Well, it's a few months (and 10,000km/6000mi) later, and am still really loving this van! I've done a few small tweaks and am happy where I've got it now. I'm using it as a daily driver and camping vehicle (see the
Camper thread here).
First up were some (custom) canvas seat covers (the Cross' seats are awesome, but Africa is rough & dirty in parts and that light grey cloth, shown on driver's seat for reference, wasn't going to last):
And (VW) floor mats (the carpet wasn't going to like all that sand and mud either):
Then I went for the (VW) wind deflectors, work really well, don't look *too* ugly:
Climbing in and out of the back was making me nervous about messing up the rear bumper, so I got a (aftermarket) protector for it:
I found the engine was getting a bit too dusty for my liking, so I gave it a clean and a (VW) engine cover:
Finally I decided to give it a bit of "bling", in the form of (aftermarket) silver vent surrounds (to match the rest of the interior trim):
And vinyl (VW) trims for the "B" Pillar:
I upgraded the stereo with the media interface (fitted it under the center console and ran the extension into the armrest), but not much to see there. I also had to get a set of "rough terrain" wheels (just a set of standard silver VW steel 15" rims with some heavy duty tyres) for more adventurous camping trips as the low-profile road tyres on 17" alloys don't work well on rocky dirt roads. Not pictured, as I swap them out when I need to use them, and in any case they're nothing worth seeing...
