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Trakka Trakkadu
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Best VW conversion in Australia
As far as functionality and quality of finish goes, Trakka is the leader in the VW camper conversion field in AU.
Apart from the obvious, not one other camper allows you to move the rear seat forward on a track. In all the other campers, the rear seat is solidly fixed in position right in the middle of the back area.
All the others also have this square cut off next to the kitchen at the bottom of the bed. Frontline puts a pad on it. How bad does that look? The finish in the Trakka is superb next to anything else available.
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ave issues with something in your van, Trakka IS always great even if you have bought it second hand as we did. We had a problem with a fuse on boxing day and the phone was answered, problem resolved. I've heard some people say that the sliding cupboard doors take up too much space in the cupboard area (where they wind up) but I would rather this than trying to open doors in a small space. I love those sliding doors.
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Certainly the dearest. While everything is open to personal taste, I must say I was disappointed in one Trakka I looked at recently... a showroom model, not secondhand. Had puckering of the felt lining around kitchen window and there is a hole you can stick your little pinky down on the lower inside of the rear passenger side window, Not sure whats going on there, it seems to be because of a strut built in by VW and present on all of them (how about yours?). Not sure why it isn't present in the Frontline or Discoverer or how they avoid this. I was also perturbed to see the Fiamma awning touching the tailgate when the tailgate was lifted completely. Probably only needed adjusting but on a 100k plus vehicle it was off-putting. The sliding panels seem plasticky and ready to break, in my opinion, but you seem to like them. I must say I was attracted by the ability to move the seat but that withered away when I tried moving it forward and the progress was difficult due to it hitting and opening one of those sliding panel door thingies. Was also wondering about how much of a pain keeping dirt out of that track and maintaining it would be especially after a visit to a sandy area. As for the sloping pop top...maybe it has advantages (apparently it has a 150mm wider opening than the other type allowing more standing room inside) but with a toddler we need him to sleep up top and so having it up the whole length is better for us.Cost is relative all around. Frontline costs less and then sells for less. More Frontlines on the market than Trakkas. Always was, always will be. That square cupboard will stay ugly forever.
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ding doors often took a flogging with a load here and there and never posed any sort of problem. I've been hanging around campervans for years and the ease of access and use, negates any space they took up.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Questions & Answers
Allan WIlsonasked
Where is the interior light fuse on our 2005 trakka transporter?
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Michaelkwasked
I Need to replace roof struts because the roof was collapsed at night, Luckily nobody slept in the roof. There is no mechanically support to prevent the roof collapse. Dose anybody know the force(NM) of this struts?
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Contact Trakka and ask them. We didn't buy our camper new or from them but they have always helped us with any issues that arose. They support their product very well.
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We will probably go Frontline which to our eyes seemed to exhibit better workmanship, as we have not seen one problem with the fit-out in the several vehicles we have looked at. Sure, they aren't as s... Read more
ophisticated as far as equipment goes but then again I'm not paying $2300 for a cooker. A diesel stove is a great idea but just too expensive and it and other non-essentials just make it too dear for what it is. The frontline is at least $25k cheaper with 95% of the functionality and lets face it, they are all a compromise as none have a lot of space to offer so I'll save my $25k for a couple of dinners out. Must admit we think the swing out stove design is ludicrous. You have to swing it out before you can swivel the passenger seat, it is also taking up space at the entrance of the vehicle. We will just get the stove in the drawer and most often take it outside on a table when weather is fine and eat sandwiches when it isn't as we are not keen to have steam, fat and smells inside the vehicle, or at the very least minimise them. I may have been interested in a rear swing out or rear drawer stove/table (Drifta style) but none of these converters offers this option.