Tailboard Campervan & 4×4 kit Opening October 2026

Vehicles, by generation.

A page for each van we will cover, with the fitment facts that decide what actually bolts on. Listed by generation, because that is the level at which the answer changes.

Van side, at opening

Seven vans.

VW Transporter T5 2003 – 2015 The most converted van in Britain. Roof interface shared with the T6 and T6.1, so the widest choice of kit — but check the alternator before you buy a charger. VW Transporter T6 2015 – 2019 A T5 under the new face. Same roof points, same bars. The smart alternator is what catches conversions out. VW Transporter T6.1 2019/20 – 2023/24 The last VW-built Transporter. Roof unchanged since 2003; dashboard, steering and towbar wiring all changed. VW California 2005 – 2024, and on The factory campervan. Awning rail as standard, bars fit the pop-top — and a 50 kg roof limit that most bar listings never mention. Ford Transit Custom 2013 – present Two generations, one year apart on the plate, two different roof fitting kits. The most likely van to be ordered wrong. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2006 – present Four lengths, three roofs, and a wheelbase that changes with the drivetrain. Best factory provision for 12V work of any van here. Mercedes-Benz Vito 2003 – present One roof height on the current van. A rear-door default that reverses between generations, and no factory leisure battery at all.

Four-wheel-drive and overlanding fitment — Defender, Hilux, Ranger and D-Max — follows with that range.

Why generation, not model

Because the model name is not the answer.

A Ford Transit Custom registered in 2023 and one registered in 2024 take different roof fitting kits. A Mercedes Vito of one generation has a tailgate as standard and of the next has barn doors. A VW California's roof will hold half what its own roof bars are rated to carry.

None of that is visible in a model name, and all of it decides whether the part you ordered fits the van on your drive. So we list by generation, and where we cannot source a fact, we say so instead of guessing.

Not yet listed

Two vans we are deliberately leaving out.

VW Transporter, 2025 on

The Transporter sold in the UK since April 2025 is a rebadged second-generation Ford Transit Custom on the Ford Pro platform, built by Ford Otosan. Nothing from the T5 to T6.1 era carries over. We will list it when an accessory brand publishes fitment for the VW-badged version.

VW California, 2024 on

The current California is built on the T7 Multivan and the MQB platform — a different vehicle from both the T6.1 California and the 2025 Transporter. We found no published roof-load figure for its pop-top, and we are not carrying the older 50 kg figure across to it.

Opening October 2026

Tell me when this vehicle is covered.

One email when the shop opens. Say which van you have and we will tell you what we hold for it.