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Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:17 am

New to the site, thought i would share my first car with everyone. Now the fun begins...

Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:27 am

After the first car wash,

Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:27 am

Nice start! What are the plans?

Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:29 am

Cool, I'd love to see some engine and interior shots!

Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:37 am

Thanks to Jimbo he has made all of my plans come to life, my dad had jer*fab build me a 7in. narrowed beam and 4in. drop spring plates

Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:51 am

Nice find...how do the semaphores work on it?
You must be in a warm climate somewhere.

Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:56 pm

Car is looking sick, can't wait to see more.

Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:15 pm

What a great first car!!!!! Keep the pics coming.
What's the plan for the interior? Let's see some pics of the Jer-Fab beam. 8)

Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:45 pm

Thanks for the positive comments, the semaphores work to my knowlege but when the previous owner had it someone had stolen the passenger side semaphore:( so i need to get a new one. As for the interior im going to leave it as i got it with just the seats but im going to fat mat the interior of it so that will act as my door panels.

And can anyone tell me if this is the OG rear seat for a 58 euro or post up a pic of a OG 58 euro seat...

Thank you.

Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:10 pm

Are you staying 6 volt or going 12? If you go 12 volt, you are going to need a pair of semiphores, not just 1.

They are available in 12 volt, but they ain't cheap!
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D113%2D953%2D021%2DF12V

Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:25 pm

58euro wrote:

And can anyone tell me if this is the OG rear seat for a 58 euro or post up a pic of a OG 58 euro seat...

Thank you.

No, a euro 58/59 would have a vinyl/cloth interior, like whats pictured below. Check out the 58/59 sticky up above for more info.

stale air wrote:

Here are a few pics from the gallery that might help you out.

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Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:09 pm

Actually those are the semaphores that im gunna get until i can find another OG semaphore then ill put the OG pair back onto it :)

And i have another question for everyone my bug is originally a glacier blue which is a one year color and i know that it under this black and white and a layer of red. but i dont kno the condition of the paint. Do u think that i should risk it and try to strip this paint???

Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:50 pm

58euro wrote: And i have another question for everyone my bug is originally a glacier blue which is a one year color and i know that it under this black and white and a layer of red. but i dont kno the condition of the paint. Do u think that i should risk it and try to strip this paint???

I would say keep it the way it is. It is a very nice looking car! Plus if you strip the paint off, you need to be ABSOLUTLY POSTIVE that there is Glacier Blue under there and if you strip it to far down, all you will have is metal. Once you have the money and time and are absolutely positive you want to go back to the original color, take the interior out, take the windows out, and strip the paint off. I would take it to a professional to get it painted, and see if you can get a swatch of their "Glacier Blue" because you won't find VW paint anymore in these special 1 or 2 year colors. The paint job (if you were to take everything out) typically cost $3,000 to do, some charge more some less. It also depends on the color, i.e. I was quoted from a shop near by that to paint my car it original color (Panama Beige 2 year only) and if I was to strip it myself of paint and interior, it would be $3000 but if I wanted them to do take everything out and strip it, $6000. Depends on your area and color.

Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:49 am

I like it. I really like the black/white color combo with the white wheels.

Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:32 pm

I just found the time to give it a quick cleaning and then take some better pics of it.

Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:52 pm

decided that the white rims just didnt work for me they just didnt pop for me so i had to get her some new shoes with her OG beauty rings and some white walls... tell me what you guys think

And can someone post a picture of how to install a front hood prop??
Thanks

Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:04 pm

That red is PERFECT! Nice, nice job. Very tastefully done from end to end.

Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:53 pm

Those portawalls hard to install?

Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:53 pm

looks sweet. what size tires are you running on the back of it?

Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:18 pm

The 58 is looking Nice!