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    Did VW do any VW Crafters in Silver? I dented the works van the other day and I'm curious to know if they did these vans in silver as you can see the bare metal/primer/white/possibly more primer/silver. I see these Crafter's EVERYWHERE but I've never seen a silver one.

    It might be a VW silver (seen plenty silver Transporters) but if it never started life out silver it wont have the code on the VIN plate or where ever.

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    most get done in white rust attracting paint, just like the sprinters that are made in the same factory.. its down to the selling dealer to sort out the colours.

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    you cant beat a sprinter for rust, ****test vans around these days

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    easiest way to find out is to ring a vw dealer with the reg and they will tell you the factory colour. i work in a paint shop and supply to a local bodyshop that just does van and ive done quite a few silvers on crafters. usual colour is la7w - reflex silver.

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    I haven't seen many white Crafter's either (seen more white than silver ) most the ones I've seen are multi coloured for the business that uses them.

    It might be that la7w then Rob, thanks for that I'll have a deeks see what I can find out.

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    Better with a transit pre piston eater

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    Seen a silver one today, at Nevilles Cross/Langley Moor. Was it you, mate?
    I was driving the black RS1600i.

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    Brainsnova - its a works van which was bought waaaaaaay before I joined the company and he bought a Crafter as they're more high brow than Transh!ts which every gypo wanna be and his staffy has had and I have to agree with his thinking they are a nice looking van, shame I can pick many faults with it.


    Limp, err I cant remember seeing a black RS1600i(nnit) but I was delivering beer to St Mary's College on Elvet Hill Road today which is near The New Inn, did the van have Sonnet 43 Brew House signs on it?

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    Come to think of it I have seen one of them Escorts recently but I don't think it was today hmmm I was in a world of my own this morning so yesterday and today have kinda merged into one.

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    Dunno what it said on the side . Was too busy keeping an eye on the stop-start traffic, with it's 'interesting' brakes.

    If you have seen a black one, it's likely to be me.

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