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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 9:22 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Trylon wrote: |
Bet your significant other enjoys the 12v battery on the marble top counter. |
I clean car parts in the kitchen sink with carburetor cleaner, brake cleaner, engine degreaser, mineral spirits, and acetone (though not all at once!) I put parts in the dishwasher, too. I also have multiple toys. Still think I have a significant other? _________________ -Kent (BaT "daleallen")
OG member of the '67 Posse
A few of my toys, past and present
'56 Oval, '66 KG Conv't, '67 21-Window, '67 Bug, '79 SuperVert, '55 Pre-A Continental |
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Trylon Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2019 Posts: 4853 Location: Connecticut
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 9:31 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Ha! _________________ 1973 Porsche 914 2.0
1959 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Bus
1970 MGB-GT
1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire
More tomfoolery on
The Karmann Ghia Fever YouTube Channel! |
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9826 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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67 Florida Deluxe wrote: |
Okay, so needle nosed pliers, even my smallest ones won't fit the slots of the wiper switch and headlight switch escutcheons. So one of the tools suggested a couple of pages ago will be on order! |
You are giving up to easily.
Get a smaller pair of needle nosed pliers. That is what I use. (and now I have
a lovely scratch on my dashboard to prove it) |
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67 Florida Deluxe Samba Purist
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 7987 Location: Gainesville and Tampa, Florida
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kiwighia68 Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2013 Posts: 2870 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 12:24 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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iowegian wrote: |
67 Florida Deluxe wrote: |
Okay, so needle nosed pliers, even my smallest ones won't fit the slots of the wiper switch and headlight switch escutcheons. So one of the tools suggested a couple of pages ago will be on order! |
You are giving up to easily.
Get a smaller pair of needle nosed pliers. That is what I use. (and now I have
a lovely scratch on my dashboard to prove it) |
I've been using small needle nose pliers for a few years now, no problem. The small ones with a 90 degree bend in the tines. _________________ Festina lente - hasten slowly
1968 Ghia named Emiko
Resto completed Dec 2015 |
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kingkarmann Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4105
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 6:29 am Post subject: Re: New to Ghias and I'm very excited! |
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Kent, by the time you finish the refresh you're gonna stand back and decide to keep her.
Great work
Oh, and just spring for the proper dash removal tool dammit! _________________ "Depression is a malfunction of the instrument we use to determine reality.”
Mike Gerson
What is your "Bespoke Reality"? |
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