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Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:58 am

Is there anyone out there with nice 52 doors for sale? Also how do you mount the crotch coolers to the body? I cant find any diagrams of the mechanical parts for them or the mountings for the directionals.I wish I had all you Cal guys here to help, but in Wisconsin there are few splits
if any to look at. Thanks, dab

Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:59 am

dab wrote: Is there anyone out there with nice 52 doors for sale? Also how do you mount the crotch coolers to the body? I cant find any diagrams of the mechanical parts for them or the mountings for the directionals.I wish I had all you Cal guys here to help, but in Wisconsin there are few splits
if any to look at. Thanks, dab

Hi, dab! I have a vw shop from a dealership that shows in detail how to put a split together step by step. If your interested I can see how much it would cost to have it copyed? Also have a book that came with my car that you can look up any vw serial number and it will tell you what year and month it was made anyone interested in buying? If so will look into getting them copyed.

Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:22 pm

Hello, I have a set of original `52 doors. They are very nice. I see some work has been done on inside inner lips at bottom but very minor.
They have perfect mint outter skins with excellent black paint also.

They are pricey but available, if serious you can email me at
<oldvw@yahoo.com>

Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:59 pm

There are 2 styles of crotch coolers, early and later. One with an inner shield and one without. My 52 has the inner shield and there is a couple small screws that hold the flap onto the quarter panel and there is a wire clip that attaches and helps with the open and closing of the flaps. (minus the lever)

Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:37 pm

I have a September '51 car with crotch coolers. It has the shield on the inside and handle, etc. They must have made the other type for only a few months as my April car has no crotch coolers. Let's do the same thing I'm trying with the Bordeaux Red thread. Let's pinpoint the exact changover dates. Whose car has what?

Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:56 pm

JJlux 51 has crotch coolers with no inner shields. Its funny because on my 52, it has the shields but I figure my car being late because it does NOT have the removeable rectagular transmission inspection plate cover in the luggage area. Its shut solid back there like a later car.

Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:33 pm

I believe that would make your car an August or September car. They only did that for a month or so. JJlux51, what month is your car?

Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:27 pm

My 52 is like Skim's. I thought It was f@cked up or a nice repair when I first saw it.

Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:52 pm

Airsick wrote: My 52 is like Skim's. I thought It was f@cked up or a nice repair when I first saw it.

So you dont have the rear inspection cover either! Thats funny, mine (52) was the only one I knew of personally. :D

Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:35 pm

What month are these cars?

Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:44 am

No I was quite about it because I thought it was hacked because I do have an early oval front clip. I don't see any signs of a repair though. What is your vin # skim?

Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:41 pm

My car is in Phoenix getting painted right now but maybe I can get Buddy to read them off for me later today.

Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:34 pm

I just looked again and mine has the cut out in the undercarpet padding but not in the metal below? The cut out is rectangular and has a hole in each corner. the padding looks like it has always been there and it is factory light beige underneath.

Sun Sep 25, 2005 4:49 pm

So on your car they were using up old stock pad. I wonder how many are like that?

Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:05 pm

Airsick wrote: I just looked again and mine has the cut out in the undercarpet padding but not in the metal below? The cut out is rectangular and has a hole in each corner. the padding looks like it has always been there and it is factory light beige underneath.

Same with mine. Its cut out so as splitdog stated, they used old padding. I wonder how close mine and splitdogs car are related. :lol:

Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:20 pm

Mine's a Sept. 5th '51 car, so it has the opening.They'll look the same. Skim, I'll bet yours is a Sept. '52. I'm thinkin' they did that about 4-5 weeks. The opening, not the pad. Very interesting... Look up those numbers. :)

Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:30 pm

Must be because mine starts 44xxxxx and according to the tech section here its a sept car. I s there anything else weird about your car Skim?

Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:45 pm

really that was the only thing. No inspection hole, shielded crotch coolers, vin tag stamped 1952 so we have the latest of the double glovebox splits.

Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:33 pm

I also have a pre-zwitt, late June, early july cc split w/ no trans inspect cover, but square cut matting above, sheilded cc's.
The editor of vw trends (Price) wrote a book that details these changes by very specic dates, a very interresting read for you late split owners. Does not tell too much of early splits however.

Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:45 pm

Ah, yes. Progressive refinements. It says,"Cover and opening in luggage compartment floor above transmission--No longer provided." 1-0365-716 June 23, 1952.