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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1063 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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My '83 I found somewhat locally last summer. That was a cool surprise, I never thought that I'd find one from my birth year in Canada!
I'm assuming it was originally exported to Europe (going by the interior and a few other things), but I haven't been able to find anything on it. It was purchased at a police impound auction in Vancouver by the previous owner in the late 90s, who drove it to Ontario where it sat in his garage for years.
Once I start fixing it up (too much snow to even get into the barn right now) I'll hopefully find some coins or a receipt or something under the carpet that might indicate where she once came from.
It was winter driven for a few years so I do have some rust issues to take care of (but the pan is beautiful), and I need to get rid of the turn signals on top of the fenders. The plan is to keep this one totally stock. (The CD player needs to go- a Blaupunkt tape deck would look much better in there!) _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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Antonio Trejo VW Parts Dealer
Joined: December 17, 2003 Posts: 937 Location: Mexico City
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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bandi wrote: |
My '83 I found somewhat locally last summer. |
Nice Sedan! but since 1977 the turn signals were installed on the front bumper, even on export Sedan sold to the european market.
Since 1980 the mexican Sedan has front head rests. _________________ Parts VW
"From Volkswagen of Mexico factory..."
Genuine VW Sedan parts
Genuine VW Ultima Edition parts
Genuine VW Type 2 watercooled parts |
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1063 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Antonio Trejo wrote: |
bandi wrote: |
My '83 I found somewhat locally last summer. |
Nice Sedan! but since 1977 the turn signals were installed on the front bumper, even on export Sedan sold to the european market.
Since 1980 the mexican Sedan has front head rests. |
This being the reason I said I need to get rid of the turn signals on the front fenders.
I'm not sure what the deal is with the seats, I haven't looked too closely, but it almost looks like they were reupholstered and the headrests were done away with. I think I can feel mounting holes under the fabric. _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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GArBa Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2014 Posts: 2103 Location: Milano, Italy
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:23 am Post subject: |
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fender mounted turn signals were probably just added to comply with regulations on side repeaters. Late german and mexican beetles for the italian market had drop-shaped blinkers installed on the front quarters for the same purpose. _________________ cars:
'97 type 1 1600i
'14 type AA Seat Mii (sadly dead after 270.000 km)
'22 type C1 T-Cross
'23 type AC3 Hyundai I10 (VW no longer makes small cars!)
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hopkin Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2012 Posts: 2469 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:25 am Post subject: |
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GArBa wrote: |
fender mounted turn signals were probably just added to comply with regulations on side repeaters. Late german and mexican beetles for the italian market had drop-shaped blinkers installed on the front quarters for the same purpose. |
I think GArBa is right, the fender markers where added to my '96 when it was sold new in Germany. The side markers (from a Vauxhall) were added when the car was imported to the UK in 2002.
As it happens this picture that shows the signal lights is another one of my favorite pictures, taken in Kingston, Ont just 80 km from bandi's '83!
bandi wrote: |
....and I need to get rid of the turn signals on top of the fenders.... |
I have since replaced the fender markers with these NOS Italian markers:
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Gerrelt Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2004 Posts: 682 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Those Italian markers are nice!
And quite rare. _________________ homepage
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mascrappo Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2012 Posts: 535 Location: New Mexico
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Antonio Trejo VW Parts Dealer
Joined: December 17, 2003 Posts: 937 Location: Mexico City
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mascrappo Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2012 Posts: 535 Location: New Mexico
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Looks so true to form without turn signals on the front fenders. Nice cars you Mexico (and everywhere but the USA) folks got to enjoy.
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Antonio Trejo VW Parts Dealer
Joined: December 17, 2003 Posts: 937 Location: Mexico City
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1063 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Cool! Thanks for sharing that- I can't wait to get digging in my car during the "freshening up" process and see if I find anything under the carpet indicating where my car was sold. The vented decklid does point to Mexico as per the brochure, but who knows what's been swapped over in the past 31 years (the car has definitely been painted at some point, but it's still the original colour.)
