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THECLAW
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:23 pm    Post subject: Where to buy Thing rear drums Reply with quote

Hi Folks, I bought a thing mostly complete. It is without rear drums. Does anyone have an extra set? Thanks for you input.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 6:55 pm    Post subject: Re: wanted: thing rear drums Reply with quote

There are currently 3 different postings in the Thing classifieds on this site for rear brake drums. Did you look there?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:56 pm    Post subject: Re: wanted: thing rear drums Reply with quote

The Thingshop sells them. German rear drums are prohibitively expensive, but you can get non-German drums for half price....
http://www.thethingshop.com/REAR-BRAKE-DRUM-GERMAN/productinfo/181501615A/
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Where to buy Thing rear drums Reply with quote

Wow ...you are not kidding those are more than i paid for the whole vehicle. =) no wonder they were missing from the thing.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:38 pm    Post subject: Re: wanted: thing rear drums Reply with quote

wbailey2112 wrote:
There are currently 3 different postings in the Thing classifieds on this site for rear brake drums. Did you look there?


I tried to look for The thing classifieds, but i found no section. do you have a link?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Where to buy Thing rear drums Reply with quote

Internet search of the part number (181501615A):

http://www.eisparts.com/181501615A/Drum,+Rear,+All+Things,++Left+or+Right.+OE+Quality.html

http://www.justkampers.com/181-501-615-a-rear-brake-drums-vw-trekker-181-pair.html

http://www.bobcostaenterprises.com/brake-drum-rear-thing-german-p-442.html
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Where to buy Thing rear drums Reply with quote

Captain Spalding wrote:
Internet search of the part number (181501615A):

http://www.eisparts.com/181501615A/Drum,+Rear,+All+Things,++Left+or+Right.+OE+Quality.html

http://www.justkampers.com/181-501-615-a-rear-brake-drums-vw-trekker-181-pair.html

http://www.bobcostaenterprises.com/brake-drum-rear-thing-german-p-442.html


Thank you very much. =)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Where to buy Thing rear drums Reply with quote

How are the quality of those Sebro "made in Germany" drums?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:34 pm    Post subject: Re: wanted: thing rear drums Reply with quote

THECLAW wrote:
wbailey2112 wrote:
There are currently 3 different postings in the Thing classifieds on this site for rear brake drums. Did you look there?


I tried to look for The thing classifieds, but i found no section. do you have a link?


Here is the link to the Thing Classifieds here on the Samba:

http://www.jlacyphotos.com/DesertRacing-1/2017-SNORE-Battle-at-Primm/Saturday-Heat-7/i-fXF9sWf/A

I used the search term "drum" and came up with this:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?...words=drum
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Where to buy Thing rear drums Reply with quote

74 Thing wrote:
How are the quality of those Sebro "made in Germany" drums?


I bought 4 Sebro "made in Germany" drums for my '71 Super Beetle a few years ago, and they were fine.

"Made in Germany" was cast into the drums. The lug bores had nice clean threads. The splines (on the rears) fit well, and the bores for the front wheel bearing races were a good fit as well. They ran straight; stopped evenly, etc.

So I'm ok with them; my 2 cents.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Where to buy Thing rear drums Reply with quote

They're probably the same as the Thing Shop sells, right? I mean, how many German companies are making Thing rear drums?
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