All Window Pods will now feature our newly developed X System, a specially designed blind solution that improves functionality and durability.

Vans are made with Vanshades

Privacy solutions for camper vans

The Vanshades Window Pod® is a vacuum formed frame system which features a blackout and thermal blind. Available for the following vehicles:

VW T5/T6
Ford Transit Custom & V710
Vauxhall Vivaro
Renault Trafic
Nissan NV300
Fiat Talento
VW T7 (Coming Soon)

Window Pod®

The Vanshades Original Window Pod® is a window blinds system that is an easy to install. A pre-assembled blind and frame system which offers stylish privacy for all windows of your Campervan.

Chair Pod®

The new and improved Chair Pod® by Vanshades is quick and easy to use, and includes two branded camping chairs, perfect for avid campers.

Accessories

LOC8 Table – An integrated “Table Pod” for VW T5 & T6 Vans.

Accessories

Everything else you need to create your perfect custom camper build, including handy fold-away products, tools & materials and much more.

What is a Window Pod?

A tasteful alternative to curtains, Window Pod® achieves a flawless modern finish to your custom interior, whilst offering blackout and thermal qualities.

With blackout cellular thermal fabric, our easy to install Window Pod® system is suitable for use at conversion stage, or to retro fit to existing conversions.

What are the benefits?

Precision Design & Engineering

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Klarna financing

We now offer flexible payment plans via Klarna Financial Services UK Limited, the industry standard in consumer finance. Payment plans available at checkout.

Express products available

We now carry a select range of stock Window Pods®, which are available for express fulfillment and delivery. View our express products.

Returns Policy

Window Pods® are covered by our no quibble returns policy. We’ll take your Window Pods® back and repair them under normal wear and tear usage.

VanShades - Home of Window Pods®

4.9

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Excellent product. Easy to install look and work great. Very pleased with them

Graeme King

10:56 20 Jan 25

Great service and product. Accommodated tweaks to my order without fuss

darren moore

18:15 17 Jan 25

Brilliant blinds and easy to fit. Recommend!

Richard Attwood

16:19 12 Jan 25

Absolutely love them. Totally changed the interior for the better. Staff were amazing, kept us supplied with drinks and asking if we needed anything. The quality and service of the product first class. Ordering was great, fabulous communication is email and accessible by phone. Would highly recommend. Travelling there was easy.

Katie Stevens

11:04 12 Jan 25

Window pods from Van shades are a must have for any camper. They are neat, they look good, they do a perfect job and are so easy to fit. I had a small problem with one of my blinds. I rang Van shades and they couldn't have been any more helpful. The staff were so fantastic to deal with. I was told straight off not to worry. They will sort it out. And they did, in super quick time. They were amazing!!!! The faulty blind was picked up and a new one delivered in less than a week. Thank you Van Shades for an amazing product and for being so good to deal with.

MrSteveo515

08:29 11 Jan 25

Fantastic product and fantastic customer service. Blinds installed with ease and look superb.

Mark

14:20 09 Jan 25

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Help and Support

Guides, tips and more

Videos

Chair Pod® 2.0 Tailgate Installation

In this video Jack will be showing you how to install our Vanshades Chair Pod 2.0 into your VW T5 or T6. Our new and improved Chair Pod is now…

Introducing Vanshades Chair Pod® 2.0

Exciting news. Our all-new Chair Pod 2.0 is now available! Our Chair Pod utilises wasted space to permanently store two chairs, so as soon as you arrive at your destination…

Articles & Guides

Window Pods® 2.0 Installation

Your Window Pods® are supplied pre-assembled and ready for you to install. There is no need to alter the product if you have ordered correctly. If you have any concerns, please click here to view our installation videos. If your…

Chair Pod® 2.0 Installation Guide

You can download our Chair Pod 2.0® Installation Guide here: Download PDF Fitting requirements To fit the Chair Pod®, you MUST have a minimum of 80mm clearance across the width of the tailgate inside the vehicle. If you have a…

Introducing WINDOW PODS®

A brand new premium finish for your WindowPod® in a huge range of RAL colours, brought to you by Vanshades. This new high-grade OEM finish is the perfect way to add colour and quality to your interior build.

