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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:43 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

you seem to be missing a piece a wood you need to staple that cover down onto. I will post some pics of my seat from before I dismantled it in a minute....

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:21 pm    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

Thank you, I made a piece and the seat looks great now.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 2:11 pm    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

OK so I am trying to verify where the rear seatbelt, rear seat back pivot bolt and front seatbelt retractor go, any ideas Smile


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 2:12 pm    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

I found these on the car at one point, does anyone know what they are for?


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 10:34 pm    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

quantumchaos wrote:
OK so I am trying to verify where the rear seatbelt, rear seat back pivot bolt and front seatbelt retractor go, any ideas Smile


Front seatbelt retractor.


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My rear seatbelt is fixed with the same bolt as rear seat backrest.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 6:39 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

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quantumchaos wrote:
OK so I am trying to verify where the rear seatbelt, rear seat back pivot bolt and front seatbelt retractor go, any ideas Smile


Front seatbelt retractor.


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My rear seatbelt is fixed with the same bolt as rear seat backrest.


Thank you, do you have any special washers for the backrest since the seat belt is there also, mine was not assembled with the original hardware but I fount the washers below in the floorboards:



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:19 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

I don’t remember is there washer like that in my setup, but that’s also not original installation.
But to my understanding there should be one.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:56 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

Hello All,

I am working to align and tighten-up the doors, now that I have installed all seals. Any advise on fixing the gap/alignment for the images below:



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:18 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

that door gap can be adjusted with the thickness of the square rubber bushings where the rear body mounts meet the threaded hole on the shock towers. Its kind of a PITA
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:28 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

Weezle wrote:
that door gap can be adjusted with the thickness of the square rubber bushings where the rear body mounts meet the threaded hole on the shock towers. Its kind of a PITA


I looked at the rubber pad and this is what I found Smile


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 2:30 pm    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

seems to me MIA.

check here

https://www.mtmfg.com/vw/1248/Chassis-Parts-Miscellaneous
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:23 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

I ordered new ones and also have some zinc in case I need to adjust it a bit more Smile

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:27 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

What is the dimension of the gap at the bottom of the door to the B pillar?

Is the A pillar gap good? Consistent?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:21 pm    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

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What is the dimension of the gap at the bottom of the door to the B pillar?

Is the A pillar gap good? Consistent?


The back seems to have a bigger gap:


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:06 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:06 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

I am having a tough time finding the back seat pivot bolts, the new ones I ordered from Jbugs are smaller at the shoulder than the back rest hole.

I found this but it was out of stock and I did not see anything on the Samba Classifieds.

https://airheadparts.com/vw-part/rear-seatback-pivot-bolt-151-885-591

Any Ideas?

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:34 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

quantumchaos wrote:
I am having a tough time finding the back seat pivot bolts, the new ones I ordered from Jbugs are smaller at the shoulder than the back rest hole.


Hi- any luck finding this hardware? all of mine is missing and the PO had replace with a random awful piece of stuff that is crossthreaded into the body... Would love to see a diagram or photo of the stock set up!!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:08 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

No, I bought some metal spacers that I was going to modify but Have not got to it yet because of real life time constraints.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:07 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

I made spacer bolts for the rear seat and they work great, just alot more work Smile


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:13 am    Post subject: Re: 1973 Super Beetle Convertible Rebuild Project Fun Reply with quote

Hello Again,

Is there a way to not have the extra front seatbelt tightened when retraced, it seems to be fully retracted in the mechanism, any ideas?


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