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Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:28 pm

vw76westy wrote: Quote: I have an NOS MPH trip speedo and a used one in my Bus.

Please post pics of that tach!

lets see a pic

Quote: I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one
how much is it going to cost you to have redone

Not sure yet how much,I don't really care, I'm fixing up my bus top notch.
But check this work out...

http://nhspeedometer.com/vw/1.htm

Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:04 am

After a front end collision, I purchased a replacement bumper for my '71' with both short overiders on it. I'd never seen them before. The guy who sold me the bumper had no idea as to where they came from or if they were even originally VW or aftermarket. Anyone out there know about these overides, I'd sure appreciate any info, thanks.

Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:28 am

wrongway wrote: After a front end collision, I purchased a replacement bumper for my '71' with both short overiders on it. I'd never seen them before. The guy who sold me the bumper had no idea as to where they came from or if they were even originally VW or aftermarket. Anyone out there know about these overides, I'd sure appreciate any info, thanks.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?search..._chars=200

Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:51 pm

rcrjacob wrote: vw76westy wrote: Quote: I have an NOS MPH trip speedo and a used one in my Bus.

Please post pics of that tach!

lets see a pic

Quote: I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one
how much is it going to cost you to have redone

Not sure yet how much,I don't really care, I'm fixing up my bus top notch.
But check this work out...

http://nhspeedometer.com/vw/1.htm
I think the one Chabanais has is a 914 speedo

I sent a KPH trip speedo to NHSpeedometer and they printed the MPH markings on it and converted the odometer to miles and set it to the actual miles for my bus. I don't remember the exact cost but it was more than $100 and less than $200. I had asked them to reprint the entire face using the standard MPH speedo face as a template. I sent down a spare US spec MPH speedo face, but for some reason they really didn't want to do it. Maybe they were worried about not being able to match it exact enough, anyway, I'm happy with the results.

Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:28 am

busdaddy wrote: wrongway wrote: After a front end collision, I purchased a replacement bumper for my '71' with both short overiders on it. I'd never seen them before. The guy who sold me the bumper had no idea as to where they came from or if they were even originally VW or aftermarket. Anyone out there know about these overides, I'd sure appreciate any info, thanks.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?search..._chars=200

search is not very helpful. :?
Anyone can ???

Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:50 am

found this under the seat of my bus

Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:58 am

silverside61 wrote: found this under the seat of my bus

Nice!!

Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:58 am

NOS Hella rear fog light from early 70's

Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:03 am

Then I have this one... tiny chip on face but can have it repaired:

vw76westy wrote: Quote: I have an NOS MPH trip speedo and a used one in my Bus.

Please post pics of that tach!

lets see a pic

Quote: I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one
how much is it going to cost you to have redone

Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:37 am

chabanais wrote:

Then I have this one... tiny chip on face but can have it repaired:

vw76westy wrote: Quote: I have an NOS MPH trip speedo and a used one in my Bus.

Please post pics of that tach!

lets see a pic

Where did you get them??

Quote: I'm getting a kph one and having it re-done to a mph one
how much is it going to cost you to have redone

Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:55 am

I can't remember where I bought the trip speedo in my Bus... maybe The Samba. The other one I bought at a now-closed VW shop in San Jose. I happened to be in there and looked at their display case and BOOM $125 later I was an owner.

Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:31 pm

Would a brand new blinker switch for a 71 qualify?

Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:28 am

chabanais wrote:

I like that round chrome trim around the gauges. Is that stock or an add on?

Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:30 am

http://tuning-shop.co.uk/camper-6779-chrome-dial-surrounds-gauge-rings-p-170.html $30.

Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:42 am

rcrjacob wrote: NOS Hella rear fog light from early 70's

Any pictures of it installed?

Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:12 am

Quote: nederbug
busdaddy wrote:
wrongway wrote:
After a front end collision, I purchased a replacement bumper for my '71' with both short overiders on it. I'd never seen them before. The guy who sold me the bumper had no idea as to where they came from or if they were even originally VW or aftermarket. Anyone out there know about these overides, I'd sure appreciate any info, thanks.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?search..._chars=200

search is not very helpful.
Anyone can ???

search is very helpful
about 10 threads down,in the search, youll see the ttile
what are these from
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=177318&highlight=bumper+guards
& there you go
repeat after me.....

the search is very helpful

ok, moving on
i thought i would share some pics with you guys on a new find

8) 8)
i have a late bay but can someone with a early bay tell me if
there are factory bolt holes for this on your bus

they would be on the driver side,on the sides of frame,behind the body
between the taillights & engine hatch
(there is a pic of the tow hook installed back on page 1 or 2)

Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:38 am

vw76westy wrote: can someone with a early bay tell me if
there are factory bolt holes for this on your bus
Yes there are, both sides, they are on the outside of the frame rail below the battery trays. In fact even late busses have the holes for the ambulance hook, but only the early ones have captive nuts installed.

Nice find!

Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:42 am

busdaddy wrote: vw76westy wrote: can someone with a early bay tell me if
there are factory bolt holes for this on your bus
Yes there are, both sides, they are on the outside of the frame rail below the battery trays. In fact even late busses have the holes for the ambulance hook, but only the early ones have captive nuts installed.

Nice find! Sure that's not for a splitty though? I thought bay hooks stepped up to clear the bumper.

Are those the same holes for the factory hitch mounts? I don't have an early bay here to check, bit that is what is sounds like to me. Maybe they use the same holes?

Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:44 am

OK here's a pic of the factory threaded holes to mount the hitch on an early bay. This is under the battery tray.

Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:08 am

busdaddy
Quote: Yes there are, both sides, they are on the outside of the frame rail below the battery trays. In fact even late busses have the holes for the ambulance hook, but only the early ones have captive nuts installed.

Nice find! Sure that's not for a splitty though? I thought bay hooks stepped up to clear the bumper.

this came off a 70 westfalia that also had ambulance fans
& many other bells & wistles

hopefully ill have a chance to revisit that bus before they get rid of it
& get the m-plate from it, to see if anything was factory