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Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:18 am

Some cool stuff being brought to light in this thread. It thought it might be a good idea to collect a list of the suppliers to VW and what they made and ultimately post it somewhere.

I'll start. If you have something to add, please copy the whole list from a previous post, paste it into yours, and add a new line. Separate lines by a blank line, and please, production parts only, NOT accessories. This list would get to unmanageable with all the accessory suppliers out there.

If you want to add a part to a mfg already listed, do so, but old it, so it is clear what is added.

Be as specific as possible when citing parts.

Split Beetle parts only

Thanks

Bosch (Robert Bosch)- Wiper blades, Ignition coils, generators, distributors, rotors, points, spark plugs, regulators (?), headlights

Hella- Headlights, taillights

SWF- Ribbed semaphores

Spahn ("SPO")- taillight housings

Hermann Stribel ("SHO")- Grooved semaphores

GHE- ashtrays

VDO- Speedometers, clocks

That's just off the top of my head right now.... have at it!

Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:47 pm

Im not sure if Perohaus is an original supplier or if they are purely accessory. I comment because the Visor in my July 4th 1952 Split has a Perohaus logo on it. But, not sure if it is original.

Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:30 pm

Interesting. Anyone else see a Perohaus visor that appeared to be original to a car?

Any other suppliers that I am missing??

Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:41 pm

How about Lemmerz and Kronenprinz for the wheels?

Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:13 pm

CK made stock Rubber Mats for VW and possibly Gas caps. I know they made accessory locking gas caps for VW. They may have made VW trim rings too. I have a NOS set of date coded 1958' accessory trim rings for 356 Porsche made by them, but that's another story. :D

Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:14 pm

Huf made the handles and Keys

Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:31 pm

My 100mm Gas Cap says "Blau D.R.P." on it.. Not sure if Blau is the manufacturer.

also.. SEKURIT ... for Glass

Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:30 pm

Solex?

Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:58 am

I don't think these are all split, but they are VW suppliers.

Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:26 am

Here is the correct tail light supplier, I was wrong with SPO/Spahn which was a bulb supplier. I mixed these two, Sorry.

Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:34 am

wow...what s list!

Couldn´t find KAMAX though :wink:

Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:47 am

Excellent! Thanks...

Yes, Kamax, Raschle, Knipping and Verbus were all fastening hardware suppliers. I wonder if anyone can help verify what items in IN2VWS list were definitely used on split Beetles? Many there I recognize.

I will put these in a spreadsheet so I can sort them and post a table somewhere. I'm thinking I can host it at the Zarwerks "Techwerks" page probably.

Thanks for all the inputs....and especially IN2VWS for posting all that great documentation clips. You are THE source....!!

Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:48 am

Dorn it, it's tough to come up with more......

Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:53 am

How about:

ATE, and possibly Schafer for brake parts.

Continental for tires and generator belts.

H.

Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:37 am

Dorn is actually US supplier, and to my knowledge, VW never used them. Yes, I have found Dorn bolts on VWs but assume they were put there post-production.

ATE is in the list above from IN2VWS.

Continental is a good call on the fan belts..

Thanks....

Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:38 am

virtanen wrote:

Here is the correct tail light supplier, I was wrong with SPO/Spahn which was a bulb supplier. I mixed these two, Sorry.

Why would Schlesinger have a "P" in their logo???

Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:01 pm

Metzeler for Tires

Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:33 pm

Here is another list in alphabetical order. There are some Australian suppliers on this list also.