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graz126
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Joined: January 16, 2020
Posts: 49
Location: Doncaster England
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 Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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| Put in some missing tinware, tensioned the fan belt a little and adjusted the valves then took it out for a ride. |
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a.marscapone
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Joined: May 08, 2017
Posts: 107
Location: The Quiet Corner, CT
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| Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Added the rubber wedge to the driver's side door. It was missing.
You cannot just get the wedge, have to buy the striker plate too (if you can just get the wedge, please let us know!). So ordered one from WW. It's ok. the rubber and metal wedge is actually moulded plastic with no metal. So I put it on my passenger door, and used the passenger door wedge (you can flip it) on my driver's door.
New WW
OE left, WW right
OE passenger door
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73 Westy
67 Zenith Blue Beetle Sedan
73 Beetle Sedan
67 Lotus White Beetle Sedan - current |
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Scotty D
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Joined: February 08, 2020
Posts: 131
Location: Claremont CA
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| Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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I went out and picked up this ‘58 today.
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Scotty D
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Joined: February 08, 2020
Posts: 131
Location: Claremont CA
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| Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:57 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Starting with the easy stuff first.
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graz126
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Joined: January 16, 2020
Posts: 49
Location: Doncaster England
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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| Scotty D wrote: |
Starting with the easy stuff first.
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What do you use to get them shining like that. I have the same on my wheels |
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Scotty D
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Joined: February 08, 2020
Posts: 131
Location: Claremont CA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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| Just some chrome polish with microfiber towels and a lot of elbow grease. |
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graz126
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Joined: January 16, 2020
Posts: 49
Location: Doncaster England
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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| Scotty D wrote: |
| Just some chrome polish with microfiber towels and a lot of elbow grease. |
thanks |
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EverettB 
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Joined: April 11, 2000
Posts: 69820
Location: Phoenix Metro
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aa390392
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Joined: March 28, 2007
Posts: 3602
Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Amazing
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getting grumpy & less tolerant!
55 ragtop
56 delux sedan
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ScottyD1970
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Joined: February 03, 2020
Posts: 2
Location: CA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:47 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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| EverettB wrote: |
#0000 steel wool works good too, following by chrome polish
This is only #0000 steel wool
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Nice work. Proper lubrication with steel wool is key to prevent swirlies left behind. |
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Kyler
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Joined: October 15, 2017
Posts: 10
Location: The Milky Way Galaxy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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I got my new wheels installed on my 65
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Scotty D
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Joined: February 08, 2020
Posts: 131
Location: Claremont CA
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| Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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| Looking good. |
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bad91teg
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Joined: February 13, 2007
Posts: 473
Location: florida
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| Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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64 bug pedal assembly re fresh
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REDKAFER
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Joined: July 18, 2006
Posts: 90
Location: New York
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Passed a friend last night and went to honk at him... NO HORN! spent the rest of my 5 minute drive trying to press the horn in different ways and even took the button off and jumped to the wire with a metal tool i have in my glovebox.
red lights are long around these parts, give me a break,
got up today and started sanding electrical connectors. damn fuse box corroded on me. all good now! |
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cyclehobby
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Joined: August 29, 2013
Posts: 156
Location: North Jersey
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Installed new battery in my 67 Bug. Size 42. Nice...
Old one was 10 years old with 2 dying cells. Got my money's worth. Happy not to have to worry (too much) about not starting during this season of car shows and weekend rides.
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rstrobel
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Joined: April 05, 2018
Posts: 217
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Finished installing Gerson heater channels. Now onto the front clip...then the luggage tray area.
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1967 VW Beetle
1993 VW Cabriolet
My 67 build thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=716767
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scottyrocks
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Joined: August 19, 2016
Posts: 2664
Location: Long Island, NY
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:47 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Last weekend, popped a new woodruff key into the generator pulley shaft, and installed a new fan belt and shims (didn't have enough and they were all outside the pulley). All good now.
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toxicavenger70
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Joined: July 28, 2019
Posts: 871
Location: CO
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| Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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| Installed a copper Hurst shifter. This thing rocks! |
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Morganwerk
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Joined: December 30, 2000
Posts: 496
Location: Sacramento Valley
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Installed a new hood seal and and one of Muduro's fuel filter brackets.
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1966 1300 Sea Sand
2003 GTi VR6 |
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mukluk
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Joined: October 18, 2012
Posts: 7028
Location: Clyde, TX
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:02 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Weather was nice today, so I went for a drive with the top open. 
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