Front emblem mounting measurements

[MichellesGotABus]

Two questions:

1. What are the measurements to install the front emblem on an early bay (1970)? (mine were filled- with metal- in the resto process)...I checked on ratwell's site and his is for a later model bus that I believe took a smaller emblem.

2. Is there anyway to get this emblem on without removing the kick panels? Those things were such a pain to get in I dread removing going through that process again. I mean, can you secure the back of the emblem by reaching 'round another way? (Or just gluing it? How would that turn out?)

Thanks everyone.
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-'70 VW Bus (hard-top camper: all the perks of a camper without the leaky top!)...shown in pic pre-restoration.

[vwbusbusvw]

Your front emblem has 4 mounting posts. The nose of the bus has 4 holes. Stick 4 of these in the holes in the bus:

http://wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211853615

Now, pop the emblem on.
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[MichellesGotABus]

Um...did I not clearly state that my holes were filled in the resto process? I need the measurements to drill new ones. Then, yes, I can stick the four pegs in the four holes-- I think I could figure that part out.
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-'70 VW Bus (hard-top camper: all the perks of a camper without the leaky top!)...shown in pic pre-restoration.

[visibleink]

If you ask me, keep the "shaved" look.

Looks cool and less work.


Edit, this must be your bus.

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[cr@M]

She asked for the dimensions of the holes, implying that she knows that she needs those clips, but doesn't how how big to drill.

And vwbusbusvw, yes the front emblem threads are common, but she's asking about the holes, not the things themselves, thus her on thread. And yes i agree if she had an emblem question she could have posted it there, but she didn't so let's let it go, answer her question, and continue our lives.

Michelle: If you have those clips you can measure them to find how big the hole should be if no one here knows the size. That's what i would do.
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[vwbusbusvw]

Reach inside the bus, and find a hole that has been filled with filler. Pop it out with a screwdriver. Now, take your emblem, and put a dab of paint on the end of the posts. Fit one post of your emblem into the hole that you popped out, make sure the emblem is level, and push it onto the nose, so that the paint marks where the other 3 holes are. Remove emblem, and pop out the other holes from the front. Now, go inside, remove Birkenstocks, wash hands, and reapply patchoulli spray. Working on them buses is dirty business.
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[stupidsongs2]

And seeing out no one has actually answered her question yet:

What I did with mine was take the emblem, position it at a point on the bus where it looks good, and make a mark with a grease pen or something else that'll come off easy. Then I covered the four little attachment points with graphite, held the emblem where i had it before, tapped it with a hammer to get the graphite to apply to the body, and drilled where the resulting marks were.

I'd recommend drilling slightly smaller then the attachment points and just hammering in the emblem with a rubber mallet, but that's just cause of my strange fear of something falling off the front of my bus.

Also much, much easier to make small holes larger than the other way around...

[vdubyah73]

None of you read, she said the holes are filled with metal!

And I'm not going to pull my emblem off to get dimensions because the clips are a little tender, I get it off and it may not go back on.

Bill
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[vwbusbusvw]

[brenthughes]

Here are the dimensions from my '68.

The measurements involving mounting holes are taken from the center of the hole.

I'm guessing it would be easiest to center the emblem by dividing the the 2-11/16" grill center measurement and 6-3/8" pin to pin measurement in half. Maybe use a plumb line if you can level the bus itself.

A 15/64" drill bit fit snug in my mounting holes, made thinner by a couple layers of paint. However, I believe a 1/4" bit will be too large.

My only advice would be to punch your marks, start with fresh, small bits and move up to the 15/64" size.

Good Luck!

Brent Hughes
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[vdubyah73]

[katkat]

YAY! another VW woman!!! I have the same issue on my 77. The holes were filled in and I hate to make new holes in the paint job...My emblem has been in the glove box since we bought it!
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[Liveonjg]

Wow, a thread that so eloquently displays the good, the bad, and the ugly that The Samba has to offer.

Way to go brent! Always nice to see someone go the extra mile to help out a fellow bus owner.


-John
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[vdubyah73]

[Liveonjg]

[MichellesGotABus]

Thanks to all of you who contributed helpful information on this! I really appreciate it. That pic with the measurements was just perfect BrentHughes, thanks.
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-'70 VW Bus (hard-top camper: all the perks of a camper without the leaky top!)...shown in pic pre-restoration.

[bus kid]

Hay Michelle,
I'll be installing my emblem on my 1969 deluxe this weekend . PM me and we can drill, mount and glue our emblems together.



EXCELLENT job Brent Hughes
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[brenthughes]

You're welcome, MichellesGotABus. And thanks everyone for the positive responses. My 15 minutes or so of doodling is nothing compared to the amount of information I get from this community.

Sincerely,

Brent Hughes
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