips will have spots of rust on the metal itself I only know this because I have seen it and if not done right, the rust will come back within a year's time. The rest of the van was stripped down to its original primer/sealer coat to check for any signs of rust, re-primere, blocked for any imperfections and sealer and repainted. Most shops will scuff your paint and repaint and will charge you 10, you'll see a bunch of sandpaper marks, tape lines, over spray, paint that will quickly fade, peeling paint list goes on and on. These types of cheap paint jobs and you get what you pay for.

This is an all windows out, all doors off ( both front driver door, slider door, rear hatch) stripped to the bare shell, all trim, pop top, luggage rack, lights, door seals, rear license plat, slider door cover, even all 4 body drainage plugs, entire dash boar, interior removed restoration. All body seams cleaned out and reseale, it was a Mega job.

All doors and rear hatch are painted inside and out.

I was the one that dismantled all the parts off of the van to minimize the cost of the total paint job and it was $22,766.30 for the entire paint restoration. Receipt included with the sale of my Westy.

Pop top removed, stripped off all nuts and bolt, seals, skylight and all of its mechanisms, both rear hinges to the bare shell. The entire inside headliner was cleaned, repainted. All brand new skylight, seals, Skylight cover and knob color matched with original gre, new flex arm, new nuts and bolts, body color matched bolts, it's all in the details for me. Brand new pop top seals. Both rear hinges has been repainted silver. Entire headliner is thoroughly cleaned, not a spot of mold anywhere which is very rare.

Brand new cotton 3 window pop top tent sourced from GoWesty. I prefer the cotton model since originally these Westy came with cotton, they lasted for over 30 years, they fit better and they breathe better than the Acrylic made ones. Did you noticed in the pictures how nice it fit, nice and taught when fully opened.

Luggage rack removed and stripped down to the bare shell was also and repainted with brand new stainless steel tie downs and stainless steel nuts and bolts. I also installed stainless steel drain covers sourced from GoWesty to over all the luggage rack drainage holes to prevent future larger debris that tends to accumulate under it and a new seal.

The van spent over 6 months at the paint shop and he has done all my paint restorations in the past and understands how picky I am. All doors(both front doors, slider door, rear hatch) were prepped and painted inside and out, no over spray and no missed painted areas are seen especially at all door jambs. Primed, sealer and then base coat and clear coated. As previously mentioned all body seams were cleaned out and resealed super important.

The entire van was painted with all doors off, the entire rear cargo area and rear seat storage, area was repainted. I made sure all the slider door sliding areas were super clean and repainted. This area gets lots of dirt and debris over the years.

Slider door, and the rear hatch (inside of the doors) bottom drain areas also were super cleaned and prepped prior to paint, this area also gets dirty over the years.

Front and rear fiberglass original bumpers and both front door skirts were fully prepped and repainted to perfection. All hardware like rear bumper brackets and mounting hardware are sandblasted and refinished.

Same attention given to both power mirrors, stripped off all parts for a complete base coat/clear coat inside and out. New stainless screws and anti seize to threads as well. Blind spot mirrors added to both mirrors for safety.

Rear license plate housing was also stripped and sent out to sandblasting and repainted, that's why it looks like new. New screws and anti seized applied to threads. Original smog equipped decal was carefully removed and put back where it belongs.

The Westy was repainted in its original color, Savannah Beige Metalli, 2 stage paint job, base coat and clear coat . Paint materials alone was over $3500. This is not your average $5,000 or $10,000 paint jobs. I have seen those, they are no where near mine. I am pretty sure it looks better now that it did new from the VW showroom floor. I made sure the entire( including all the bumpers, pop top, luggage cargo tray) repaint had 3 coats of clear, typical is 2 coats of clear. The paint shop also color sanded and buffed out the entire van to perfection.

If you see all the pictures and videos that I have included, I also included all the areas that most will never see has been painted like it came from the factory. It's all in the details for me, door jambs, slider door jambs and slider track areas, inside of slider door bottom drains and rear hatch drains etc...

All door handles was repainted, new door handle seals throughout

New washer fluid nozzles, main washer nozzle tank removed and cleaned. All 3 wiper arms repainted New windshield and rear wiper blades . New Rain-X windshield washer fluid.

The engine is a stock fully rebuilt by my personal engine builder. It's a 2.1 Liter with approximately 150 miles on it now. Rebuilt AMC heads, new Hepu water pump, new lifter, new thermostat housing, new thermostat, GoWesty high volume oil pump, rebuilt to spec fuel injectors, new Bosch cap and rotor, new NGK spark plugs, new Bremi made in Germany spark plug wires, new low and high oil pressure sensors, new high and low pressure sensor wiring, rebuilt alternator, rebuilt MAF body, new throttle body seal. New air filter. All new Cohline German fuel lines from the engine to the fuel tank throughout with Oetiker pinchless clamps used. All the engine bay metal coolant lines as well as intake body and intake manifolds were all sandblasted and refinished with engine enamel. New intake manifold boots . Most of the engine and exhaust nuts, bolts, washers screws are all brand new.

