What did you do for your Bay recently?

[BorisGrishenko]

Dragged it home

Expect stupid questions, I've got a lot of reassembly coming and a lot of unidentified parts that came with it - some of them were in marked baggies, which is a plus.
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1961 Typ 117 (LHD Deluxe Ragtop)
1972 Typ 231 Westfalia
2006 Jetta TDI - Sold
2011 Jetta SportWagen TDI - sold
2014 Jetta SportWagen TDI -Dieselgate victim
2016 Golf 1.8

[wim3600]

Installed an original Bosch blue coil and made an evening sun picture

[wim3600]

Installed a period correct gps-system 😁.
Notice, this is a car for travelling.

[Bobbyrjones80]

I took on a project with my bay this past week that was a little intimidating at first. I replaced, tie rods, drag link, pulled the control arms and had new ball joints pressed it, new bushings for my sway bar, new seals for the control arms, and new wheel bearings. I couldn't have done it without the knowledge and info I found here on the samba.

More to come. After it was all back together I realized my rubber steering coupling was about to fall apart so I have the steering column out now. I did give me a chance to fix my horn. Got my info for that here also!

Thanks everyone.

[cdennisg]

[Bobbyrjones80]

Thanks for the tip. I did save the old ones. They were the original VW seals. They were leaking a little bit but not real bad. They also fit better than the replacements from Wolfsburg West.

[cdennisg]

[creative native]

[creative native]

Seals are often an overlooked chore when we're detailing our Buses. Some years ago, I bought a Jetta Sportwagen TDI and the panoramic sunroof seal was quite nasty. I don't believe the original owner ever cleaned them at all. I found this product, Zymöl seal conditioner. It worked great for the Sportwagen and I thought to pull it out for the new window seals on my '79 Westfalia. Although the seals are new, they had been lying on a shelf since they were made and conditioning them is obviously not part of the production process. Last night I conditioned the seals with the Zymöl and here are the results.

1. New window seals. Nice, but dry. Let's give them a fighting chance to last as long as possible.

2. The first step is to wipe the seal with a damp cloth. Here is the seal after applying the Zymöl. Apply in one direction with steady pressure. Let the product set for 30 minutes.

3. After 30 minutes, buff the seal with another damp cloth. These photos were taken last night before, during and after treatment.

4. This is how my windshield seal looks today; beautiful and supple.

The cost was about $30 per bottle, but it has lasted a long time and I say it is worthwhile investment.

[wihr]

I used vasoline. Cost was about 50 cents.
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WIHR

1970 Campmobile "Van Ordinaire"
2009 Lincoln Town Car "Behemoth"
1969 Lambretta 150 DL "Nina"
1962 Matchless G 12 CS 650cc

[cdennisg]

[creative native]

[creative native]

If there is a thread dedicated solely to "Bus-keeping," I've not found it, so I will tell about this product I found here.

My interior pop top roof needed to be cleaned. In the past, I've cleaned my pop tops with a mild bleach water solution, but this time around, I found this CLR Mold & Mildew cleaner. I bought a soft bristle scrub brush to apply it. I covered my interior with plastic drop cloth first. This product only has one setting, which is spray foam, which didn't apply well to the roof, so I just poured some in a jar and dipped the brush in it and scrubbed that way. I wasn't quite certain of this product's efficacy as it didn't seem to produce results as quickly as the bleach water, but in the end, it did a very good job. I didn't think to take before and after photos, but I did not get to the back end of the roof and may do that tomorrow. This product is bleach free and had no noticeable smell about it, which made me happy as I like my Bus to smell like a Bus, not cleaning agents.

[dodger tom]

Switched out my vintage Hella 140 fog lights (50w) for brand-spanking-new Hella 140 driving lights (100w). I've got to admit the fog lights look cooler, but in the five years or so I've had them, I've only used them once.

Also, the vintage covers are thin opaque plastic, so not only do they fall apart from the sun, they have to be removed for use. The new covers are thick clear plastic. So, now in the desert and mountains I will be able to see for miles. Well, for a coupla hundred yards anyway.

Also, I now have some extra Hella 140 fog lights if anyone's interested.

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1978 Champaign Edition 2 Westfalia
Would never find the time to keep up another classic air-cooled.

[creative native]

[Clementine79]

New curtains, new tubes
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1979 VW BUS
Riviera Penthouse Model

[richparker]

I still cringe every time I see that engine with no sled tins.
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’71 Westy build
Adventure thread
’65 Deluxe Build
’63 Deluxe Build

[cdennisg]

[richparker]

[cdennisg]