TheSamba.com :: View topic - Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale

Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:08 am

Yesss. I'm quick, aren't I? :oops:

Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:14 pm

your right he may of went to far with the wheels

Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:17 pm

Back to the subject of hard to find parts, I have a 77 standard Beetle. The fresh air fan box looks close to a 71-72 super unit except the drain part is different, the drain elbow only fits 76 & 77. The bumper shocks are 74 and up, FI parts are 75 & up. Speedo has mph and km/h and is a 77 standard beetle only unit. seats are 77 & up. Rear apron is 75 & up, Steering wheel is 74 & up. It has a light under the dash to light up the heater levers, 76 or so & up. Gas tank is an FI standard Beetle only unit. Front fenders are 74-77 standard Beetle. Speedo cable is a 2 piece deal with egr box, 75 & up. Plastic headlight rings, 75 or so & up.

But I still love my 77 Standard Beetle, a rare car. I've had it 9 1/2 years, and plan to have it many more years.

Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:56 pm

personally i dont think we can really complain. there are plenty of bug parts around, they just need to be found, and if there is enough demand, usually someone starts repopping them.

now t3's. whole nother story. you just cant buy basic things becuase there arent even any NOS sets floating around, and even if someone happens to be cutting up a car for the parts, they usually cost an arm and a leg. like fastback popout seals. or window scrapers that fit, or replacement pan sections. god forbid you should need a pan half. :evil:

Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:01 pm

JSMskater wrote: personally i dont think we can really complain. there are plenty of bug parts around, they just need to be found, and if there is enough demand, usually someone starts repopping them.

Well, the title says "Official Whine". If you've read any of the "whining" going on, the parts in question are original VW and truly hard to find. We all understand about T-3 and other ACVW parts being difficult to find, but this is the bug late model forum. This thread could be applied to all makes of ACVW. The aftermarket has been and continues to be a great source for our beloved ACVW's ( all models, not just T-1's ) for replacement parts, but,,,, the hard to find parts are not "repopped". Discontinued VW OG parts only, which continue to elude many of us, who, must have the original part, when only the original will do. Many of the "repopped" items are of cheap quality, not worth buying or installing. We're left with ACVW get togethers, Car meets and shows, internet searching, eBay, salvage yards, and probably some sources I forget to mention.

I think it's a valid post/thread. Post your "bitch" here about your hard to find part or expensive part, and maybe someone can point you to a better "find" where you havent looked yet.

Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:30 pm

I work in a Harley Dealership, believe me, the prices for dub parts is very reasonable!! 8)

Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:07 am

moup wrote: I work in a Harley Dealership, believe me, the prices for dub parts is very reasonable!! 8)

Harley folks are crazy though. 8)

I got rear-ended by a guy on a Harley who wasn't paying attention. It was in-town stop-and-go. I stopped, he didn't, and he hit and layed the bike down behind me.

I was in my brother's Chevy- ended up with a cracked tail light and a small cut in the bumper cover. The Harley's damage was purely cosmetic- a slight bend in the front fender, some scuffed chrome and paint... but I could have bought a restored Oval for the price he was going to have to spend to fix it. :shock:

Still though- some VW parts are just hard to find. It's not that the prices aren't reasonable - it's that you can't find what you need.

- David

Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:40 am

WD-40 wrote:
a slight bend in the front fender, some scuffed chrome and paint... but I could have bought a restored Oval for the price he was going to have to spend to fix it.

- David

Well, I don't know abnout where anyone else lives, but I'm sure here in Seattle it would be getin gthe chrome parts fixed that would be the biggeast expense. I was looking into getting my bumpers rechromed and the guy quoted me about 1 200USD. That's if they just had to start dipping them. I think it was somewhere around 100USD per hour if they had to fix or straighten anything.

Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:26 am

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=394022

is this a rip off or is it just me???

Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:47 pm

From reading what they did, it sounds like they are making a huge profit, and the single stage polyurethane paint with no mention of clear coat sounds iffy, But if I were in the market for a '68 Bug, and it is as nice in person as it looks in teh photos, I might consider it reasonable. I would probably try offering the seller 9 000 USD to start, but 10 500 doesn't sound like a rip off to me.

Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:55 am

i got my 68 for 2000 with a clean paint job so i guess 10,500 sounds too high for an all-stock 68.

Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:57 am

Hello everyone. I just joined, and this is my first post. I am just now trying to get active in the aircooled scene. I've owned my beetle since early 2000, but am only just now starting to restore it and make it sparkle! It's a 1972 Beetle std., and the only place where there is any visible rust is in the floor boards. I just had the original engine rebuilt, and have only put about 3000 miles on it. I absolutely love this car, and plan on rebuilding it/customizing it.

Anyway, from what other veedubbers have told me, the 1972 standards are not very popular, and that I might have trouble finding parts for it. Is this true, does anyone know? I mean, the good thing is this car is in almost immaculate shape, save for the floor boards and the interior. I think the suspension could probably use some TLC, but it's become my daily driver, and it runs great, ever since the engine was rebuilt. But I'm sure I'm gonna run into things that will need to be replaced sooner or later.

I am looking forward to fixing it up and hopefully entering it into Bugjam, eventually, so I need some advice, friends! Will I have a tough time finding parts for my baby?

Thanks!

Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:17 pm

Welcome to The Samba, 8)

Wed May 09, 2007 7:35 am

Sorry, thought this was just about parts, not cars. What is this?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/326947113.html

Wed May 09, 2007 7:56 am

Would be fun if individual threads on funny stuff like this were allowed to run like in other forums (T3). Oh well.

Just a goofy kit on a bug, just more detailed and smooth than the old pickup truck hack jobs you used to see.

I'd roll it, though. No worse than any kit car.

Wed May 09, 2007 1:29 pm

agreendaya wrote: Sorry, thought this was just about parts, not cars. What is this?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/326947113.html

A mistake! :roll:

Wed May 16, 2007 2:45 pm

Im looking for 74 - 79 control arms. Prefer them bent but will take good ones to.

Sat May 26, 2007 12:02 pm

I **used** to think beetle parts were the cheapest of any type of car....until I bought my 1967 Ford F-250 4x4.......things like Starters, Alternators and brake parts are as cheap, if not cheaper, than most Beetle parts!

Sun May 27, 2007 4:08 pm

I actually can't believe how cheap a lot of Beetle parts are out there. The aftermarket support is actually very good, and the supply of parts is huge! I guess you can expect that when they made 20+ million of them.

Compared to a newer car.. parts are expensive.. and they are still making them. I'd hate to see how expensive things get when current cars are discontinued.

I can't believe how cheap Performance parts are for Beetle engines as well.

I guess it helps that they designed these cars to be as simple as possible, using the cheapest parts possible. Ofcourse its too bad the Super didn't last as long for the parts to really catch on either.

Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:36 am

I would sure like to know why so much money is charged for the original cardboard coated with "whatever"to replace the stuff in the luggage compartment up front. I looke at the stuff in Mid-America and could'nt believe the price. What's up with that? :idea:
Jerry :shock: