SO-42 Camper curtain and bungee patterns/sizes/info

[crofty]

[von_hansel]

[crofty]

red/white up to '65
grey cords 66-67

crimps are all brass.
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[onemorodeo]

[velvetgreen]

^^ I suspect they did exactly that- now someone will have to dig in to the last SO42 that used the early bungees.

Most SO42s I have come across have the more familiar grey bungees

[srfndoc]

Those appear to be similar to earlier examples. I wonder if Westfalia used up the stock they had left before they switched to grey.

Here's an original out of my 67 SO42:

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[velvetgreen]

Here's the bungees from my Jan 65 SO42

[onemorodeo]

I saw a friends SO42 the other day and he had one cord that was original to his bus in the closet. It was the commonly used 3/16” silver cord mentioned here. Mine however is gold and 5/32” or 4mm all original and all four cords are present. A little harder to find the cord for mine in gold 4mm.
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1966 SO42

[onemorodeo]

Looking to replace my curtain cord on my 1966 SO42. My original ones are definitely a brass/gold color, not the silver that is mentioned in this thread. Anyone else have this color?
I looked at the thread on the SO23 cords and they said the cord was 3/16”, but that seems larger than my stock cords. Can anyone confirm the correct size of cord? Cheers

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1966 SO42

[srfndoc]

[tumisoft]

[srfndoc]

[tumisoft]

Hi,

Are there tiebacks used on the rear curtains of an SO42 and if so, how and where are they mounted?

Thanks

Stefan

[livingskies]

It has been a while since I posted on this site. Our 1964 SO33 restoration is coming along well. The main things left to do are the curtains and the rear upholstery. We bought the correct fabrics from Belgium - yellow or gold for the curtains and plaid for the seats - and want to begin cutting and sewing very soon.

Regarding the SO33 curtains, I can't find much on TheSamba or elsewhere with detailed information about this topic. I did look through the above thread on the S044 curtains. Did I miss any threads on this? Can anyone tell me whether the details (other than the fabric and color) are much the same for the SO33 as for the SO44? In what ways do the curtains differ?

Thank you for any help.

[BulliBill]

[oleflorida]

Anyone have the distance between the holes the bungees screw into? I have materials to make them but the bus is away getting work done. Thanks!
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67 SO-42

[epayne611]

Surfndoc sent me a pic of his last night, I went out to my bus and was able to locate my original holes hidden by bondo with a dental pick and flashlight. Glad I asked first and didn't drill the upper hole. So any ideas what that upper hole is, with the metal behind?

[srfndoc]

Mine are similar:

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[BarryL]

Never removed straps on my original '67 SO-42. They are facing the way they hold the curtains back from getting hung up when you get out, too.