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Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:49 pm

mattcuddy wrote: Not "rare" in general, but NOS ones!?! Wow, nice purchase. They sure look purdy.

Anchovy wrote: They came with the installation instructions

So the early bay overriders aren't location specific (FR, FL, RR, RL) like the late bay ones. Clears up another area of occasional confusion. Good work.

i would think that trying to find nos overriders would be a pretty rare event ;-) not rare when the buses where new, but rare now that's for sure?

oh wait their the late bay ones?

Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:21 pm

WOW those are beu-T-ful :D I have about 5 sets but nothing like that.

Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:53 pm

bigbore wrote: WOW those are beu-T-ful :D I have about 5 sets but nothing like that.

Put them up for sale! - i know of interested parties :P

Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:43 pm

rustbus wrote: bigbore wrote: WOW those are beu-T-ful :D I have about 5 sets but nothing like that.

Put them up for sale! - i know of interested parties :P
Ya I have 10 westy here at my shop all 72 back 6 of them Iam parting out and most have over rider's. I had a guy here from Belgium 2 months ago in a 68 tin top and he said thay are hot in europe sence thay are a US thing. He had a euro hitch on his westy I tryed to talk him out of. I almost got it but he backed out at the last minite.

Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:55 pm

Ok, this may not be too rare...it's a just a casco lighter from a '74.

What makes it rare is, IT'S NEVER BEEN USED! 36 years and never seen a cigarette or a joint. That boggles my mind.

my camera sucks at macro...

Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:30 pm

Anchovy wrote: Here are a set of NOS VWoA bumper guards for 1968 through 1972. They came with the installation instructions and adhesive mounting decals. I scanned one of the decals. The decal is 11 inches long.

The instructions say to mount the over-riders on the outer carriage bolt of the front and rear bumper. This clears up the controversy of whether they should be on the inner or outer bolts on the front.

This set has what appears to be original rubber bumpers since they fit perfectly (unlike reproductions) but they are not marked VWoA on the base and the nuts on the studs are not the "speed nut" style I am use to seeing on originals. Does anyone have an idea about this?

Man, what a find. I would love a set of those, but doubt I would ever use them if they were that nice. Probably save them for just such a thread. :)

Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:21 am

breadloafdeluxe wrote: My 77 Sunroof came to me w ... dealer installed Tach....

Holy cr@p, is that for real? How 'bout some pics.
:shock:

Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:58 pm

bigbore wrote: rustbus wrote: bigbore wrote: WOW those are beu-T-ful :D I have about 5 sets but nothing like that.

Put them up for sale! - i know of interested parties :P
Ya I have 10 westy here at my shop all 72 back 6 of them Iam parting out and most have over rider's. I had a guy here from Belgium 2 months ago in a 68 tin top and he said thay are hot in europe sence thay are a US thing. He had a euro hitch on his westy I tryed to talk him out of. I almost got it but he backed out at the last minite.

love that rack on top

Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:39 pm

He made that rack. He said he copied it from a swedish army one. see the ladder straped on the side of the rack?

Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:43 pm

i am getting ready to build a rack and would love to build something very close to it

Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:33 am

Found this westy drawer, it goes up into the void where the sunroof would.

Its def a westfalia part, same facing on the front as the early 68-71 tables, and the same grey hnbdle on the front, only ever seen one of these before and that was on thesamba, anyone have any ideas if this was an accessory or option of westies??

couple of pics, front was coming away,same as the tables, so glueing it back down

Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:23 pm

The one you saw here was most likly mine. I posted it here last summer and as far as I can tell it is a stock drawer. yours does look diffrent then mine but the way mine was built I can't see that someone other them westy made it but I can't find any info on it at all so who know's. I did post many photos of mine on page 12 on this thread.

Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:44 pm

bigbore wrote: The one you saw here was most likly mine. I posted it here last summer and as far as I can tell it is a stock drawer. yours does look diffrent then mine but the way mine was built I can't see that someone other them westy made it but I can't find any info on it at all so who know's. I did post many photos of mine on page 12 on this thread.

mine came from a 72, so maybe that could explain the differences between the 2. its well made and def not a home made piece

Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:33 pm

slammedresto wrote: bigbore wrote: The one you saw here was most likly mine. I posted it here last summer and as far as I can tell it is a stock drawer. yours does look diffrent then mine but the way mine was built I can't see that someone other them westy made it but I can't find any info on it at all so who know's. I did post many photos of mine on page 12 on this thread.

mine came from a 72, so maybe that could explain the differences between the 2. its well made and def not a home made piece

Even stranger because it has the early laminate and handle :?
Bigbore, was yours in the Euro Westy? I wonder if Slammed's was found at a wrecker by a PO?

Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:55 pm

No it is in my regular old 71 westy

Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:03 pm

Man I've been curious about that since the first was posted. With the matching laminate and handle, one would look great in my 69 westy.
Can't wait to see if more info pops up, or pics of it installed. What keeps it from falling out?

Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:11 pm

vdub66gone wrote: Man I've been curious about that since the first was posted. With the matching laminate and handle, one would look great in my 69 westy.
Can't wait to see if more info pops up, or pics of it installed. What keeps it from falling out?

they fit pretty tight, so i dont think falling out would be a problem

Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:27 pm

mine has never moved. It is just as I left it before driving. I would like to come up with a track system for it. I think it would be a improvement.

Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:09 pm

Frank Burkhead wrote: The black knob is what makes it special. It's a lock, so you can lock your hatch from the inside while you sleep.

That's why my rottweiler sleeps in the back!

Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:42 pm

NOS Heater timer clock