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Mike Sal
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What jack do I need for my reproduction kubelwagen? I don't need truely authentic, only one that will actually work. I purchased a bus jack similar to one in the photo above in Lind's post, but it is not tall enough to raise the vehicle (using the hole in the side of the body).
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FRK
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I got this early Jack but not sure what is it for. Can anyone identify it for me? What year is it? For what model? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Porsche904
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| I think it's for a Mercedes 170 or 200 but I do not know the year(s) |
Mercedes or Borgward |
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a57oval
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Here's a couple of jack I have I cannot figure out. What are they for? They don't look like anything posted here.
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janerick3
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I sold a blue-painted one to Gary Kempton years ago--I had no clue what it came from...
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Porsche904
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Here's a couple of jack I have I cannot figure out. What are they for? They don't look like anything posted here.
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Peter, these are not VW jacks |
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FRK
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| FRK wrote: |
I got this early Jack but not sure what is it for. Can anyone identify it for me? What year is it? For what model? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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| I think it's for a Mercedes 170 or 200 but I do not know the year(s) |
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| Mercedes or Borgward |
Thank you guys! 
Does anyone else have anymore information on this Jack like year range??
Thanks!
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janerick3
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| FRK wrote: |
I got this early Jack but not sure what is it for. Can anyone identify it for me? What year is it? For what model? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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| EverettB wrote: |
| I think it's for a Mercedes 170 or 200 but I do not know the year(s) |
| Porsche904 wrote: |
| Mercedes or Borgward |
Thank you guys!
Does anyone else have anymore information on this Jack like year range??
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The "Vigot" name and patent number was removed from the Bilstein jacks by 1957, so this jack is likely pre-1957.
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FRK
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| FRK wrote: |
| FRK wrote: |
I got this early Jack but not sure what is it for. Can anyone identify it for me? What year is it? For what model? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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| I think it's for a Mercedes 170 or 200 but I do not know the year(s) |
| Porsche904 wrote: |
| Mercedes or Borgward |
Thank you guys!
Does anyone else have anymore information on this Jack like year range??
Thanks! |
The "Vigot" name and patent number was removed from the Bilstein jacks by 1957, so this jack is likely pre-1957. |
Thanks!
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easy e
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Does anybody know what these are for?
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| a57oval wrote: |
Here's a couple of jack I have I cannot figure out. What are they for? They don't look like anything posted here.
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Peter, these are not VW jacks |
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TSLAVO
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Jacks – a general guide line |
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1953-55 Bilstein and Vigot on the base. No cupped end for rod.
1956-57 Bilstein only on the base. No cupped end for rod.
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The different between these two is only on the base? Other part are all the same? |
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easy e
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: Jacks – a general guide line |
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I have a question about my jack... it looks original and its from my '67 so should it be blue also can someone date it?. I can't get it now, but I'll take a better picture later.
You can see some of it here.
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janerick3
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 6:37 am Post subject: Re: Jacks – a general guide line |
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I have seen original two-lever jacks on both late '66 and '67 VWs with the stamped steel (black) base.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Jacks – a general guide line |
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| I have seen original two-lever jacks on both late '66 and '67 VWs with the stamped steel (black) base. |
Alright, I'm getting mixed reports now. Everett said he thinks all bilsteins were blue, but can't confirm and 67rustavenger said that it's probably black.
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
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| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Jacks – a general guide line |
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| I have seen original two-lever jacks on both late '66 and '67 VWs with the stamped steel (black) base. |
Alright, I'm getting mixed reports now. Everett said he thinks all bilsteins were blue, but can't confirm and 67rustavenger said that it's probably black. |
Is it a Bilstein?
To be more clear, I said I found a post where someone posted that but could not verify that myself.
It was in this search somewhere:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?search_keywords=blue+jack&search_forum=2 |
I keep forgetting to go to this area of the forum yes it is a bilstein, I'll go through that search.
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| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
| mukluk wrote: |
| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: Jacks – a general guide line |
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After more research, both are correct and mine is original.
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'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'73 Dodge W200
'72 Dodge Wrecker
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| KentPS wrote: |
| ...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
| mukluk wrote: |
| He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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