And Hopkin, those Italian signals are really neat, I didn't know such a thing existed. (I had Italian tails on my 914 which had a yellow section for the reverse light.). I've met you before, I was parked beside you at the VW show in Embrun with the white '69 Beetle. _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1063 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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mascrappo wrote: |
(and everywhere but the USA) |
And Canada _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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hopkin Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2012 Posts: 2469 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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bandi wrote: |
And Hopkin, those Italian signals are really neat, I didn't know such a thing existed. (I had Italian tails on my 914 which had a yellow section for the reverse light.). I've met you before, I was parked beside you at the VW show in Embrun with the white '69 Beetle. |
Yes, I remember I still have your card from Belleville VW. Looking forward to seeing your Mexican. I found German, British and French coins as well as 2 Euros in my car (1 DM, 2 Euros, 1 Pound 58 Pence, 1 Pennig & 10 Centimemes). The DM was in the glovebox, I like to think that the original owner put it there for luck, the other coins were under the back seat and under the mat.
Edit: Found this pic from Embrun:
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1063 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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That's exactly what I'm hoping to find somewhere in my car.
Or gold coins. Those would work as well. From any country. _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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hopkin Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2012 Posts: 2469 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Anymore Mexican/Brazilian's out there?? |
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GArBa Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2014 Posts: 2103 Location: Milano, Italy
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:43 am Post subject: |
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here a pic of the late-german and mexican beetle italian spec side repeaters:
these are new hella (made in china, but good quality). the same design was made by other manufacturers (i had ARIC italian made units on mine but the screws rusted and cracked the lens around them) and used on a number of imported cars in Italy (e.g. porsche 356, ford taunus, hillman super minx...) _________________ cars:
'97 type 1 1600i
'14 type AA Seat Mii (sadly dead after 270.000 km)
'22 type C1 T-Cross
'23 type AC3 Hyundai I10 (VW no longer makes small cars!)
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bandi Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 1063 Location: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Was that keyhole for an alarm system? VW Canada has a '92 or '93 Beetle in the showroom of their head office that's never been on the road and it has one of these as well. Just always been curious about it. _________________ '60 Canadian Standard, '64 Bug, another '64 Bug, '66 Bug, '69 Sunroof Bug, '69 GT3 Bug, '71 Super, '72 Super, '73 Canadian Custom, '74 Love Bug, '83 Mexi Bug, '85 Cabrio, '94 Mexi Bug, '99 New Beetle, '02 New Beetle Turbo S, '03 New Beetle VR6. And some Fieros. |
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GArBa Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2014 Posts: 2103 Location: Milano, Italy
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:17 am Post subject: |
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yup, that's the key switch for the alarm. when switched on it will activate contact switches on the doors, hood and decklid and turn on a horn if any of them is opened. I'ts very basic and operated by mean of a cylindrical key (same type as old bike u-locks) which is not the best for security, but it's better than nothing I guess. _________________ cars:
'97 type 1 1600i
'14 type AA Seat Mii (sadly dead after 270.000 km)
'22 type C1 T-Cross
'23 type AC3 Hyundai I10 (VW no longer makes small cars!)
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alex857 Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2010 Posts: 708 Location: Stuttgart/Germany
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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My 1984 Selvas green Mexican Beetle, bought in 1993 and driven 140.000 km since then:
My 1984 Special Edition Velvet Red Mexican Beetle, bought new by my father and 260.000 km:
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hopkin Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2012 Posts: 2469 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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bandi wrote: |
Was that keyhole for an alarm system? VW Canada has a '92 or '93 Beetle in the showroom of their head office that's never been on the road and it has one of these as well. Just always been curious about it. |
They were put in around '99 or '00. My '96 does not have the key switch, for the earlier sedans the alarm relay had an antenna and it was deactivated by a button on a key fob.
The module can been seen in the first picture, I had removed it from between the two relays near the fuse panel (and 'jumped' the circuit to disable the alarm). The antenna can been wrapped around (gray cable) the box near the foam in the second picture.
I have since dis-assembled the alarm module and permenantly by-passed the circuit internally. In that way the module has been plugged back into it's spot between the fuses as it was when the car was new. The antenna has been removed.
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