Volkswagen Caravelle · 1993-present
Used VW Caravelle Spares & Parts
The passenger-spec Transporter — the shuttle and family bus of choice for South African tour operators and big families. Shares its driveline with the Transporter but has its own interior, trim and glazing. Seats, rear climate units and sliding door motors are the parts a panel van simply cannot supply.
VW Caravelle parts in South Africa
Caravelles work for a living in South Africa. Airport shuttles, game lodge transfers, school runs and church groups keep them on the road well past the point where a private car would have been scrapped, and they are almost always high-mileage when they reach us. Driveline enquiries mirror the Transporter: 2.5 TDI five-cylinder engines from the T4 and T5 eras, then the 2.0 BiTDI CAAC and CFCA units, plus automatic gearboxes and clutch and dual-mass flywheel assemblies that suffer under constant loaded stop-start driving. What sets the Caravelle apart is the interior. Rear bench and captain’s seats with their rail systems, sliding side windows, rear climate control units, roof-mounted air conditioning and full trim panels are Caravelle-specific and do not come off a panel van. Electric sliding door motors are a frequent failure. If you are sourcing, quote us the generation, the seating configuration and whether the vehicle has rear aircon — those three things determine fitment.
Generations we strip
T4 · T5 · T6 · T6.1
Common engines
ACV 2.5 TDI · AES 2.8 VR6 · AXD 2.5 TDI · AXE 2.5 TDI · BNZ 2.5 TDI · CAAC 2.0 BiTDI · CXEB 2.0 TDI
Popular Caravelle parts
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Gearboxes
Category browse view for VW manual gearboxes — the full buying page is at /gearboxes-for-sale/. 02J, 02T, 0A4 and MQ200 boxes off Golf, Polo, Jetta and Caddy. A good used box selects cleanly into every gear cold and shows no play in the input shaft.
Turbochargers
Category browse view for VW turbos — full buying detail sits at /turbochargers-for-sale/. KKK and Garrett units off TSI and TDI engines. Check shaft play by hand before fitting: any side-to-side movement in the compressor wheel means the bearings are already on the way out.
Doors
Browse all VW doors in stock, shells and complete units. A complete door with glass, regulator, lock and trim already inside is usually the cheaper route once you price those parts separately, and we list the colour code on every shell.
Radiators
Engine radiators for petrol and diesel VWs, with and without the aircon condenser attached. Stone damage to the core and split plastic end tanks are the two failures we see most, and we pressure-check every radiator before it goes out.
Alternators
Alternators from 90A to 180A output, including the regulated units on start-stop models. A battery light with a low charging voltage is normally the regulator rather than the whole alternator, but a tested used unit gets the car back on the road same day.
Starters
Starter motors for petrol and diesel VWs, including the heavier units diesels need and the reinforced starters fitted to start-stop cars. A single loud click with a healthy battery is nearly always the solenoid, which comes as part of the assembly.
Engines, gearboxes and other big items
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Caravelle spares delivered nationwide
We’re based at 666 Cromwell Street, Lenasia South, Ext 1 in Johannesburg and courier parts across South Africa. Collection is welcome during business hours.
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Send us the part and your VIN. We’ll check what we have and come back to you with a price.