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Burman Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2004 Posts: 425 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Doing the WAVE!! |
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boinkffd Samba Member
Joined: October 07, 2004 Posts: 231 Location: South
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:13 am Post subject: |
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Wave continued to Nashville USA. Very excited about Johns work and making this happen. |
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indian640 Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2010 Posts: 135 Location: Boca Raton, Fla.
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Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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boinkffd wrote: |
Wave continued to Nashville USA. Very excited about Johns work and making this happen. |
Very excited about Johns work also, 2 years in the waiting and still waiting for floor mats to happen..... |
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downlowmatt Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: N.London/Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:58 am Post subject: Mats |
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Oh ok, thanks to Freddie for telling me about this thread, so I'm a bit late in joining the queue, but I also would like a set of mats for my '56!
I have some OG floor mats but no tunnel, sill or bulkhead mats.
Hopefully there will be some news soon - although I still have some way to go before installing the interior (like welding in new pan halves, although the body is almost done) |
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lonotch Samba Padrino
Joined: August 28, 2004 Posts: 3304 Location: So. Cal. Oceanside GFK!
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Just use a bug tunnel mat, you have to trim it down alittle to fit. _________________ It's not about the window, it's about the people.
German Folks |
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Brassneck Samba Member
Joined: November 17, 2012 Posts: 420 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone know how close a fit the front firewall mat from a bug is? I know the pan isn't the same, but wouldn't the firewall be close to the same? Just curious. |
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retrowagen Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1856
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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:43 pm Post subject: Re: Mats |
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downlowmatt wrote: |
Oh ok, thanks to Freddie for telling me about this thread, so I'm a bit late in joining the queue, but I also would like a set of mats for my '56!
I have some OG floor mats but no tunnel, sill or bulkhead mats.
Hopefully there will be some news soon - although I still have some way to go before installing the interior (like welding in new pan halves, although the body is almost done) |
It might help you to know the bulkhead mat changed quite a bit in the middle of 1956, from carpet with a little bit of rubber to all rubber. If you know your car's chassis number, I can tell you which it would have had from new (if that is of any value to you). _________________ David Ruby
President, Karmann-Ghia World Club |
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lemke Samba Troll
Joined: February 24, 2004 Posts: 1249 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:30 am Post subject: Re: Mats |
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retrowagen wrote: |
It might help you to know the bulkhead mat changed quite a bit in the middle of 1956, from carpet with a little bit of rubber to all rubber. If you know your car's chassis number, I can tell you which it would have had from new (if that is of any value to you). |
Yes, for the first half year or so, they made the bulkhead like this:
As you can see, if you want total authenticity - you do not have to add sill mats!
Here are a couple more pictures to give you a better idea:
Fortunately, I have molds to make those parts. And they have the correct factory look and ribbing on them - not like some stock rubber that you would get at your local hardware store. Here is a pic:
As you may notice, the mat on the right looks like a better fit - that is because I trimmed it to a close to correct size for the picture. But I send those two mats oversize and longer - like the piece on the left so you can trim (or have them trimmed) to be sewn or glued to the carpet for a proper fit.
I have had these molds ever since I start making Ghia mats years ago, but - I did not think a one half year part would be worth the trouble of running an ad. I think I will put up an ad, after all. |
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downlowmatt Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2010 Posts: 24 Location: N.London/Hertfordshire, UK
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Ghias4ever Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2010 Posts: 28 Location: Japan
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:34 am Post subject: |
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indian640 wrote: |
boinkffd wrote: |
Wave continued to Nashville USA. Very excited about Johns work and making this happen. |
Very excited about Johns work also, 2 years in the waiting and still waiting for floor mats to happen..... |
Dear Mr. Lemke,
Please ship out our "year wait" floor mats, prior to enjoying the forum .
