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Yellow Volkswagen Syncro Doka outside the LiveTheVanLife restoration workshop in La Paz, Mexico

The worlds premier VW Restoration Shop

Welcome to LiveTheVanLife Restorations. We are proudly located near the tip of the world famous Baja Peninsula in the beautiful city of La Paz. With 140 complete VW Vanagon, Bus, and Mercedes Sprinter Restorations to date, we have folks from all over the United States and Canada who visit our shop taking advantage of our fair pricing, expert craftsmen, and expertise in all things VW.

Classic VW restorations, powered entirely by the Baja sun.

Our La Paz workshop operates completely off grid. Two solar systems power our office and restoration shop, putting Baja sunshine to work on every build.

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Today we have another new tool for you all. A free Vanagon VIN and M-Code decoder tool. Plug in your vans vin number to find out all kinds of fun stuff, and for even more fun, enter the M-Codes from the sticker under the steering column and to the le
Your Vanagon. Your colors. Introducing the LiveTheVanLife Virtual Paint Booth — a way to explore a new look for your van before committing to a paint job. Try 30 classic VW shades or create a custom color. Compare single-color and two-tone de
Miki and Bruce in Belgium at the port awaiting shipment back to the states. It was almost exactly a year ago that I picked up Miki at this same spot, and in between I’ve taken him down through Europe, through Morocco, and back through Europe a
Start me up.
Fast meet Slow. 🐎 🐌
Does it get any better than a couple of beautiful Syncros chasing each other through the Apennines? Just stunning here 🇮🇹
The beautiful blue city of Chefchaouen, Morocco. This would be our last stop before boarding the Ferry for Europe with the van at the port at Tangier Med.
Clank clank clank. Just a loose exhaust tip clamp. With all of my tools at arms reach in our @expeditionleatherworks Westy Bravo, we were back on the road in a jiffy. 🫶🏻

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