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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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I'm beginning to believe nobody in England really likes vintage VWs... _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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Sharp64 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 5304 Location: Central Florida
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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and two fuel filters in the engine bay.... Don’t anyone have an aneurism. _________________ 1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine |
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carnut63 Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2009 Posts: 336 Location: Murrieta, CA & Everett, WA
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Give us $10,500 and we promise to finish it for you in our back yard.
_________________ Tyson
---> Mar 2 1955 Strato Silver Oval <---
---> July 1957 ragtop project <---
---> May 5 1966 Ghia <---
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7951 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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'good quality pain' doesn't come cheap and you get a costume made! |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69829 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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finster wrote: |
'good quality pain' doesn't come cheap and you get a costume made! |
Probably a fair price is San Diego for those things
The pain costume must be top quality!
Time to hit up urban dictionary for PPG, must be a new S&M term I haven't heard _________________ How to Post Photos
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7951 Location: north o' the border
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3853 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Sharp64 wrote: |
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Sharp64 wrote: |
I live in the Southern rust belt and have had to purchase both of my sedans from out West. Very few original cars here. Granted, nothing as bad as up north but we have pretty bad rust issues here. Finding something that isn’t rusted to shit or bondoed to death is very hard and if does exist brings good money. Problem is every one here is cheap and doesn’t want to pay so the cars that are rust free end up sent out of state. 😕 |
There's a reason that people from all over the world look for classic cars to buy/sell from the dry SW USA. Rust is a killer and a deal breaker for experienced restorers.
We all see so many threads from folks bravely restoring a rusted out VW. I can understand this if its a rare VW or has family history to it. However, there's still thousands and thousands of pretty rust free VW's in the dry USA to purchase. Shipping them across the country for $1500-2k is MUCH, much cheaper than cutting and welding on the bottom 12" of any VW. |
Yep. Even back in the mid 80’s when I was looking for my first car as a teenager, I was having a hard time finding anything here that wasn’t rusted to hell. I have a few funny stories actually of sticking fingers through quarter panels or having chunks of floor drop to the ground when my dad and I were shopping. It hasn’t gotten better in the last 35 years. At least now we have the interwebs and such so we can bring in cars. |
And just to be clear, the actual "Rust Belt" is named as such due to the collapsed economies and populations of the Midwest and Northeast regions that experienced great productivity and economic boom, post-World War II. It's not because cars rust out. |
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3853 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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$18K OBO...I guess the "very rare euro" semaphores work if you pull them out and suspend them.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2176253
Nice door panels... "very rare" delamination.
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Mark Evans Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1931 Location: Alsea,Oregon
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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$4600 in body and paint, $18,000, but no H apron? _________________ '63 Ragtop |
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3853 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Mark Evans wrote: |
$4600 in body and paint, $18,000, but no H apron? |
Oh I just noticed the way the hood bubbles above the cowl line...and the missing rubber at the door check rod and dome switch (lower A pillar)...and no grab handle (maybe a Euro thing?). Hmmm, just too much to pick at right now |
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Busstom wrote: |
Mark Evans wrote: |
$4600 in body and paint, $18,000, but no H apron? |
Oh I just noticed the way the hood bubbles above the cowl line...and the missing rubber at the door check rod and dome switch (lower A pillar)...and no grab handle (maybe a Euro thing?). Hmmm, just too much to pick at right now |
I do wish folks would understand the definition of before using the term "rare." I can't imagine a whole lot of European sellers describing a US-equipped beetle as rare. The dash handle didn't appear til '61 stock- so in that regard he's okay. The rest of the car relies on that one guy who wants that car with that paint- but it was not "restored" by a VW enthusiast- that much is clear. _________________
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3853 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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hitest wrote: |
The dash handle didn't appear til '61 stock.... |
Copy. |
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Sharp64 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 5304 Location: Central Florida
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Busstom wrote: |
Sharp64 wrote: |
wcfvw69 wrote: |
Sharp64 wrote: |
I live in the Southern rust belt and have had to purchase both of my sedans from out West. Very few original cars here. Granted, nothing as bad as up north but we have pretty bad rust issues here. Finding something that isn’t rusted to shit or bondoed to death is very hard and if does exist brings good money. Problem is every one here is cheap and doesn’t want to pay so the cars that are rust free end up sent out of state. 😕 |
There's a reason that people from all over the world look for classic cars to buy/sell from the dry SW USA. Rust is a killer and a deal breaker for experienced restorers.
