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Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:38 pm

Here is one of the plates installed on my 59 Ghia

Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:12 pm

Thanks again Loren!! I'll have to search for another pair. That is just 2 that i turned for photos

Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:23 am

Loren wrote: Those little plates go on the doors and cover the ends of the hinges. I believe 60 was the last year to use them. You should have two per door. My '66 has them and indeed they're covers for the hinge ends as you say.

Mon May 06, 2024 6:01 pm

Part came with doghouse tinware set, doesn't look like hoover bit:

Mon May 06, 2024 10:12 pm

It looks like a spark plug wire bracket from a Type 3 but a little bent up

Not the clearest photo but

Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:00 pm

Hey all.

What’s this hose for? I’m looking at a car which has a port for it on the engine but the hose is not there.

Thanks!

Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:18 pm

Should have a tube underneath that will suck warm air from under the 1-2 cylinders.

Part number 113-129-511. D or E

Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:37 pm

NoDents wrote: Should have a tube underneath that will suck warm air from under the 1-2 cylinders.

Part number 113-129-511. D or E

Thanks so much for the reply.

Where does it send the warm air, and what doesn’t work if it’s missing?

Edit: looks like it’s a pre-heating tube. Sends warm air to the air cleaner to preheat the air being drawn in. Does that sound right?

Edit: and then i found this!!!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10112848&sid=e3f62337669b497851e2300df5fa3daf

Thanks for giving me a direction to go.

Thanks!

Craig

Sun Aug 25, 2024 5:51 pm

OK, you found it. However yours would use a bigger tube than the one in the 66 thread.

Sun Aug 25, 2024 6:17 pm

NoDents wrote: OK, you found it. However yours would use a bigger tube than the one in the 66 thread.

Noted. Thank’s again.

Craig.

Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:42 am

I need help identifying these parts. Looks like the glovebox lid is ghia, but not sure what years. The housing looks to be the same color as the lid so I’m assuming it’s also ghia? But not sure what it is since I’m not too knowledgeable with ghias. Please help me out. I’m also looking to sell these so that’s why I am asking.

Sat Sep 06, 2025 4:42 am

I have been searching far and wide to find a special seal...
My KG is a1968 Coupe but I know it's on most other years as well.
The seals go on each side of the engine bay floor against the body and are about 4 inches long. There's about a 1/4 inch gap between the engine bay floor and the body and these seals go in the gap.. I am including some photos for reference.. The first two photos are a side shot that shows the shape better.
Hopefully someone can identify it and let me know where I can obtain it from....
Thank you!

Sat Sep 06, 2025 10:13 pm

Vintrick wrote: I have been searching far and wide to find a special seal...
My KG is a1968 Coupe but I know it's on most other years as well.
The seals go on each side of the engine bay floor against the body and are about 4 inches long. There's about a 1/4 inch gap between the engine bay floor and the body and these seals go in the gap.. I am including some photos for reference.. The first two photos are a side shot that shows the shape better.
Hopefully someone can identify it and let me know where I can obtain it from....
Thank you!

This seal has the same profile as the inner guard to nose as well as the mud splash panel in the back of the front guard.
https://airheadparts.com/vw-part/door-hinge-pillar-cover-plate-seal-141-805-381/
Nicholas

Sun Sep 07, 2025 5:14 am

sputnick60, Thank you!! That is the one!! :D

Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:31 pm

Hi folks, any ideas what these two parts are?

The black plastic box looks like a cover box for something. It's got a couple little metal tabs on the sides that look like they'd hook into some slots somewhere.

And the little canister thing with the wingnut on it is connected to a hose that is open on one end and on the other end caped off with that eyelet fastener.

Grateful for any ideas! Thanks!

Edit: I'm pretty sure the hose with the canister and the eyelet ring was part of an old Eberspächer gas heater that was once installed in this ghia.

Sat Nov 01, 2025 4:10 pm

Hey everyone.

What is this?

It’s in a 1971 Ghia. I have a 1970 parts car and it does not have one…. Doesn’t mean it didn’t at one time. Part of a vapour recovery system? Emissions?

Ultimately I’d like to remove it. My trunk smells like gas and I’m trying to figure out what to fix. I’ll start with couplings and seals and such but I’m curious if I need this?

Thanks.

Craig

Sun Nov 02, 2025 1:16 pm

It’s the evaporation canister. Part of the early emission control system. There should be a charcoal canister in the engine compartment.
You can remove them if you wish. They’ll have no effect on your fuel smell. Usually, the smell comes the filler tube and old cracked breather lines and fuel lines.
If you do decide to remove it, do so carefully and sell it or give it away in the classifieds here. There are people looking for them for restoration purposes.

Sun Nov 02, 2025 2:49 pm

jeffrey8164 wrote: It’s the evaporation canister. Part of the early emission control system. There should be a charcoal canister in the engine compartment.
You can remove them if you wish. They’ll have no effect on your fuel smell. Usually, the smell comes the filler tube and old cracked breather lines and fuel lines.
If you do decide to remove it, do so carefully and sell it or give it away in the classifieds here. There are people looking for them for restoration purposes.

Thank you.

I’ll make sure it finds a good home.

Craig

Fri Nov 14, 2025 4:06 pm

Ghia part?

Wed Nov 26, 2025 11:09 am

Found this among other parts which came with my Ghia..
No idea what it is