Regards from Japan, |
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lemke Samba Troll
Joined: February 24, 2004 Posts: 1249 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Ghias4ever,
This is a PUBLIC forum. If you have an issue with an order, contact ME - like you did two days ago, did you not receive immediate response?
Last edited by lemke on Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:48 am; edited 1 time in total |
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SamBerr74 Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2009 Posts: 69 Location: lexington nc
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Ghias4ever wrote: |
indian640 wrote: |
boinkffd wrote: |
Wave continued to Nashville USA. Very excited about Johns work and making this happen. |
Very excited about Johns work also, 2 years in the waiting and still waiting for floor mats to happen..... |
Dear Mr. Lemke,
Please ship out our "year wait" floor mats, prior to enjoying the forum .
Regards from Japan, |
ghias4ever, please send me an email and will gladly fill your order at a decent price, we will not except money until the mats are ready for shipping. |
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Ghias4ever Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2010 Posts: 28 Location: Japan
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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SamBerr74 wrote: |
Ghias4ever wrote: |
indian640 wrote: |
boinkffd wrote: |
Wave continued to Nashville USA. Very excited about Johns work and making this happen. |
Very excited about Johns work also, 2 years in the waiting and still waiting for floor mats to happen..... |
Dear Mr. Lemke,
Please ship out our "year wait" floor mats, prior to enjoying the forum .
Regards from Japan, |
ghias4ever, please send me an email and will gladly fill your order at a decent price, we will not except money until the mats are ready for shipping. |
Thank you very much for your kind help. Sorry for the shameful topic in our Ghia community . |
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SamBerr74 Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2009 Posts: 69 Location: lexington nc
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Ghias4ever wrote: |
SamBerr74 wrote: |
Ghias4ever wrote: |
indian640 wrote: |
boinkffd wrote: |
Wave continued to Nashville USA. Very excited about Johns work and making this happen. |
Very excited about Johns work also, 2 years in the waiting and still waiting for floor mats to happen..... |
Dear Mr. Lemke,
Please ship out our "year wait" floor mats, prior to enjoying the forum .
Regards from Japan, |
ghias4ever, please send me an email and will gladly fill your order at a decent price, we will not except money until the mats are ready for shipping. |
Thank you very much for your kind help. Sorry for the shameful topic in our Ghia community . |
Ghias4ever not a problem we appreciate our customers and we know you work hard for your money and we respect that. |
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CiderGuy Samba Member
Joined: December 23, 2013 Posts: 1351 Location: Bucks County, Pa
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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lemke wrote: |
Ghias4ever,
This is a PUBLIC forum. If you have an issue with an order, contact ME - like you did two days ago, did you not receive immediate response? |
Removing the part of your post saying you'll refund his money when you have some money, was a good idea .... This is shameful. |
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lemke Samba Troll
Joined: February 24, 2004 Posts: 1249 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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downlowmatt, don't buy expensive carpet for the bulkhead - I am getting pretty close to getting a protoype made! The colors may be another issue - if we can determine as a group ( or impose on Dave Ruby ) the closest colors using SEM part numbers SEM offers - they can be painted - SEM flexible spray paint is a great product. And as as far as I know - there were only three mat colors supplied by VW - lemke. |
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lemke Samba Troll
Joined: February 24, 2004 Posts: 1249 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:47 am Post subject: |
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Changing the subject - I have been told that the bulkhead mat attached directly to the metal firewall - but I found this picture:
This shows clearly that there was indeed some padding. does anyone have a full picture of the matting? I am assuming it's the same on both sides. |
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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Loren Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2004 Posts: 1694
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:44 am Post subject: |
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lemke wrote: |
Changing the subject - I have been told that the bulkhead mat attached directly to the metal firewall - but I found this picture:
This shows clearly that there was indeed some padding. does anyone have a full picture of the matting? I am assuming it's the same on both sides. |
The image above is from a 56ish Ghia, which wouldn't have had the full rubber mat. The Ghia above would have had the rubber/carpet mat. |
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