5a Ashroyd Business Park,
Hoyland,
Barnsley,
S74 9SB

Vanshades is committed to improving our manufacturing processes and minimising our impact on the environment. 100% of our waste plastic material is recycled and converted back into useable materials.

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4.9

Based on 269 reviews

VanShades

4.9

Graeme King

10:56 20 Jan 25

Excellent product. Easy to install look and work great. Very pleased with them

darren moore

18:15 17 Jan 25

Great service and product. Accommodated tweaks to my order without fuss

Richard Attwood

16:19 12 Jan 25

Brilliant blinds and easy to fit. Recommend!

Katie Stevens

11:04 12 Jan 25

MrSteveo515

08:29 11 Jan 25

Mark

14:20 09 Jan 25

Fantastic product and fantastic customer service. Blinds installed with ease and look superb.

john pickersgill

11:52 01 Jan 25

This is the second time I’ve used van shadesFantastic product ! Quick turn around and collected from there factoryHighly recommend them five stars

Simon R

16:45 20 Dec 24

I got my blinds fitted on Monday and they are fantastic; the folks at Vanshades are really helpful and a joy to do business with, Eve and Richard were particularly so. I would definitely recommend to anyone wanting blinds in their Transporter, Vanshades make a great product.

Paul Dyke

09:43 20 Dec 24

Wow, game changer. Tried stick on thermal blinds, kept falling off, had vanshades fitted, staff absolutely brilliant, professional, thorough. Blinds look amazing, thankyou. The old saying you get what you pay for, worth every penny.

Harry Green

16:46 15 Dec 24

Great product, fantastic customer service

Louise Windsor

14:38 09 Dec 24

Amazing service and products. From Louise taking my order to picking up we .had fantastic service. Great price for a great product. Well done to you all

15:31 07 Dec 24

Had an excellent experience using Shades Shades previously for my T4 when ordering custom made Star Wars themed screen covers on two occasions.I always liked the look of their window pods so when I bought my T5 they were one of the first things on my shopping list & didn’t hesitate in ordering them. To say I’m pleased with the them is an understatement, excellent quality & worth every penny, look great.

Marc Newton

21:14 29 Nov 24

Fantastic company to deal with, great communication and superb range of products - highly recommended!

Andy Griffin

15:38 22 Nov 24

I just wanted to share my exceptionally excellent experience in working with Vanshades, a truly customer-focused company.From visiting their stall at the NEC Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show in February, right the way through to collecting my custom splashback (based on a photo I took whilst holidaying in New Zealand), and including all the steps in between, I can honestly say I have not worked with a better company.Their products, help, guidance and support, speed of respond and the accommodation of specific custom-type requests were first class.Thank you Vanshades!

Lee Smith

14:55 19 Nov 24

Josh Fall

09:34 30 Oct 24

Carl Sealby

00:42 30 Oct 24

Well where do I start, from a quick email to Eve with a query, to a few days later having a drive down, meeting Richard, Zak & Jake, who looked at van, and decided blinds could be fitted, and as I'd travelled quite a distance, set too and fitted them for me, and then I proceeded to order the pods for the other windows, from Louise, what a transformation they make, from crappy black curtains, to stylish and easy to use blinds, i would definitely recommend Vanshades to anyone with a camper. Then we met Jack, before we left who was helpful in explaining things to me, and sorted me out with a little cosmetic issue i had with my van. It was a pleasure to go there and meet everyone, so extremely friendly and very very helpful from my very first email, thank you 🙌

Andy Hattigan

14:53 25 Oct 24

Great Company to deal with, Great product and super helpfull. What more could you ask for. Have got VanShades in my T6.1 and they are simply brilliant. They are very effective and dont intrude on the inside of that van, and when they are closed they stay closed unlike curtains which can get caught and opened accidentally. Highly Recommended.

Mike Thomas

17:19 24 Oct 24

Excellent service from a first class company, took my time and fitted them myself, really looks the part and they are very practical as well, cutting out the light completely, had an issue with one blind ( self inflicted), contacted Vanshades who repaired the shade quickly and efficiently all within one week, would definitely recommend Vanshades to anyone thinking of fitting Shades to their vans.

steven massey

17:04 24 Oct 24

Amazing service and product fits perfectly, Fitted really easy with quality supplied instructions and fixings

Craig Hibbitt

20:44 20 Oct 24

Great product and service, any issues they are happy to help, so much superior than curtains. Do not hesitate to have these in your van, and really easy to fit.

