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3mm roof
4mm door/side panels, taking for a October built Westfalia and a 59 . |
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:26 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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3mm roof
4mm door/side panels, taking for a October built Westfalia and a 59 . |
Are you sure? My understanding was it is all 3mm. I will measure my 58. I am not sure two thicknesses so close would even be available. |
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campingbox 
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| buseric wrote: |
| [email protected] wrote: |
3mm roof
4mm door/side panels, taking for a October built Westfalia and a 59 . |
Are you sure? My understanding was it is all 3mm. I will measure my 58. I am not sure two thicknesses so close would even be available. |
I think everything is 3mm.
Is that the question you meant to ask Jacek? I would think a more important question would be the thickness of all of the cabinet doors, which are not all the same if I recall. You may need varying stud heights for the knobs in order for the caps to fit. |
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sub-hatchtim
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| Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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It would probably be easier to make them all long and let us trim them down
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jbow
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| I am looking forward to a set of these when they are done. Thanks! |
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Stocknazi
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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Any updates on these cabinet knobs Jacek?
Curious when they may be available.
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58 Westfalia cabinet knobs (3 needed), roof rack, and (7) privy tent poles (silver painted).
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"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God."
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Lind
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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I just got my set, and they are amazing. Pretty much perfect.
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sub-hatchtim
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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They are incredible
I attempted to do these myself and amount of hoops to jump through dealing with die makers was daunting
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Stocknazi
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:57 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February.
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"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty."
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npbusguy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February. |
Yes, just send him an email. |
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:46 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February. |
Yes, just send him an email. |
They look nice.
How much is a set of 5 (or 7)?
I wonder what this means for value of originals |
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sub-hatchtim
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| buseric wrote: |
| npbusguy wrote: |
| StockNazi wrote: |
| Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February. |
Yes, just send him an email. |
They look nice.
How much is a set of 5 (or 7)?
I wonder what this means for value of originals |
What originals 🤣
Jimmy Hoffa is easier to find
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Lind
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| sub-hatchtim wrote: |
| buseric wrote: |
| npbusguy wrote: |
| StockNazi wrote: |
| Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February. |
Yes, just send him an email. |
They look nice.
How much is a set of 5 (or 7)?
I wonder what this means for value of originals |
What originals 🤣
Jimmy Hoffa is easier to find |
I have never seen an original knob for sale.
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Stocknazi
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:01 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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Been looking for 13 years and only found one knob. I would say they are difficult to find, but I'm sure there are some hoarded away somewhere.
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58 Westfalia cabinet knobs (3 needed), roof rack, and (7) privy tent poles (silver painted).
"When the people are afraid of the government, that's tyranny. But when the government is afraid of the people, that's liberty."
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| Lind wrote: |
| sub-hatchtim wrote: |
| buseric wrote: |
| npbusguy wrote: |
| StockNazi wrote: |
| Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February. |
Yes, just send him an email. |
They look nice.
How much is a set of 5 (or 7)?
I wonder what this means for value of originals |
What originals 🤣
Jimmy Hoffa is easier to find |
I have never seen an original knob for sale. |
They definitely trade hands. Perhaps just not advertised publicly. |
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scvw
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| buseric wrote: |
| Lind wrote: |
| sub-hatchtim wrote: |
| buseric wrote: |
| npbusguy wrote: |
| StockNazi wrote: |
| Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February. |
Yes, just send him an email. |
They look nice.
How much is a set of 5 (or 7)?
I wonder what this means for value of originals |
What originals 🤣
Jimmy Hoffa is easier to find |
I have never seen an original knob for sale. |
They definitely trade hands. Perhaps just not advertised publicly. |
Sometimes you even have to leave the country to find them!
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earlywesty
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| scvw wrote: |
| buseric wrote: |
| Lind wrote: |
| sub-hatchtim wrote: |
| buseric wrote: |
| npbusguy wrote: |
| StockNazi wrote: |
| Has anyone been in contact with him recently? Last activity was back in February. |
Yes, just send him an email. |
They look nice.
How much is a set of 5 (or 7)?
I wonder what this means for value of originals |
What originals 🤣
Jimmy Hoffa is easier to find |
I have never seen an original knob for sale. |
They definitely trade hands. Perhaps just not advertised publicly. |
Sometimes you even have to leave the country to find them! |
I have. More than once lol. |
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sub-hatchtim
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:19 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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Spent 2 years in Germany looking, hit every swap, antique store and junkyard I could find around me
I know they're out there and have traded hands
Their is definitely more busses that need knobs than there are knobs available
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Lind
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:04 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| Their is definitely more busses that need knobs than there are knobs available |
The repros are available, and they are perfect. game-set-match. Years from now, people will be wishing that they bought the repros when they were available.
The same original knob off of my '58 was used to make two different reproductions of these knobs. The first run of reproductions was a very limited run made out of resin by the owner of a '58 westy. He had no interest in marketing them, but he did make a few extra sets for some lucky people at the time, about 8 years ago.
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sub-hatchtim
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Early westy knobs |
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| Lind wrote: |
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| Their is definitely more busses that need knobs than there are knobs available |
The repros are available, and they are perfect. game-set-match. Years from now, people will be wishing that they bought the repros when they were available.
The same original knob off of my '58 was used to make two different reproductions of these knobs. The first run of reproductions was a very limited run made out of resin by the owner of a '58 westy. He had no interest in marketing them, but he did make a few extra sets for some lucky people at the time, about 8 years ago. |
Yup! This will absolutely be one of those dang "why did I wait parts"
It's a lesson in the rare parts game, you buy any and all you can when the opportunity becomes available
If I had some disposable income I'd buy a backup set
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