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Scotty
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 Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:41 am Post subject: Seat Clamps & Wingnuts |
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Are the seat clamps and wing nuts used in early barndoors likely to be the same as those used in a standard model split window bug?
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RichOakley
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Seat Clamps & Wingnuts |
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| Scotty wrote: |
| Are the seat clamps and wing nuts used in early barndoors likely to be the same as those used in a standard model split window bug? |
I don't know much about BDs, but I think the clamps are the same. Did BDs use wing-nuts? I always thought they used standard 14mm-headed nuts for the floor clamps and wing-bolts for the rear seat side mountings? |
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Barndoor Kombis use wing nuts.
I would guess they are the same, at least the Split-Window standard models, but I do know with certainty. Later Standard models may not be 100% identical.
Barndoors use an early-style T-bolt with no squared-off section. They are more difficult to find if you want the correct look.
Barndoor T-bolt is on the top in this photo
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RichOakley
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| Just out of interest, did the Deluxes use normal 14mm nuts? The '53/'54 VW Workshop manual shows a picture of the clamp with standard nuts, not wingnuts and describes it as for 'Kombi and Microbus'. |
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Scotty
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:02 am Post subject: |
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Deluxes and standards had nuts as the seats weren't designed to be removed easily like in a kombi
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RichOakley
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| Scotty wrote: |
| Deluxes and standards had nuts as the seats weren't designed to be removed easily like in a kombi |
Ah, that makes sense. Cheers Mr.S. |
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