All engine bay ground connections are all sorted out, I routinely replace all ground connectors now since ground has wreaked havoc on these VW's when it comes to running issues.

The engine mustache support bar, all engine tin, motor mount bracket was sent out for sandblasting and repainted, 4 brand new motor mounts with new bolts and washers.

The entire stock exhaust pipes were sandblasted cleaned and repainted with high heat paint ( I prefer using stock original exhaust pipes because they are thicker gauge and does a better job of noise insulation vs stainless ones), the California emission catalytic converter and stainless steel exhaust muffler/tail pipe and brackets are sourced from GoWesty. New Bosch oxygen sensor .

I spent $1200 for all the ceramic window tinting, why ceramic, because it reflects heat much better and often costs 3 times more than the regular window tinting that you see on most vehicles out there on the road.

All glass was removed including both slider door glass and sent out for window tinting, 30% tint throughout, ceramic tint was used . This is great as it keeps the heat out. I prefer the 30% tint so you can actually see out of the van at night and it looks great. Both slider windows have brand new felt strips. All glass have brand new window seals sourced from GoWesty( the good stuff).

Windshield is brand new, why go through this extensive restoration and not have a new one.

Front doors have brand new window seals throughout.

Sound deadening used on all doors and rear hatch. They all closes with a nice thud.( see photo album pictures)

New GoWesty coolant aluminum tank along with new coolant level sensor, new overflow tank, new radiator, 3 brand new radiator baffles( GoWesty) new radiator fan switch, stainless steel coolant lines, new coolant temperature sensor, all coolant hoses are brand new. I try to source hoses and use German ones when possible. New heater core hoses from the engine bay to the core. I use all spring clamps ( like they are originally from VW ) and oetiker clamps.) The entire cooling system was completely clean internally and brand new 50/50 mixed coolant phosphate free of course mixed with distilled water. I have done numerous bleeds on the entire system now, it's perfect. The van runs very cool, no issues.

Brand new radiator, new radiator hoses, new GoWesty radiator baffles. The radiator housing and both support brackets were prepped and repainted as well (see pictures).

The previous owner had the transmission rebuilt at some point. Manual transmission fully serviced with new CV seals, differential fully serviced with new seals, Brand New CV axles, these are the best aftermarket ones you can buy. OEM multi point bolt heads and serrated washers for all axle mounting and torque to specs.

The entire rear shifter mechanism was cleane, greased . New GoWesty shifter tab guide kit, new bushings along with their DuroGreen Viton boots. It shifts perfectly.

Front brakes are all brand new, new ATE rotors, new ATE brake pads, new Meyle brake hoses, remanufactured front brake calipers, new bearings and seals. Brand new backing plates. Stops really nice as it should.

Full front end alignment just done after restoration, drives perfectly straight down the road.

Rear brakes are also brand new. New ATE brake drums, ATE brake shoes, ATE wheel cylinders, new left rear wheel bearings and seal. New Meyle rear brake hoses. All the good parts

Newer master brake cylinder replaced by previous owner, brake fluid reservoir was fully cleaned. I used over a gallon of new brake fluid during the entire flushing. It is super clean now and brakes work as it should. Stops nicely with a firm pedal feel. Hand brake properly adjusted.

The entire original gas tank was removed for inspection, it is super clean on the inside so I opted to use the original tank. The aftermarket gas tank is not as well made and not made as well as the OEM ones. I only use aftermarket tanks as the last resort. Entire fuel tank was cleaned inside and out and repainted. Brand new seals / grommets throughout, new breather pipes, new German hoses used throughout. Pinchless clamps used here also. New fuel sender( super important). New fuel filter, all new fuel lines. Both bottom gas tank brackets refinished and new bolts. See pictures.

Front suspension has been thoroughly inspected and everything replaced as necessary. New radius arm bushings, new sway bar end link bushings, new upper ball joints, new tie rod ends. New KYB shock absorbers. Everything else is still in good condition. Front end complete alignment was done, it drives perfectly straight down the road. Rack and pinion is in good condition, no issues. Full drain and refill of the power steering fluid, power steering fluid reservoir was removed and cleaned, new power steering filter .

Rear suspensio, both rear coil springs repainted, new spring pads, new KYB shocks, both trailing arms were cleaned inside and out and repainted.

While the entire dash was removed, entire dash blower motor/heater core was fully cleaned. All the old vent foam was replaced with new foam and seals. All metal flaps were cleaned and repainted. New blower motor. This was a huge job. The heater core is still in good condition. Most shops would charge a minimum of $1000 for this service( see pictures)

All the air duct hoses were cleaned as well as all the vents.

Fan works in all 3 modes, the heater works as it should.

Brand new Kenwood KMM-BT322 Am/Fm/Bluetooth, USB quick charge outlet, compatible with all i phones and androids stereo,4 brand new Pioneer speakers , new Hirschmann antenna .

