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pitbug
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Location: San Angelo, Tejas
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 Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Hard to see, but looks killer in person. Had yellow tint installed on my Sunshine, from the inside looking out looks like HD! 
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Nester355
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Location: QLD, Australia
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:18 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Man that's nice.
Plenty of character
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pitbug
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Location: San Angelo, Tejas
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| Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:41 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| Nester355 wrote: |
Man that's nice.
Plenty of character |
Thanks, that's what I was going for, you just cant buy "character"
here's the back.
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Spike0180
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Joined: June 06, 2015
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Location: Detroit, Michigan
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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ELECTRICAL SUCCESS!
1) Found my dude for the wiper blades blown. Replaced to get back my wipers!
2) Found a not blown fuze giving poor connection, replaced and got my horn back!
3) Traced wires for my brake lights to the sensors. Found them inoperable... I pushed on the brakes with all I had a few times. I now have brake lights!
4) Found a missing wire from my dude box to my dash. Replaced, now I have my turn signal indicator (right side only)
5) Found oil pressure light housing had a short/disconnect, exchanged for my high beam indicator housing, now I have an oil pressure indicator.
6) Found my key buzzer had a short, it was still trying to make sound... but it was failing...
7) Got and attached the B-pillar deluxe chrome on both sides of my bus.
Went for a drive with my buddy around Detroit to Johnny noodle King and Batch Brewery.
What a good time.
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sioux888
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Joined: November 12, 2015
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Location: La Feria Texas
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Just finished my roof rack set with ladder. Love the way they came up
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Tcash
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Location: San Jose, California, USA
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| sioux888 wrote: |
| Just finished my roof rack set with ladder. Love the way they came up |
Love the way they came up, too.
Nice job
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sodbuster
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Joined: August 08, 2004
Posts: 1086
Location: wherever my baywindow takes me.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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New seat cover kit going in the camper. New padding and sisel cloth too. Half way there on the project. I'll do the drivers seat over the weekend. My wife was the first to have a sit down (Her normal spot as copilot.) and said it a night and day improvement. TMI covers WCM stuffings. I'll put up another pic when I'm done. 
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FlatfourFrenchy
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Location: Boonville, MO
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Awesome. You are encouraging me to make that my next upgrade from my ratty originals. Good choice also on which seat to cover first
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Alan Brase
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Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Nice seat repair.
BTW, also nice seat belts. Not US market. Did you put them on or rest of world vehicle, in other words no DOT looking after your safety.
Al
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sodbuster
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Location: wherever my baywindow takes me.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:04 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| 69doublecab wrote: |
Nice seat repair.
BTW, also nice seat belts. Not US market. Did you put them on or rest of world vehicle, in other words no DOT looking after your safety.
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I put the belts in. It is a '71 and had its stock non retractable belts. I felt it was time for an upgrade. originally these belts were for later model US spec type 3 and Karman Giha if I recall correctly. The kit comes with brackets to adapt to bus.
Now I can reach stuff in the lower parcel tray without unbuckling. |
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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European, maybe ROW buses had retractable belts all along. Why not US?
VW of America, that's what.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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sodbuster
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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I got the drivers seat done today. The seats came out very nice overall. I'm definitely sitting up higher in the saddle while driving. Plus my wife loves it so there ya go! 
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notchboy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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European Buses had retractable belts standard? What? School me please. Show some proof.  I would of thought this the other way round. As with most "improvements" like the wing window - standard US - the FI - standard US - the laminated front screen - Standard Us - T4 Motor - standard US - actual seat belts standard - US!.........and so on.
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Alan Brase
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Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| notchboy wrote: |
European Buses had retractable belts standard? What? School me please. Show some proof. I would of thought this the other way round. As with most "improvements" like the wing window - standard US - the FI - standard US - the laminated front screen - Standard Us - T4 Motor - standard US - actual seat belts standard - US!.........and so on.
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I found it in parts fiche years ago. It so pissed me that I kept breaking those little white hooks. I musta gone thru 10 over the years. Somewhere I have quite a few NOS belts with retractors from late 70's cars. Probably Dashers, but likley nearly the same. I guess I should look for them.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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Alan Brase
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Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 9:25 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sicherheitsgurt-vorne-VW-T2...SwHoFXwYmq
Do your own search.
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sicherheitsgurt (seat belt) vorne (front) VWT2 (needs no translation) 3 point, automatic grau (grey)
Might have trouble getting some vendor to ship it to you. Please do tell if if you succeed!
Should be able to pay with Paypal.
Getting to be a small world.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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wcfvw69 
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| sodbuster wrote: |
I got the drivers seat done today. The seats came out very nice overall. I'm definitely sitting up higher in the saddle while driving. Plus my wife loves it so there ya go!
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Looks great. You didn't remove the rivet between the seat back and base? That must of been super fun! 
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notchboy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| 69doublecab wrote: |
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sicherheitsgurt-vorne-VW-T2...SwHoFXwYmq
Do your own search.
Ebay.de
sicherheitsgurt (seat belt) vorne (front) VWT2 (needs no translation) 3 point, automatic grau (grey)
Might have trouble getting some vendor to ship it to you. Please do tell if if you succeed!
Should be able to pay with Paypal.
Getting to be a small world.
Al |
I know there are retractable belts out there. But were they standard on Euro spec buses?
Finding later - Dasher, bug and or T3 - T411 belts that retrat are not hard but Bay window bus ones?? 
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| notchboy wrote: |
| 69doublecab wrote: |
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sicherheitsgurt-vorne-VW-T2...SwHoFXwYmq
Do your own search.
Ebay.de
sicherheitsgurt (seat belt) vorne (front) VWT2 (needs no translation) 3 point, automatic grau (grey)
Might have trouble getting some vendor to ship it to you. Please do tell if if you succeed!
Should be able to pay with Paypal.
Getting to be a small world.
Al |
I know there are retractable belts out there. But were they standard on Euro spec buses?
Finding later - Dasher, bug and or T3 - T411 belts that retrat are not hard but Bay window bus ones?? |
I had a 68-79 fiche years ago. they were in there. Do you have a link for the genuine VW parts book? There may be rh and lh parts.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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Tcash
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Alan Brase
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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No, no. It was just like the set on German Ebay. Those could likely be the OE manufacturer.
Probably the same spec retractor as used in a Dasher, but different attachments, probably.
Al
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Projects: 67 sunroof bug, 67 Porsche 912 Targa, 70 Westy
Dec 1955 Single Cab pickup WANT 15" BUS RIMS dated 8/55, thru 12/55
To New owners: 1969 doublecab, 1971 Dormobile
Vanagons:
80 P27 Westy JUL 1979, 3rd oldest known US
83 1.6TD Vanagon, 87 Wolfie Westy daily driver, swap meet home |
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