The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Thank you for confirming it!

Hello all, I heard that if I'm searching for an original German rear fender to perfectly fit my 1966...I could expand my search to 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 because the fenders from 1962 to 1966 are interchangeable...is that correct? Are they truly identical in shape and have the correct holes for 1...

Beautiful! And the sunroof makes it even more special! Original interior?

I hope one day you'll surprise us and we'll see a sneak peak of your Euro 1966!

Yeah, that rear window area seems a really challenging spot for upholstery and headliners...the combination of hot sun during the day and various moisture issues ruined many interiors...only garage kept vehicles kept throughout the years...I attached a picture of the original printed pattern for ref...

HI John, Thanks for checking in! I went into a deep dive on the Samba website and it turns out that original headliners had a printed vinyl in that area. Unfortunately Wolfsburg West and TMI didn't follow originality in this specific case. It's too small of a detail for them to bother, and I underst...

I forgot to attach a pic of the area, it's right under the rear window ...

Hello all, If you have an original headliner in your bug, would you please let me know if the section around the rear window has white vinyl with printed dots like the area near the front visors, or actual perforations like in the area above the front and back seats? The area under the rear window i...

I think your headliner should be a perforated vinyl in white color... VW used to call it "Cloud White"...the seats should be "platinum leatherette" and the carpet used to be called "lava" color, which is a dark grey...some people define it as charcoal grey...

Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing your story!

Thanks for sharing your story on this site! I hope you'll be able to share more pictures in the years to come, it's great to see the progress...

Where are you located? Are you in California? There are several VW scrap yards scattered on the West Coast and East Coast but your location would help to narrow down what would work for you...

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