New 12v dash outlet with built in USB C and USB B outlets

All dash lights are replaced with bulbs along with LED map and overhead lights.

The instrument cluster was inspected, LEDbulbs replaced along with all dash lights, brand new Gemo speedometer cable was replaced and works perfectly fine .

The speedometer is perfectly accurat, I checked the speed with my GPS. Cruises at 70mph at 4k rpms. This is because of the 16 inch wheel set up vs the original 14 inch wheels.

Wheels are sourced from GoWest, I prefer these 16 inch wheels over any other wheels availabl, they are super strong . These wheels fit perfectly, no wheel spacer, and the offset is perfect. Brand new Michelin Defender2, size 215/60/16 with a tread wear of 840, the latest tires they make today. Brand new center caps and brand new VW logos. This set up cost me over $2100.

The spare tire has a DOT of 2022 and is like new. Pressure checked and ready to go.

The spare tire carrier has been sent out for powder coating, along with both supporting arms sandblasted and repainted. Spare tire carrier bolt, anti seize applied so it will come off easily .

Also included are 5 lugs for the spare wheel, new lug wrenc, gloves, towel, original floor jack and a carrying bag.

3 Brand new cut to code keys, 1 of the keys are brand new original OEM VW metal keys. 1 spare metal key and the original key. I only do it this way, because the feeling of using a brand new cut to code key feels so nice when turning the ignition / locking and unlocking the doors. It's all in the details.

1 key unlock all doors including the original gas cap.

Both headlights, low and high beam housing was cleaned inside and out, they tend to get condensation inside. It is now super clear as seen in pictures. Brand new LED bulbs both low and high and properly adjusted. New headlight adjusters were replaced where necessary.

Both front top and lower grill were refinished and brand new VW grill badge. Brand new rear hatch VW Westfalia badge as well as new VANAGON GL badge.

Brand new front turn signal lens and new bulbs, new stainless steel screws.

Brand new side marker rear lens with new backing sealing foam so dirt does not accumulate between the lens and body and new LED bulbs, new stainless steel screws.

Tail lights have all brand new bulbs, new stainless steel screws.

Brand new 30 year lifetime vinyl flooring closely matched to the interior/exterior color, maintenance free. I have the same flooring in my rental home and it has held up amazingly.

Interior as previously mentioned was removed and thoroughly cleaned. All bedding mattress covers were removed and hand washed . All new curtains were sourced from GoWesty and all like new. Interior smells fresh now.

All interior carpets were remove, shampooed, scrubbed . pressure washed to rid off all the grime. All new all weather floor mats added throughout to keep original carpets nice and clean sourced through GoWesty.

Both front and rear seats were shampooed and steam cleaned sterilized.

Both front seat belts are brand new as the old ones have slow retractions and often does not retract all the way and it's irritating to have the slack hit the doo, or closing the door and hitting the door jamb areas causing paint damages when you are exiting the van. None of that any longer.

All interior closets have been cleaned also.

The rear heater, the one that sits under the rear seat that no one ever uses has been removed for additional storage. I will be more than happy to include it for the new owner.

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I took extra time to use anti seize on many of the nut, bolts, screws to prevent any future seizing, this requires extra time which I highly doubt most shops will ever do .

Brand new Interstate starter battery in 2024.

The van passed strict California emissions on 12/2025 .

I have put over 150 test miles on the van to make sure everything is in proper working condition, bleeding the cooling system, adjusting the brakes, checking all lights, adjusting timing, adjusting belt tensions, check axles bolts, checking for any oil or coolant leaks, plus a bunch of other big and small things, it's a big check list .

Zero oil leak anywhere, I made sure of that.

I have done over 50 start ups running up to proper running temperatures and complete cool downs. Never taken it over 4000 rpms. never over 1/2 throttle. This is recommended by GoWesty for proper break in periods. This is recommended until it reaches 1000 miles then another oil / filter change is recommended. Conventional 20/50 motor oil is best.

I would not hesitate to take this Westy cross country and back .

Factory air conditioner works perfectly. Fully serviced, front condenser fully drained, new A/C dryer, new Sanden A/C compressor, updated to R134. System fully vacuum tested and new PAG oil and Freon.

It has not been camped in or used in any way. Just road tested miles to make sure everything is in proper order..

Has been garaged since full restoration and since I have owned it since 2013 and went straight into storage.

I welcome all independent vehicle inspections, Broad Street Auto in San Luis Obispo, Ca. is one I highly recommend.

I am pretty sure there are many other things that I have gone through and forgotten to mention here, and I know every square inch of this van since I took it all apart and put it all back together. If you have any questions or want additional pictures. Feel free to send me an email we can chat that way or I can call you back.

Regarding transporting or pick up. I will be more than happy to work with the buyer to help you find one or work with one you have sourced.

Deposit of $500 is due after the auction and the remainder we can work it out to your preference.