We all see so many threads from folks bravely restoring a rusted out VW. I can understand this if its a rare VW or has family history to it. However, there's still thousands and thousands of pretty rust free VW's in the dry USA to purchase. Shipping them across the country for $1500-2k is MUCH, much cheaper than cutting and welding on the bottom 12" of any VW. |
Yep. Even back in the mid 80’s when I was looking for my first car as a teenager, I was having a hard time finding anything here that wasn’t rusted to hell. I have a few funny stories actually of sticking fingers through quarter panels or having chunks of floor drop to the ground when my dad and I were shopping. It hasn’t gotten better in the last 35 years. At least now we have the interwebs and such so we can bring in cars. |
And just to be clear, the actual "Rust Belt" is named as such due to the collapsed economies and populations of the Midwest and Northeast regions that experienced great productivity and economic boom, post-World War II. It's not because cars rust out. |
Cool story. You should tell it at parties. _________________ 1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine |
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theduck Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2006 Posts: 236 Location: hesperia california
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 11:11 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Hello all.Well this post maybe on the wrong form.So let me know.So here goes.I am sick and tired of these cheap butt china parts!! When I call the parts houses,and ask if the part is china,they dance around the question.Also why do not sellers both retail and private tell the buyer ,where the part is made. I ask ,and sometimes told sometimes not.,and yeas it is my fault. I bought some seals from a LARGE RETAIL store,and the turn signal seal is already rotten,cracked etc.I bought some ball joint boots from another retail store who sells on this site.I drove 5 miles,the boot ripped.I change all the boots,and this one failed ,so I guess the others will sooner or later? So why do the parts have no markings as to where it is made? Ok,I feel better.So if someone has bought god made parts,please let me know.I have used WW,CIP1,EIS,and private sellers also. |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7951 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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theduck - God doesn't always make quality parts - just ask my doctor! |
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3853 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 6:55 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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theduck wrote: |
When I call the parts houses,and ask if the part is china,they dance around the question. |
Yeah, to mask the stigma of Chinese-originating parts, the word they'll often use now is "overseas." But I think that, if it's not specifically listed as to where the part was made, you can usually assume it's from overseas (and I'm not talking about Europe!). |
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Bob Loblaw Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2008 Posts: 865 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 8:50 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Busstom wrote: |
theduck wrote: |
When I call the parts houses,and ask if the part is china,they dance around the question. |
Yeah, to mask the stigma of Chinese-originating parts, the word they'll often use now is "overseas." But I think that, if it's not specifically listed as to where the part was made, you can usually assume it's from overseas (and I'm not talking about Europe!). |
I always go with "off-shore" when describing lesser quality parts. _________________ sent from a phone using poor grammar and spelling |
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Mark Evans Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 1931 Location: Alsea,Oregon
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yellowcrawler Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2018 Posts: 7
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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This ebay ad is just wrong in so many respects, for starters, a 1961 Classic Wolfsburg edition??
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Volkswagen-Beetle-Cl...SwRRZa-vKt
"1961 Volkswagen Beetle Excellent condition. Ultra rare Wolfsburg edition. Frame on restoration. Stayed in original family since new. 100% original. Original 1100 engine. Engine Completely rebuilt with all original parts. Converted to 12 volt. Runs, shifts, and drives perfectly. 750 miles after restoration. Odometer was reset. All chrome is original and refinished. Interior completely restored using all original parts. New battery. Want to point out as of now emergency brake needs fixed.(Just a spring) Minor imperfections on small areas of paint. Always garaged, rarely driven. Pictures speak for themselves. Original radio does not work" |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7951 Location: north o' the border
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