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jamesdagg Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2007 Posts: 3364 Location: B.C.Canada
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: '71 Super rear inside vent *Now available and warrantied* |
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I can get these rear window inside vents for '71 Supers made up if I can get enough people to order them. Mine are intact but crumbling and can be cloned in fiberglass. So who wants a pair? I'll have a better idea on pricing when I have some idea of how many we need. I'm not out to make money but the fiberglass guy is.
Jim
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wantsAbugg Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2006 Posts: 677 Location: Parkland Wa
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:33 am Post subject: |
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I have abot 3 square inches on the top of each one of mine, so if they can be made I am game to get a pair. Price, Fiberglass is cheap. Lets see what the price turns out as. _________________ 0 to 60 in a neck snapping 4.6 MILES!
71 Super, SOLD!!
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Eren Samba Member
Joined: January 12, 2008 Posts: 296 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Jim. That's what I was thinking about. I want them
Eren _________________ '71 Super Beetle
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lewis71bug Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2006 Posts: 478 Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Count me in. I want them! _________________ Wayne
71 Super Beetle (in the states)
72 Super Beetle (european)
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Raggamuffin Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2006 Posts: 789 Location: GA
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Mine are shot, I'm in. |
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DeanJ Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2008 Posts: 49 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:57 am Post subject: |
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My super, which had been 'restore' a few decades ago, doesn't have those vents. At least not showing, I can feel somthing under the headliner though. Where do they connect? What is the purpose?
Dean
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Eren Samba Member
Joined: January 12, 2008 Posts: 296 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: |
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DeanJ wrote: |
My super, which had been 'restore' a few decades ago, doesn't have those vents. At least not showing, I can feel somthing under the headliner though. Where do they connect? What is the purpose?
Dean
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I also thought that mine were hidden under the headliner. I removed the headliner on a scraped car and discovered that the rear pillars are bulbous inside. So, probably yours are missing too. They connect to the rear window rubber at one end, and the headliner at the other. They are used for fresh air ventilation from inside to outside of the car. They are one year only parts and not produced anymore. _________________ '71 Super Beetle
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superman73 Samba Member
Joined: December 21, 2006 Posts: 2031 Location: Crystal Springs, Mississippi
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Eren wrote: |
DeanJ wrote: |
My super, which had been 'restore' a few decades ago, doesn't have those vents. At least not showing, I can feel somthing under the headliner though. Where do they connect? What is the purpose?
Dean
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I also thought that mine were hidden under the headliner. I removed the headliner on a scraped car and discovered that the rear pillars are bulbous inside. So, probably yours are missing too. They connect to the rear window rubber at one end, and the headliner at the other. They are used for fresh air ventilation from inside to outside of the car. They are one year only parts and not produced anymore. |
i think they are more like a half year only thing, because i had a 71 super that had the later style 3 small vents on each side. it was definatly a 71. _________________ Chuck
Jesus Saves
70 deluxe bus
74 ghia 1776 dual carb
67 manx clone
various other parts cars.
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jamesdagg Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2007 Posts: 3364 Location: B.C.Canada
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:08 am Post subject: |
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Not enough people yet. I'll post on some other forums.
Anyone here belong to "Super Beetles Only"? (Ryan?)
Jim _________________ '72 FI Westy
'71 Super rear inside defrost vents no longer available |
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The Doc Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2008 Posts: 14 Location: East Sussex, UK
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:18 am Post subject: |
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If they are a GOOD copy of the originals then I will be very interested!
Mark |
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the caveman Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2004 Posts: 885 Location: island state of Montreal
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: |
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I would definitely take a pair if made available. Will you reannounce or pm all those interested. My 71 came from florida and even though the car was only 9 years old at the time, they were just dust when i got it. |
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Eren Samba Member
Joined: January 12, 2008 Posts: 296 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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So far, three people from 1302 group are likely to buy. One of them is Mark (The Doc). _________________ '71 Super Beetle
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rodrigo kurmen Samba Member
Joined: June 29, 2002 Posts: 5 Location: Bogotá D.C., Colombia
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: Count me in |
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Hi there,
My 1971 VW1302 Automatic needs them too. I hope that they will have very nice quality, but not so high price.
Best regards,
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gakali Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2007 Posts: 448 Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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The Doc wrote: |
If they are a GOOD copy of the originals then I will be very interested!
Mark |
Ditto |
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jamesdagg Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2007 Posts: 3364 Location: B.C.Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Seems to be a first class shop. He was making some nice fenders for a Model T rod when I was there. Not a home based business but a real shop.
So far only about 15 people have responded but I can see if thats enough for a reasonable price. The price can only come down so much for volume anyway since he has to make each one individually and with the same amount of material. All we really save on is spreading out the cost of his time to make the initial mold.
They are used to extract air for better heat and ventilation and are shaped to create airflow over the rear window for defrosting. They may have had smoke extraction in mind also.
I'll be back _________________ '72 FI Westy
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jamesdagg Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2007 Posts: 3364 Location: B.C.Canada
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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We should stick to one thread on this. _________________ '72 FI Westy
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jamesdagg Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2007 Posts: 3364 Location: B.C.Canada
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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I went back to the fiberglass shop. He says he needs to find a way to fill imperfections on my pieces so the copies will turn out smooth. He's going to speak to a bodyman.
He asked if they will need to be painted because that requires a softer sandable gel coat or should he use a hard coat and produce them all in white or beige. They were all beige or off white right?
Here's his shop>
_________________ '72 FI Westy
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Eren Samba Member
Joined: January 12, 2008 Posts: 296 Location: Turkey
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jamesdagg Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2007 Posts: 3364 Location: B.C.Canada
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:34 am Post subject: |
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The fiberglass guy is ready to go when we get organized. He has found a body filler for chrome that is soft enough to smooth the finish without damaging the pieces.
It will be $85 a pair. Not sure what to do next. Should I get some kind of a deposit from everyone interested or what?
Jim _________________ '72 FI Westy
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Eren Samba Member
Joined: January 12, 2008 Posts: 296 Location: Turkey
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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Well, it costs more than I expected, but they will be in my car at last Giving a deposit is OK for me.
Jim, I can only pay via PayPal. Do you have an account? Thanks.
Eren _________________ '71 Super Beetle
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