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Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:26 pm

Can anyone help me locate original or repro interior panels for my 61 panel. I need both door panels, both kicks, and both headliner panels. the panels should be textured gray!

thanks

Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:31 pm

Wolfsburg west, or PM samba member "Clara".

Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:04 am

Dave24 wrote: Wolfsburg west, or PM samba member "Clara".

aparently WW interior panels warp,and their on there 4th generation and still have the same problem.

Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:39 am

hmmm that is good to know thanks

Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:44 am

themetalsurgeon wrote: Dave24 wrote: Wolfsburg west, or PM samba member "Clara".

aparently WW interior panels warp,and their on there 4th generation and still have the same problem. They need to be treated on the backside prior to mounting. :wink:

Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:08 am

Treated with what?

Dave24 wrote: themetalsurgeon wrote: Dave24 wrote: Wolfsburg west, or PM samba member "Clara".

aparently WW interior panels warp,and their on there 4th generation and still have the same problem. They need to be treated on the backside prior to mounting. :wink:

Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:10 am

polyurethane

Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:33 am

Check. :wink:... I left the chem. choice open, as it's all been discussed at length... and everyone seemed to favor something different. I.E., poly u, thompsons, laquer, paint, deck seal, etc..

Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:39 am

You could also try Werksburg for ABS offerings.

Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:25 pm

WW gray panels are those a TMIs or their own brand ?

themetalsurgeon wrote: Dave24 wrote: Wolfsburg west, or PM samba member "Clara".

aparently WW interior panels warp,and their on there 4th generation and still have the same problem.

Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:57 pm

Dave24 wrote: You could also try Werksburg for ABS offerings.

Thanks Dave24!

My ABS panels can be easily painted with Krylon Fusion plastic paint or for a better job, take them to e a body shop to Bull Dog them and paint them with plastic bumper paint! :wink:

Also vacuum formed map pockets too! Now with black pop rivets or more OEM style chrome split rivets!

Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:06 pm

werksberg wrote: Dave24 wrote: You could also try Werksburg for ABS offerings.

Thanks Dave24!

My ABS panels can be easily painted with Krylon Fusion plastic paint or for a better job, take them to e a body shop to Bull Dog them and paint them with plastic bumper paint! :wink:

Also vacuum formed map pockets too! Now with black pop rivets or more OEM style chrome split rivets!

painted abs panels....sounds rough to me

Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:57 pm

themetalsurgeon wrote: painted abs panels....sounds rough to me

How do you figure? I think they're pretty damn nice...

Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:10 pm

A full set of those Werksberg panels are on my shortlist of things to buy for my crew...for a driver that sees all kinds of weather (aka leaks a bit) lol they seem like just the ticket!

Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:57 pm

For the above stated reasons, I agree 100%. No warp. And if the paint gets f'd up, well, re-paint them. The WW panels don't like or accept (even proper) paint very well. I know this for a fact.

Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:02 pm

In the picture I posted, those panels have been painted and in that bus for over a year and have been driven across country in all sorts of weather. They still look as they did the day they were installed

Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:05 pm

They are werksberg... or WW? (I'm assuming WB)?... they look great!. :)

Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:09 pm

Dave24 wrote: They are werksberg... or WW? (I'm assuming WB)?... they look great!. :)

Werksberg

Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:38 am

MConstable wrote: A full set of those Werksberg panels are on my shortlist of things to buy for my crew...for a driver that sees all kinds of weather (aka leaks a bit) lol they seem like just the ticket!

Thanks to everyone on the great comments on my products! Try and catch me at an ACVW event for savings on them as you then won't have to pay for shipping! :wink:

If you are building a museum piece, then stay with the same material....otherwise, if you are going to drive and enjoy your favorite vehicle, Then use my ABS panels!

Thanks again to everyone. Sorry on the time delay as I was in Phx. for the BOR event.

Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:32 pm

What is the material WW panels are made from? Plywood? Masonite?

I'm considering making my own panels using what was left of my originals as a pattern, out of 1/8 and 1/4 tempered Masonite, which would be treated with several coats of paint, and poly on the backside.

Think that'd work, or is that a dumb idea?