TheSamba.com :: View topic - My 2 67s, why different parts on them? (pics)

Sun May 04, 2008 10:45 am

Both are said to be orig two owner cars, so why the different parts, production dates maybe? Which is more correct for the 67? Here are shots of the gas caps and flasher switches:

67#1

67#2

67#1

67#2

Sun May 04, 2008 10:49 am

The gas cap on the top is a VW part but from what I was told was replacement cap . The emergency flasher on the bottom is correct for the 67 the other looks to be an older model....maybe production date difference .

Sun May 04, 2008 10:52 am

^yeah you cant really see it but it does have the VW stamp on it

Sun May 04, 2008 10:57 am

It just looks like part of the knob is missing in the first flasher knob pic...

Sun May 04, 2008 11:11 am

The rubber outer part is missing from the car #1 Emergency flasher knob.
The gas cap is a replacement on car #1.

Sun May 04, 2008 1:27 pm

About 10 years ago, when I went to VW for a replacement gasket for my tank cap (low profile style with the big logo), they told me the old ones were no longer supported, due to safety concerns (they pop off in an accident). They would only sell me the larger replacement type, which was alleged to be safer.

Sun May 04, 2008 2:46 pm

Quote: when I went to VW for a replacement gasket for my tank cap (low profile style with the big logo), they told me the old ones were no longer supported, due to safety concerns (they pop off in an accident)

thats comforting!

Sun May 04, 2008 2:53 pm

bugs ain't safe anyways, what's one more safety failure gonna cause?

Sun May 04, 2008 5:01 pm

The LEAST consistency during a production year was 1967. An early '67 will have different parts than a late '67 and a mid-year '67 will have a potluck of differing parts. There are a few rather long "67" posts outlining interesting differences. '67s are a fun year, but a real pain in the a$$ when trying to do an "authentic" restoration ](*,)

Sun May 04, 2008 5:38 pm

that's why i chose the Euro route

Sun May 04, 2008 7:02 pm

How about my locks, which ones are true 67...

Sun May 04, 2008 7:06 pm

The second pic. The first one is fatchick era with the rubber missing :?

Sun May 04, 2008 8:31 pm

67 Florida Deluxe wrote: The second pic. The first one is fatchick era with the rubber missing :?

Isn't there three different "correct" locking knobs for the 67 bug?

Sun May 04, 2008 8:43 pm

wcfvw69 wrote: 67 Florida Deluxe wrote: The second pic. The first one is fatchick era with the rubber missing :?

Isn't there three different "correct" locking knobs for the 67 bug?

Yes, but the first pic is still a fatchick door lock button with the rubber missing :wink:

Sun May 04, 2008 9:11 pm

jmsmilin wrote: How about my locks, which ones are true 67...

This is what is in my '67... one on each door! If for some reason you have the same thing going on, I'll trade you my "fat chick" for your other! No sense having two cars with mismatched lock pulls. :wink:

Mon May 05, 2008 11:33 am

actually I just sold a set for cheap didnt realize they were 67 knobs, I though the fatchick version was correct...I will get more soon at an undisclosed location

Mon May 05, 2008 2:45 pm

Both my 67's have a cap like picture 67 #2. Flasher # 1 is the same as flasher #2, but it is missing the black rubber that goes around the red center. If you push back the rubber on a 67 flasher it looks the same.
The flasher for a 66 is also red but is smooth and shaped a little different.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:58 pm

wcfvw69 wrote: Isn't there three different "correct" locking knobs for the 67 bug?

to tell them apart you have to unscrew them.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:13 pm

I was told by someone who claimed to own a 67 back in 67 that he was sent a factory/dealer notification to change the gas cap from the factory VW logo one seen above to the flat one without the logo that was deeper and was less prone to slip off, which is also pictured above..

He also said that what ticked him off at the time was that he had to go to the dealer and pay for the swap, about 8 bucks.

Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:18 pm

Asunder wrote: I was told by someone who claimed to own a 67 back in 67 that he was sent a factory/dealer notification to change the gas cap from the factory VW logo one seen above to the flat one without the logo that was deeper and was less prone to slip off, which is also pictured above..

He also said that what ticked him off at the time was that he had to go to the dealer and pay for the swap, about 8 bucks.

The flat one pictured above is not a German cap. It's Brazilian. '65, '66 and '67 shared the same German factory cap that had VW on it. Even today, the cap on my '65 and '67 requires a bit of force to remove. I dont know how they could be slipping off (???)