Lee Jones

12:30 16 Oct 24

Fantastic product and great quality. Really made a deference to my camper

Matt Peers

12:37 15 Oct 24

Fabulous product

Stephen Barnes

12:32 09 Oct 24

Fantastic shades ! Top quality product. Well made and well worth the wait.Well done Van shades.Thank you !!!!

Diane Webster

13:12 01 Oct 24

Had our van shades delivered recently, very well packed, complete with all the screws required.Have only fixed one in our van and it went in perfectly. If the others go as well as the first, everything should be great.Very happy with the product, excellent advise from Van Shades, would certainly recommend to everyone who wants to put Van Shades in their Vans.

Ken Cornish

09:41 28 Sep 24

I called into Vanshades as I was passing, and was really impressed with the staff there,it's refreshing to come across staff with enthusiasm and knowledge of their products.As for the shades, I can't fault them, all fit,easy to fit,just look at the on line tutorialThe bottom line is they look great, and work well

Lisa

13:27 27 Sep 24

Fantastic customer service , great quality blind pod which makes our ford custom van look awesome,We would definitely recommend Vanshades.Big thank you to Louise & Jake

Margaret Taylor

12:50 27 Sep 24

Delighted with our blinds for our Ford Transit Custom Devon Firefly. I’ve had a busy few days recovering and adding more insulation to the door panels to match. Hubby was impressed with the fitting of them, well worth the 5 week wait

John Siddle

14:38 24 Sep 24

Absolutely outstanding after service from Van Shades, had a string broken on a blind, popped over to see them and got it all fixed in 15 minutes, good old fashioned customer service and even got a cup of coffee (nice) while I waited. Louise was charming and Zac did a great job. Keep up the good work with your outstanding products. I’d give more stars if I could.

David Morgan

09:40 19 Sep 24

Excellent quality really pleased with my storm trooper blind

Mike B

12:16 13 Sep 24

On the plus side the window pods look good when carpeted and seem to work well so far, on the minus side, my pods took 6 weeks to arrive ( not sure if this because I made a slight change to my order ) the carpeting video online only shows how to carpet the simple pod, It would be better if the video covered the pods with cut outs such as the sliding door as this is more tricky to carpet, also the location for screws to retain the barn door pods is not clear ( it is quite important to get these in the correct position ) and finally I didn't receive screws to fit my barn door pods when they are shown as included, not sure whySo if you purchase these pods remember to allow plenty of time for your order to arrive!

Viam Mercer

10:39 10 Sep 24

Fantastic product, fitted them all in about an hour which included removing the old curtains and cleaning up. I highly recommend that anyone building a van or who is looking for shades check these out.

Wayne Burke

23:40 07 Sep 24

Difficult to review! Still waiting to receive my order!

Steve Bryan

19:32 02 Sep 24

From first contact to order completion, Vanshades have been a pleasure to deal with. Quick response times from emails and they actually called me back when they said they would. Makes a refreshing change from other, not so 'customer focused' companies. I'll definitely be returning to purchase a WindowPod A. Thank you Vanshades!

william newman

13:36 29 Aug 24

Barn door window were bought to replace existing curtains the pods were well made look great and were a really simple fit couldn’t be more pleased with the look and fit well done Vanshades thanks very much

Mathew Haslam

11:18 28 Aug 24

I am new to VW Transporter's so finding my way!The website is clear , the assistance by telephone also helpful . I wanted Vanshades to fit my shade and chair pod and they did that with no problem too. Game set and match business for me!👏

Martin Donald Smith

14:35 27 Aug 24

Very impressive product! Well designed and produced. Fitted a set of these into my Ford transit custom today - barn doors and then a duo blind behind the driver and a duo blind behind the passenger on the sliding door. Easy enough to fit if you take your time. I’ve seen videos saying 90 seconds per blind but in reality you take longer. They look great, are ergonomic and really block out the light well. Took 5 weeks to arrive but the website does advise of lead times when ordering. Well worth the wait.

