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Here is what a quick comparison photo of the rig looks like

Before Conversion.

After conversion

Got the van back from El Kapitan Vans a couple of weeks ago. They did an awesome job on it. Here they are putting some final touches on the van before I took her home.

They ran into a couple of snags and have a few hours of delay getting the van done. Particularly regarding the rear speakers that they were suppose to mount for me. They had offered to do that free of charge so I didn’t make a big deal out of having to wait. We went and grabbed lunch with some friends while they finished up the job.

Here is the other side with the windows

Here is the van parked on the street in a San Pedro neighborhood

I did run into a small issue with one of the seat belt assemblies. The seat belt kept retracting and did not want to extend. That made it pretty hard for it to function properly. The good folks at El Kapitan were on vacation until January 7th but once they got back, they promptly responded to my problem and is sending a replacement in the mail.

Here is the defective part

I don’t have any more photos  yet of the interior but as soon as I do, I will put them up. The conversion gave me seating for 7 as well as rear air conditioning and much better visibility while driving the van. Especially when it comes to backing it up and parking. They were able to upholster the new seats to match the existing from seats in the front which looks great at no extra charge. I opted to keep the rubber floors as oppose to getting carpet since the rubber padded floors are much easier to clean. It is much easier to drive on the freeway now as well since the old cargo setup had no insulation and was quite noisy at highway speeds.

All in all the conversion at El Kapitan was a great experience and I would recommend them highly.