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Hi everyone,

I intend to do a home conversion on a Mercedes Sprinter or possibly something similar, using a caravan as a parts donor.

Once completed, do I need to insure it as a campervan?, and if so, can anyone advise on a good company for home conversion insurance.

Alternatively I could just insure it as a van, but could this lead to problems with the insurers if they found out it was 'modified', despite not being any faster/more powerful?

All advise greatfully received.

Phil

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http://s4.invisionfree.com/anskyber_forum/index.php?showtopic=82

Thank you all for your replies.

As soon as I am ready to begin the conversion I will try the companies listed, particularly Adrian Flux, due to the 'no surveyors report' bit.

Thanks again

Phil

Yeah, commercial vehicle insurance is very expensive usually, though I just got a quote to 'test the water' so to speak, and was pleasantly surprised. I used my company van as a 'test bed' for the quote - a long wheelbase Transit 2.5 ltr only 5 years old. The quote was £373 tpf&t which is less than my car insurance! and thats a 12 year old Rover 620.

Phil

All,

projectHELLFIRE is [still] just about to get underway: Scarlet T reg transit, crew cab seats (being ripped out), crew windows staying in - see bad pic on profile. Aim to turn it into an adventure wagon with somewhere big and comfy to sleep and enough storage so I can leave it fully loaded up for weekends away (surfing, mountainbiking etc etc) with no packing required...

Any chance of someone starting a string on here with real conversion tips as they go along... Seems that a lot of people have pro-conversion campers and/ or years of experience. I have neither(!) so plan to keep it simple as my requirements are minimum. Advice always welcome though especially if others are first time too.

Insuring as a private van as not installing; toilet, fixed water, plumbing,  perminent gas or shower therefore cant qualify as a camper...

Take it easy. projectHELLFIRE

im going to do a sprint to. so maybe we can pass pics back and forth.

it will be my first. i plan on using a caravan for most of the bits etc.

dave edgware

Thanks everyone, I'll definately let you all know how I get on with it, with some pics aswell.  If all goes according to plan (which it usually doesn't), I should be looking for the van in about 5 to 6 weeks, then the donor caravan, then god knows how long of hard work. But it will be worth it.

Phil

Santiago

Nice van mate, looks really good, think perhaps you could be selling wrong time of year. There was a lot of interest in it , rightly so, perhaps more towards summer should realise  its full value. Good luck with it