Mark Bunton

09:05 13 Aug 24

Just fitted my van shade, and it looks great.The quality and finish is excellent many thanks to everyone 👍

Madelaine Taylor

19:02 24 Jul 24

What a lovely company to deal with, from start to finish we experienced exceptional service, nothing was too much! A lovely friendly team. I would highly recommend their window pods, we absolutely love the end product, great quality and addition to our VW T5.

Benoit Rousse

09:36 24 Jul 24

I returned my window for a small technical problem and the return of the product is clean and more than functional.Efficiency / speed / attentive... from after-sales service to the mechanic, top-notch work!Thank you all, professional work!I highly recommend it, you can go there with your eyes closed!Thank you so much!Happy summer to you,Benoit

Jonathan Case

11:31 22 Jul 24

Great quality blinds whether for contents security or sleeping over. Highly recommended product with superb customer service and support.

Steve Stuart

09:59 15 Jul 24

Ordered a set of J & K Duo silver Carpeted Blinds for our new VW T6, waited patiently for about 5 weeks for them to be delivered which was fine as I am prepared to wait for something decent.When they did arrive I was really impressed with them until I started to fit them....On opening the boxes I noticed there was a long piece of L shaped plastic on one of the flyscreen's that was loose, that only lasted two long weekends in the van before it fell off ! I managed to repair by dismantling the whole thing and re fitting 3 small screws that had been very roughly thrown in position by whoever assembled it at the factory.The shades fit OK but their not as seamless as you would think, the build quality of my set was pretty poor, the carpet on the external edges was not folded over onto the back as it shows on their "How to carpet a Vanshade" video, which means there was an ugly black plastic 3mm visible border around the perimeter which looks terrible against the other carpeted panels. again this was something I spent a day rectifying, while I was at it I also relived the handle cut out for the sliding door which was just too tight and was binding with the handle trim.Gripes aside the do work really well and look great when carpeted properly, but when you are paying nearly £600 for a "finished product" you don't really expect to spend a day and a half sorting out issues that could have been sorted with 5 mins of care & attention at the factory.Would I buy them again ? Probably because their a great design and work really well, but sadly for me anyway, let down by poor workmanship.Knowing what I know now I would just order the Naked Duo Vanshades and do the carpeting and QC myself.

Callum Cooper

14:44 12 Jul 24

Very good product, the best looking out there and very easy to install, buzzing with them! Eve was extremely helpful with any questions I had, 10/10 customer service!

Dave

19:01 04 Jul 24

Excellent service and product.Will be using again for sure.

John Todd

16:44 30 Jun 24

Graeme McBride

08:18 28 Jun 24

Start to finish the team at Vanshades have been excellent. The quality of the product is second to none. I know there are some cheaper alternatives out there but, there's a reason they're cheaper. As the saying goes "you get what you pay for". Really are top quality blinds made easy to fit.The customer service is some of the best I've experienced in my life from regular emails to updates etc. Couldn't have asked for better.I would like to particularly thank Eve who went above and beyond to answer all my queries and sort me out with fantastic looking blinds.

Mervyn Shone

11:00 25 Jun 24

The window pods these guys do are top notch and look awesome once installed. I have to also big up the customer service as they were extremely helpful and polite. I messed up on the installation of one of the pods and ended up breaking it… The asked me to send it back and they would repair for free… How good is that !!

Jamie Mitchell

16:21 24 Jun 24

Fantastic product. Just what I was looking for. Great website where you can see exactly what you are installing.

Omar Baldaccioni

09:19 21 Jun 24

Purchased a set of window pods for my T5.1 and had to have the order sent to France, instead of my original address in the UK. Received excellent customer service throughout, thank you Eve! The Window shades themselves are fantastic, everything I wanted them to be, great product!

Paul Paintin

07:15 20 Jun 24

I cannot recommend these guys highly enough. The products are incredible, the WindowPods have transformed our VW T5, and I can finally bin off the sucker based thermal mats I've spent years sticking and unsticking to the windows...After a perfectly avoidable self induced issue whilst fitting one of them, I was invited to their HQ in Barnsley, where Rich, Jack and the team really looked after me, fixing the problem I'd caused myself, and going above and beyond in terms of customer care, even diagnosing a completely unrelated head scratcher of an issue, and pointing me in the right direction to get that sorted.If you're even remotely considering a purchase, stop dithering and get it done, you won't regret it.

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