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Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:03 pm

how is your volkswagen signature on the back hatch attached on your bus? i cant find anything that is small enough to hold those tiny pins in place, and i just repainted it and wanna put it on. any ideas? its a 69 bus if that makes any differenct between the different signatures.

Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:16 pm

there are little clips that hold it in place
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=311853615

Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:43 pm

Any ideas on how to attach the emblem if the metal pin type things broke?

Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:46 pm

If the pins are broken off you could go to pep boys/auto zone and they sell double sided foam tape for that purpose. Its cheap and works. They use the same stuff to hold all the badges on modern vw's.

Or you could price up a new badge, they dont cost that much (I think).

Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:05 pm

gracias amigo

Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:23 pm

I put mine on a couple of days ago and wondered the same thing. I ended up using some female electric wire connectors. Clamped them on and snipped of the connector bit. Seems to have held nicely.
These sort of things:

Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:16 pm

Eh, I think a new emblem costs about 30 bucks. I would rather not like to buy one. I dont really have any good ideas yet except for that suggestion.

Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:42 pm

If the pins are broken, they usually come completely out of the "hole" on the back of the script. Look at the back - are there empty holes? Small pins with the same bore superglued back into them, then attached with stock clips works for me. Small piece of the old pin still in the hole? Pry it out, and whip out the superglue.

Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:05 am

hmm thanks vwbusbus.