Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale

[3foldfolly]

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2570513

[vamram]

[vamram]

Interesting...no gripes in over a month. Something's not right...

Anyway, allow me to keep the thread alive. Why is it nearly impossible to get good quality rubber seals and such? These turn signal seals from Wolfsburgwest have been on the road, on my '73 Super, for about 2 years. They streak when I wash the car which is a royal pain. And this is swiping against them when dry.

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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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Save the Supers!!

[AircooledBackcorner]

Hi,

I was wondering if somebody could help me out with my search for the following parts, 71 Super Beetle Convertible:

A 'wood' inlay for the padded dash. Two of the clips of the rear of this panel are broken. Are these panels available? Otherwise, do you have a suggestion how to fix them?

Furthermore, I seem to be missing a 'bolt' (or join) in both regulator arms for the door window regulator.

Could somebody point out how to join this regulator? I do have a part that closely fit this construction, should I insert these with a flat headed bolt?

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My 71 super project: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=765788

[vamram]

Flat-4 shifter: I installed it sometime this year on my '73 Super. Yesterday it almost fell apart while driving. The fat bolt on the bottom had worked itself out, I thought the rear shifter coupler had crumbled.

I tightened it good (should have used lock-tite...I'll probably have to do this again next year looking at the build quality of this thing) and adjusted the reverse spring. No more sloppy shifting or accidentally grinding reverse when going into 2nd. I don't think the open threads on the middle bolt had a nut because there aren't any marks showing as much on the plate...

Here it is all back together. Notice the torn boot and rust specs on the boot hold down frame. Crappy quality. It does shift super nice now though, but I do prefer the Hurst on my '74 Super.

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Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!

'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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Save the Supers!!

[vamram]

Me again, w/more complaints. This dansk heat exchanger can't be more than 10 years old. It's been in a closed container for just over 2 years. So I was going to roll w/it and was cleaning it up in prep for paint and discovered this...

Piece of shit rusted thru. And they sell these for like $180 these days, and don't even come w/the cable lever. Unreal.

The silver bit in the upper left corner of the picture is a spare of the same POShit - except it's one of those "ceramic coated" ones. I removed it from my '73 Super when I bought it back in June '18, so it's been in storage for 4+ years, and has surface rust. I think I'm just going to source an original in good shape, hopefully i can find one locally.
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!

'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!!

[vamram]

Geez, I'm starting to think I've hijacked this thread. Anyway, I was replacing the front shocks on a friend of mine's '70 convertible, and have so far had two COFAB shocks arrive where the threaded area at the top is about 1" too short. I can't install it w/the two fat rubber bushings and metal washers/bushings. Even w/just one rubber and metal bushing on the bottom part of the threaded shaft doesn't leave enough room to start the lock nut at the top.

Here ordered them as a pair from Rock Auto and one of the two was correct, same part numbers. Ordered a 2nd single one, this time from CIP1 and it's the same as the "bad" one from Rock Auto. There's no way to get the bushings on as in the picture.

https://www2.cip1.com/c10-9653/

What a PITA.
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!

'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!!

[mikeonthebike]

[vamram]

Well that would suck. Actually I think I pasted the wrong link. He's going to check the invoice and let me know. Still, the set from rock auto we're both the same part number, just one had the wrong threaded end.
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!

'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!!

[vamram]

https://www2.cip1.com/vwc-113-413-031-eus/
I had the link wrong, this is the part he ordered.

[EDIT] Said part does indeed work. Problem was w/the installation shop....
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!

'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!!

[vamram]

Mind-blowing. Time to up my game in fixing up my Supers.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-volkswagen-super-beetle-convertible/#comment-10438130
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!

'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!!

[Busstom]

[Busstom]

[vamram]

[minirailz]

My turn:

In my almost 2 years of owning my current beetle (5000miles) I'm on my third capacitor/condensor.

Until now I preferred to stick with points since they're cheap and easy to diagnose.
But I can't seem to find good quality condensors these days.
And it's not fun to get stranded because of this...

It's the only reason why I would consider switching to electronic ignition...

How long does your condensor last?

Dennis

[wcfvw69]

[Cusser]

[heimlich]

[minirailz]

The coil is new and Bosch, so that should be healthy.

I burned through 1 unknown brand (china crap?) and one Bosch Brazil condensor so far.

Good to hear there are good examples around.
I just have to get hold of them

Dennis

[heimlich]