Iceland Green L213.....

59 dormi · Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:25 am Post subject:

Good point but i dont think the kids will be eating ice cream in the oval lol its your car if you like vinyl go for it if its gotta be super stock original seat covers do come up for sale occasionaly
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volksartist · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:44 am Post subject:

Thanks guys. I would like to sacrifice my "back sides" safelty for vinyl.
I am thinking of children, long term wear, and rain!
I just spent 200 on detailing juice stains out of my daily... they even stained the headliner...

Hopefully someone will have the proof of "H" pattern green vinyl. Sad

My last oval was strato silver with bedford cord, so I want to try something
completely different. I hope the birth certificate has some info, could just be an Iceland green hood, although it looks like faint green in the rear shelf.

ride154 · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:23 am Post subject:

In my building sheet leatherette is mentioned, but all we found was
the green cloth with green piping showed in earlier reply's. So no vinyl.

greetings
Menno

59 dormi · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:01 am Post subject:

The green cloth is very different imo , is vinyl correct? Vw did all kinds of weird things who knows for sure but i know cloth is a lot nicer in the summer Smile

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volksartist · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:36 am Post subject:

I would like to drag out an old thread, I think my June 54 oval was Iceland green. I am waiting for my birth certificate to arrive but guess it wont confirm the colour.... I am leaning towards this colour right now!

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Here is my hood prop over volksworld o.g. paint feature!

I would love opinions on green leatherette. I cant find any pics of a pre 55
H pattern seats in this colour only 56-57. WW site shows a swatch of green for 53-55. Can anybody confirm that this was an option, I really want leatherette and want something different than beigh.

Thanks!

59 dormi · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:41 am Post subject:

The brown sample looks like the cloth I pulled out of a 54 neat stuff green looks to be the same
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59 dormi · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:37 am Post subject:

IN2VWs you have mail
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jooles · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks a lot! I'm always amazed of the stuff you have in hand!

Julien

Edit : Now, the carpets... I have this, which I assume is OG :

Anyone can confirm?

Thanks Wink

Julien

IN2VWS · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject:

OK, Here is the green. The first pic is with the flash and the others are without a flash.
John

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jooles · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject:

In2VWs, it's not beige/brown. It's the green A471 just behind the sample you show. My seats are only discoloured by the sun Wink

But are definately green in real life. A lot more than on my pics. The real colour is closer to the ones with flash. Those without flash are made under a yellow light (bulb...) and are strangely very close to your beige sample Smile

Could you please post a pic of your A471 sample?

Julien

nivag · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject:

IN2VWS · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject:

This is a beige/brown color, not sure if it is the brown you are looking for.

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jooles · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:59 am Post subject:

There are no stripes on the material. It's only one colour. The stripes you see are the grooves of the material. And it's not wool at all. A lot too harsh for this I think.

Edit : it's easier to see the shape of the cloth on this shot. Damn flash (and poor photo skills)...

59 dormi · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

Ahh a wool materiel with green stripes similar to some 40's american cars that should be easy to get
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jooles · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:52 am Post subject:

It is pretty rough cord, indeed. I've never seen the brown material in real life, but from the pics I saw it looks really similar.
Here are close up pics for you to see the pattern :

Julien

59 dormi · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:52 am Post subject:

is that a cord material? similar to bedford brown cloth?
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jooles · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:57 am Post subject:

You mean which colour for which beetle?
Here : http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/paintcodestype1.php

Or you can order a birth certificate from VW.

If you're asking for repro of the green upholstery correct for an Iceland Green beetle? There are no repro AFAIK. Maybe West Coast Classics makes them, but I never asked, and never saw any. Ingrid Opperman has only beige and blue cloth on the website.

Does anyone know the original colour of the carpet for Iceland green? Any sample?

Julien

1low55vw · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:41 am Post subject:

Where could someone find that color chart ? Shocked

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jooles · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:25 am Post subject:

like that :

This is green, not beige, but the colour of the cloth passed away a little...

But... keep the colour period correct for your car. If it's a reed green year, paint it reed green. If it's iceland green, then go for it!

59 dormi · Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject:

Wow that is nice we were going to go with reed green but im not so sure now just don't see that colour to often what would the cloth look like on iceland green?
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