The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

I get often asked why the Bosch antenna on my '66 is mounted in such tight place, I don't have a clear answer, it was not my choice but I believe it was originally mounted in Germany around '67 before the car being shipped to California. Dealers in the US seemed to prefer side installations...I pers...

I think my hood release mechanism/cable broke inside and now after 2 days of constant attempts I lost hope I"ll be able to open the trunk. The Samba forum suggests cutting in half the chromed front handle, unscrew the 2 cut pieces from the outside in order to free up the hood mechanism... had a...

Thanks for your feedback, I'll try again...

I'll try again, I failed my first attempt when I tried to slide the guard under the handle.. doing so the handle moves slightly outward...as a result I loose clearance for the handle screws to slide back into the assigned holes...maybe I have to work more on the black rubber seal (it seats under the...

Thank you for the feedback! I'll keep that in mind...

I finally received the certificate, confirming the original destination as Goettingen...originally purchased in Germany, the owner shipped it later on to Palo Alto, California.

Yeah, they are really hard to find in decent shape and the engraved stamp on the inner lip was important to me...that made the search even more difficult...I was fortunate to find this one in Los Angeles, originally manufactured in the spring of 1965. I believe Volkswagen used some bumpers from '65 ...

I finally found an original German front bumper to match the one in the back! Thanks to all the members of this forum that provided tips and proper advice to find the right one!

Any photos available?

My headliner is detaching with age but I hope these pics can help as well...

In the accessory brochure from 1966, among several items, door handle shields are displayed as option # 40 as in the picture here attached. I was wondering if anybody on this forum had issues with the installation...they are supposed to slide and get trapped under the door handle and rubber seal... ...

It looks like a 1965 deck lid...or a Canadian '66 (Canadian models used deck lids without the emblem in combination with 1200 engines)...

Thank you guys for all the advice, I really appreciate it!

Thanks for the advice, you are right...and I noticed that it will work out anyway because the backseat will keep everything tight once I put it back together...

I'm in the process of re-installing my original door panels...Wolfsburg West sent me a package of 56 rubber seals (boots). If I counted correctly... the front panels use 23 clips (x2) and the rear quarter panel 9 (x2) for a grand total of 64. Wolfsburg claims that 56 seals will cover the whole insta...