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Tue May 19, 2009 7:24 am

For the look and feel I went with these.

From Jbugs nice, but $$

For Hermine my hippy bus I will convert these to white fiberglass but I hate to loose the art.

I have 10 LED UV lights under the dash and they look good at night :)

Tue May 19, 2009 3:56 pm

werksberg wrote: ...then the door master patterns for the late Buses! :wink:

Hang in there....

woo hoo!

If they are anything like the kick panels then I want to put my name on the list for a set.

Tue May 19, 2009 8:27 pm

I will definitely be getting these in the next few weeks. Very good. Any interest in doing overhead panels/head liners?

Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:26 pm

Late Bay door panels yet? :)

Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:35 pm

Like so:

or:

The master just needs a little fine tuning in a few of the holes for a better fitting product, plus I have to finish the holes for the air ducts, arm rests and the lower vent holes.

I also just finished the Bus firewall kits too:
'68-'71:

'72 is a one year only and later on...

'73-'79 Bus:

Every ABS Bus panel comes with the necessary hardware too!

Link to me photobucket section on the ABS Bus panels products:

http://photobucket.com/werksberg_VW_Bus_ABS_panels

Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:45 pm

looks great. If they are the same quality as the kick panels then they will be ultra top-notch.

:)

Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:09 pm

I'm having trouble understanding where the firewall kits go. Can you post a picture or describe where they are installed?

Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:26 pm

I think I may just need to order the door panels as well. :) I am expecting a huge shipment of your parts to arrive on the 30th and will post installed pics here.

The fire wall kit goes in the engine bay.

Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:43 pm

dreadnotmusic wrote: I'm having trouble understanding where the firewall kits go. Can you post a picture or describe where they are installed?

They install above the engine in the engine compartment to act as a sound deadener. The stock was saw dust glue together press board and if it is still there....you are lucky.

There are a couple out there but no install pictures yet.

Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:47 pm

good job!!!

Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:20 pm

Thanks!

How your Bus dash caps coming 420GOAT?

Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:25 pm

Another satisfied Werksberg customer! Fast shipping, fit is perfect! I can't believe the difference they make in the looks. They fit so nicely, I'm not even sure I'm going to screw them in...

Driver Side:

Passenger Side:

I also got this for my birthday... :D

Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:00 pm

Looks good in a utilitarian way.

Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:03 pm

Krautski wrote: Looks good in a utilitarian way.

Doesn't that define most aircooled VW's?

Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:06 pm

Wildthings wrote: Krautski wrote: Looks good in a utilitarian way.

Doesn't that define most aircooled VWs?

Yes it does.

Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:51 pm

I put carpet over my kick panels but those plastic ones look cool.

Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:47 am

You could do a modern, OEM look by using thin felt glued over these panels.

That said, I wouldn't do that to these panels until my kids are out of the house; these look easier to clean than any thing I've seen. (Though 1/4" birch with marine varnish would be as durable.)

M

Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:06 pm

SR....Thank you and I hope you had a great birthday...that cake looks good. But since I just got back from the DDS for a root canal.....& feeling no pain!

I recent had Octavio's upholstery shop do a test of their stock glues and vinyl covering the ABS panels and we found that to cover the ABS panels, it is best to sand them where it is getting glued with 36 to 80 grit sand paper to give them teeth. Plus it gets rid of the mold releases they use to make the ABS sheeting too.

It is up on my roof getting harsh weather testings right now! :wink: