<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Sometimes less is more. At least that&rsquo;s what I try to convince my wife when we go out shopping for the day. In terms of the modified vehicle scene, generally, gone are the days of lairy paint jobs, massive spoilers, ASBO sound systems, and neon lights sticking out of every orifice. Though some of us enjoyed that style at the time, a much more popular look in today&rsquo;s modified scene is OEM+ and I would say that&rsquo;s exactly what owner Grant Gwyn has gone for here. For those that aren&rsquo;t quite following, OEM+ is more the art of modifying your vehicle with subtle personal touches and tweaks but keeping it as close to how the factory intended as possible. Think clean lines and classy touches, over wild body kits and extras bolted on everywhere. Let&rsquo;s be clear, this doesn&rsquo;t mean it&rsquo;s any less special, oh no. Just simply that the clean OEM look may surprise you in different ways as owner Grant and I will hopefully now explain.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916370794.jpg"" owidth=1015 oheight=556" width="300" />&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t even go to the dealership to buy this particular Caddy, I went to look at another one in Viper green, I was halfway through the purchase when they told me I wouldn&#39;t see my new van for months, due to the waiting list&rdquo; Grant explained. &ldquo;Naturally I was disappointed, so they half-heartedly mentioned other options.&rdquo; &ldquo;We have our ex dealership demo being prepped for sale out the back, its nearly new with low miles, but the best thing is it has a ridiculously high spec,&rdquo; the salesmen said. &ldquo;I was showed around it and once I had sat in it, and realised the optional extras it already had, I fell in love, and admittedly the salesmen had me right where he wanted me&rdquo; Grant explained. We have all been there at some point on a car sale, haven&rsquo;t we? With this being a dealer specced vehicle for their own demo use, almost every single option had been ticked. In fact, the only thing that hasn&rsquo;t been specced from the factory is the auto voice control as the dealer admitted: &ldquo;it isn&rsquo;t up to much&rdquo;. As I said above, just because its OEM+ doesn&rsquo;t mean it&rsquo;s not special and some of the extras this van has are brilliant. Such as, but not limited to, twin sliding side doors, Xenon cornering headlights, fully insulated and carpeted everywhere, Honey orange paint (yes that&rsquo;s factory too), rear window glass fitted (no actual window) and de-wiped from the factory, roof bars, heated seats, parking sensors all the way around and self-park!<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916488697.jpg"" owidth=854 oheight=536" width="300" />Clearly driving away from the dealership Grant knew he was onto a gem of a vehicle. However, being a welder/fabricator and top tea maker at Rusty Lee rock &amp; roll beds in Hereford, he knew that the van would definitely be getting some personal touches of his own.<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916371035.jpg"" owidth=526 oheight=380" width="300" />The outside of the van was very clean, especially in that VW Honey orange which in itself is an unusual factory color. &ldquo;People always ask me at shows, where did you get it painted, and what is the color? They are always surprised when I tell them it came like that from the factory&rdquo; Grant explained. After a full paint correction by the man himself, the finish was even better than factory and the custom tweaks could begin.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916488036.jpg"" owidth=845 oheight=757" width="300" />The staple of every modder wish list are lows and wheels. To achieve the drop he wanted, Grant opted for the 110MM H&amp;R Stillstatic drop kit. &ldquo;I sort of wish I had opted for the lower drop ones now, but then again it&rsquo;s pretty touching and go on the rear as it sits, so maybe that would have been too much&rdquo;. For wheels, like a lot of us, Grant has been through a couple of different sets/looks before settling on his current hoops. Rotiform INDs in silver, Fifteen52s in bronze, and some Touareg wheels all in 19inch have all had a turn before these custom tweaked BBS Speedlines graced the Caddy. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always liked BBS Speedlines, but when I came across these, I thought they were even nicer, as they are just that little bit different.&rdquo; By different Grant explained that a previous owner has machined the faces of these particular BBS split wheels so that they are flat edged. It&rsquo;s a subtle but really nice touch I don&rsquo;t think we&rsquo;ve seen before.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916488238.jpg"" owidth=377 oheight=388" width="300" /><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">A set of Mk4 Caddy taillights were added to the rear and properly coded in so they illuminate correctly. An Mk4 Caddy rear bumper was also painted and added, which Grant admits took a little more fettling than the Caddy forum suggested, but he is now more than pleased with the result. A set of Reflex Auto Designs rail covers were in order and a rear spoiler finished off the outside.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916488366.jpg"" owidth=377 oheight=589" width="300" /><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">To ensure it had the go to match the show a custom REVO Map was added, taking the stock 140bhp to a respectable but safe 185bhp, from the 2.0 TDI unit. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the third vehicle I&#39;ve had remapped by REVO and I&#39;ve never had any problems&rdquo; Grant assured us.For the interior, Grant had a few ideas, most likely inspired by his day job as a fabricator at the custom rock &amp; roll bed shop. For the rear then, a full width bench rock &amp; roll bed by Rusty Lee was fitted, then expertly retrimmed in Orange GTI style tartan and black vinyl, by Kens Customs. With the front seats already being upgraded heated versions, they simply required a retrim to match the rear and bring it all together. A curtain was added to the rear of the cabin where the bulkhead would normally be located, to allow a little privacy when sleeping. Clearly, being a Caddy, the room is limited and so Grant has made the most of the space available and opted not to fit anything other than the rock &amp; roll bed in the rear. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s great to sleep on&rdquo; Grant added, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s really comfortable and plenty big enough. The only bit of fun you may have is getting dressed, this tends to be more of a lying down procedure&rdquo;<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">Grant and his partner Holly have recently enjoyed the popular NC500 in their Caddy and despite one incident, a terrible pothole creating a bulge in a tyre and causing some hassle, the trip went without a hitch. Grant has owned VWs since he was nineteen years old and like most of us, has always had to put his own mark on each one that he has owned, some to greater and others to lesser extents. He said that &ldquo;seeing people&rsquo;s reactions still puts a massive smile on my face&rdquo; and that his acceptance to the indoor show season opener Ultimate Dubs recently, was a particular highlight in this vehicle.<img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916571354.jpg"" owidth=1245 oheight=987" width="300" />To me, his current Caddy shows that you don&rsquo;t have to have the latest air ride, 4k worth wheels and 50k worth of kit bolted to your VW to be something cool and be a Dubber.<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><img src="https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/8851/502639/5f3e462b4fe33/1597916571749.jpg"" owidth=437 oheight=301" width="300" />Grant<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always">And I&rsquo;d like to thank&hellip; The boss man, Lee Pickering, at Rusty Lee rock &amp; roll beds www.vwrustylee.comEveryone at Kens Customs www.kenscustoms.co.ukAlex at Duberley Speedwerks - www.duberleyspeedwerks.co.ukSi at StillStatic &ndash; www.stillstatic.comSteve at Revo - www.onlyrevo.comGG Detailing &ndash; Find them on FacebookAnd everyone else that&rsquo;s helped with the van over the last few years.

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