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- Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:27 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Engine Lid Rubber Seal installation
- Replies: 1
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Engine Lid Rubber Seal installation
My 66' is back from paint and they didn't do me any favors with the trunk lid seal channel or the engine lid seal channels. I've had to rework them into a condition that can hold the bead on the seal rubber https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111827705 . Some areas are a bit loose ...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:57 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Full rubber seal re-do
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2975
Re: Full rubber seal re-do
This post is over 10 years old, but I've got a repainted bug that needs seals. The painter didn't do me any favors by just pulling the old rubber, blasting and painting. I had to beat the trunk channel into shape so that I could re-install rubber. Nerve wracking considering the cost of new paint. I ...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: 1966 Restoration Projects
- Topic: dashboard radio speaker cloth mesh
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9867
Re: dashboard radio speaker cloth mesh
Wolfsburg West sells the unpainted part - https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111857209a However, I recommend taking yours to the utility sink and soaking it and the vinyl backing behind the small right piece in Dawn dish soap, then using a fingernail brush to clean it up. Set it o...
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 4:17 pm
- Forum: My 1966 VW Beetle
- Topic: 1966 Camille
- Replies: 2
- Views: 24680
1966 Camille
Bill and Camille bought a new 1966 bug in Pendleton, OR and Camille drove it from the farm to Le Grand to teach school. CamilleHawkins.JPG I am the second owner on title and had to work with Bill and Camille to get the lost title with a long paid off car loan still registered at the DMV. I have had ...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:38 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Driver Side Mirror Problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3205
Re: Driver Side Mirror Problem
Ok. So I answered my own question. After finding the Samba archive of the owners manual with the pear shaped drivers side rear view mirror. I'm ordering one today. Anybody need a round mirror?
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 5:25 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Driver Side Mirror Problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3205
Driver Side Mirror Problem
So... It's been a while for me, but I don't remember having this issue with my other bugs. When I bought the bug, it didn't have a driver's side mirror. I bought a round replica from Wolfsburg West and installed it. When I open the drivers door, the door swings wide enough that it hits the mirror an...
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:53 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Camille Project Update
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4739
Camille Project Update
So... Five years after buying a 1966 white bug from a female nursing student at Linfield University in McMinnville, OR without a title, I am beginning the restoration. Getting the title is a whole other story. Her owners were gracious, cooperative and in their mid-90s. I am now the second (on title)...