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Countyblues Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:56 pm

Is there any other way of finding out the original color without the birth certificate?

glutamodo Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:09 pm

If the original paint code sticker is gone or unreadable (typical), about the only other thing you can do is to dig into the car and try to find a spot with the original paint still on it and try to match that to color charts.

Countyblues Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:13 pm

thats what I thought. At one time The car was blasted or at least striped down to the metal so no old paint. :cry:

glutamodo Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:21 pm

Blasted everywhere?? Like, even up like, up under where the windshield wiper motor is? Under the dash grilles?

Countyblues Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:35 am

Yes it was a good clean body that someone started as a project and after paint let it sit for many years and it must have been outside for a wile before I got it.

zehbeh Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:50 am

If you have the chassis No. you can find it out. As I wasn't shure about this I asked this question in a geman beetle forum and they confirmed.

If you have the chassis no. you can get a birth certificate from VW in Wolfsburg for some EUROs. Or ask a local vw dealer if e can find it out for you (if your car is still listed in the central computer)

glutamodo Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:28 pm

I'm sure he already knows about the birth certificate - his original question was there a way to find out withOUT getting one. I doubt there's any other way though.



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