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.
The inspiration for the conversion initially came from these great online sources:
Blog posts about our van buildout:
DIY Sprinter Van waterproofing
One of the unexpected oddities of the modern Sprinter Van is that it is designed to allow water to flow ...
DIY Sprinter Van insulated floor
For the next phases of the interior build out, we are working from the bottom up. The factory wood floor ...
DIY Stereo upgrade and install in a Sprinter
It is no secret that there is not a good option for an audio system from Mercedes for the Sprinter ...
DIY Sprinter seat swivel install
***Update: Also check out our post on the new swivels. One of the upgrades we were hoping to get with ...
Sprinter first impressions and first modification
It has been 2 weeks since we received the Sprinter, we've been using it as a daily driver to get ...
Why buy a Mercedes Sprinter van?
My wife & I have found the best way to spend our recreation time is to ride our bikes. This ...
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.