Official Mexican / Brazilian Beetles - All years

[Johnnyjet]

Fit and finish are pretty good for aftermarket but the black mounding needs to be re glued. Need a good strong adhesive

[GArBa]

I used 3m weatherstrip adhesive on part of the door rubber that was detached, pretty strong and flexible stuff. Cover the interior because if you drop some it won't come off the seats. The roof looks like the one I had in mind, when you refurbish it try to locate at manufacturer's logo or stamping. Good luck!
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cars:
'97 type 1 1600i
'14 type AA Seat Mii (sadly dead after 270.000 km)
'22 type C1 T-Cross
'23 type AC3 Hyundai I10 (VW no longer makes small cars!)
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moped:
'82 Benelli Magnum 3v

[Johnnyjet]

1965 and 1999

[hopkin]

Nice!
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1971 Super Beetle (past)
1971 Super Beetle (past)
1974 SunBug (past)
1972 914 (past)
1991 Honda Civic (Original Owner)
1996 'Open Air' Mexican Beetle (current)
2015 Golf (current)
2017 Dune Edition (daughter's car)

[GArBa]

love the mini-lite rims, are those 15" or 14"? Interesting RH mirror, too. If I'm not mistaken that's a brazilian mirror out of a 80s' or 90s' fusca. not the prettiest of the mirrors IMHO but I've heard it is easier to adjust than the german/mexican type.
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cars:
'97 type 1 1600i
'14 type AA Seat Mii (sadly dead after 270.000 km)
'22 type C1 T-Cross
'23 type AC3 Hyundai I10 (VW no longer makes small cars!)
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moped:
'82 Benelli Magnum 3v

[Johnnyjet]

That mirror is temporary til my factory one gets new glass. Lol. It fit so it's on
Wheels are 15 inch on both bugs
Ok here's a question are the paint jobs on these cars base coat, clear coat and how do I get a color code for mine. I'm having two fenders touched up.

[Dave Rail]

Just picked one up yesterday. This is my first bug in 15 years and first ever Mexican. So far, loving it and look forward to getting this running super smooth.
The winter nights look better already

[Johnnyjet]

Very nice! Good luck with it!

[Dave Rail]

[hopkin]

[hopkin]

[GArBa]

@Johnnyjet:
re the mirror: though not aesthetically, I kind of like that mirror for its weirdness; I've put some brazilian weirdness on my bug, too, i.e. the "nipple" hubcaps from the last series' bay windows:

they were intended as a stopgap quality-made part (taiwan crap-chrome caps kept rusting just by looking at them)till I could find a decent new OEM spec set but this wasn't meant to be as what I could find first was too expensive, then just NLA... but in the end the look grew on me and now I've decided to keep them.

@Dave rail:
welcome, your bug looks really nice, love the stance. Is it RHD-converted?
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cars:
'97 type 1 1600i
'14 type AA Seat Mii (sadly dead after 270.000 km)
'22 type C1 T-Cross
'23 type AC3 Hyundai I10 (VW no longer makes small cars!)
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moped:
'82 Benelli Magnum 3v

[Sotobaggins]

Johnny, there were several white paint codes used on the Mexican Beetles. You may need to confirm the date of manufacture to determine the code:
01.08.1995 to 31.07.1997: Candy White - B9A
01.08.1997 to 31.07.1999: Polar White - A9B
01.08.1999 to 31.07.2003: Campanile White - R9A

Going off the paint codes I looked up my colour and its L A9 B cool-white on a 2001 the interior is supposed to be off black/ Black according to my certificate but for some reason it has the grey interior...

Would like to know the X 9 C country settlement Mexico code stands for Also
Johnny whats you last 6 numbers mine is 903 301 I was just curious how far ahead I was from your car as mine is a 2001
Sam
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2001 Ultima Clasico Edicion Mexibeetle
2003 Black GTI 1.8T

[Johnnyjet]

I cant find the actual number. The vin plate behind the driver door is gone, the motor number is acd340888.


So is the paint base coat clear coat? I found the paint code. It's polar white.

[hopkin]

[Sotobaggins]

Beat me too it yes its in the trunk, since mine got a bump in the back it does not have the magic number on the back.
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2001 Ultima Clasico Edicion Mexibeetle
2003 Black GTI 1.8T

[Johnnyjet]

My production number is 4338080

[hopkin]

[hopkin]

I think I recall reading that the sequence number XXXX was also coded:

The first digit means sedan ('8') and the 080 is a sequence, in your case the 80th car built in week 43.

I can't find where I read that, so maybe someone else could confirm.
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1971 Super Beetle (past)
1971 Super Beetle (past)
1974 SunBug (past)
1972 914 (past)
1991 Honda Civic (Original Owner)
1996 'Open Air' Mexican Beetle (current)
2015 Golf (current)
2017 Dune Edition (daughter's car)

[antonb]