A 2021 extended length, high roof AWD Ford Transit with the EcoBoost engine has replaced our 2016 144″ high roof 4×4 Mercedes Sprinter.
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Our objective in the build continues to be able to carry and store as many bikes inside the van as possible while also having a comfortable place to sleep, cook, eat and store all the other necessities. Check in on the articles below to see how we accomplished these objectives as well as compromises made along the way.
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Blog posts about our van buildout:
DIY Sprinter Van – seat swivels revisited
Seat swivel upgrade One of the first upgrades we made to the van was a seat swivel to improve the ...
DIY Sprinter – shower on the road
Vanlife shower One of the challenges of life on the road for an extended period is how to get a ...
DIY Sprinter Van – Building an 8020 upper cabinet
Completed upper cabinet with 8020 8020 Extruded Aluminum T-Slot cabinet The majority of our Sprinter van build structure so far ...
DIY Sprinter Van – Wifi on board
Working on wifi in the Utah desert Wifi Connectivity in the Sprinter van A lot of folks that take road ...
DIY Sprinter Van – Side-slide mini-kitchen update
The Side-Slide Mini-Kitchen has worked out really well for us so far. The one thing that needed improvement is the ...
Sprinter Van – Impressions after one year of ownership
The first year with our Sprinter went fast; there is probably very little originality in that statement. This posting is ...
DIY Sprinter Van – Side Slide Mini Kitchen
Making pancakes with the Side Slide Mini Kitchen in Moab The objective of this kitchen is along the lines of ...
DIY Sprinter Van – Vinyl Flooring
So far in the build, we've been focused on functional improvements and trying to leave the "finish" work to the ...
DIY Sprinter Van – Bike Mounts
There are many ways to mount bikes in camper vans. There are wall mounts, ceiling mounts, outside bike racks (gaak!), ...
DIY Sprinter Van – bed and bike storage
This is the first major step to making the van livable. The plan is for a "garage" with storage for ...
I had a Kenwood DX995S radio installed in my 2017 Sprinter. I have read your installation and used all parts you suggested, unfortunately I am disabled and had to send the job to a Radio installer. My question : Since installing do you have the Radio and Phone display on your Instrument panel? I have nothing since the installation. My Radio and steering control are working but not my cluster display for Radio, Navigation or phone.
Any help is appreciated.
Hi Siegfried…Unfortunately, the instrument cluster did not reflect the anything from the radio. I generally use Android Auto/Apple Carplay and use the head unit touchscreen display for controlling and viewing the systems.