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tanaka
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 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: Tow hitch to Barndoor |
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i have search but not find a picture of a tow hitch to a barndoor?
Is that wery hard to find any one for sale? |
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krusher
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westfalia made one for that era bus, you will do very well to find a correct one for sale though.  |
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tanaka
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Thats not good !
Have somebody done one in repro?
A picture of one whould be nice. |
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Scotty
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I believe someone in the uk has repro'd westy hitches, but I'm not sure if they have done barndoor ones. I can't remember who it is right now though
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marl345
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tanaka
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Thanks! Perfekt!
Just what i need. My one is a 54 |
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nize
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Thanks! Perfekt!
Just what i need. My one is a 54 |
Tanaka... I have a Westfalia tow bar from 1959. I think it should be more or less the same construction for barndoor! I can take measures and pictures if you like.
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tanaka
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Tha will bee nice! Send me a lot of pictures.
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Lowdown Dirty Rat
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Chewie had one on his 52, not sure if it was a BD specific one though.
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matthew henricks
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| Been away from VW's for some time. If you are still looking for one i have one for sale. Not cheap though. PM me. |
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barndoormambo
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..Rikki James has one on his Samba now; i don't have a pic i'm afraid- but you could try a search/drop him a line..
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originalo
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:59 am Post subject: BD tow hitch |
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| westfalia made one for that era bus, you will do very well to find a correct one for sale though. |
There were other German trailer and tow hitch manufacturers who at the time offered tow hitches for Barndoor buses. I have a HAHN (Stuttgart) tow hitch on my ´53 Kombi.
But again: very, very hard to find.
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LJay
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: Re: BD tow hitch |
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| krusher wrote: |
| westfalia made one for that era bus, you will do very well to find a correct one for sale though. |
There were other German trailer and tow hitch manufacturers who at the time offered tow hitches for Barndoor buses. I have a HAHN (Stuttgart) tow hitch on my ´53 Kombi.
But again: very, very hard to find.
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thats a very nice set up 
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originalo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:08 am Post subject: Re: BD tow hitch |
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thats a very nice set up [/quote]
Thanks for the warm words.
BTW: The HAHN 179.1 tow hitch was also suitable for NON rear bumper buses. Here is a ´52 equipped with the HAHN tow hitch.
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tazm
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Ther is a Guy here in belgium who has perfect repro Barndoor hithes for sale !
I'll check if I can get a picture and the price !
I know they are made in a factory , where they make hitches all the time ! A belgian brand, but I also forgot the name from that factory !
I'm getting older 
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rikki james
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Remember, turbo mufflers and tow bar combinations are a complete pain in the to...... to install!
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Clara 
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I believe the westfalia tow hitch for wolfsburg bus fits through mid 56, not just barndoor.
Here is one on Greg's post BD 55 westy:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?...t_dir=DESC
there is a different version for mid 56 through end of pressed bumper, then another for 59 -67
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D-train
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massive rebirth of an old thread, by 5 years..
i have a round cradle wolfsburg 55 an looking for plans or dimensions to either make or buy a tow hitch for my bus. if anyone has any info let me know!
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zuggbug
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I am interested in one as well for my 56 westy.
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