westy door panels

volksaddict · Samba Member Joined: August 19, 2003 Posts: 1724

Hi Lind! Knew I'd get your attention. What did my front door panels look like on my 62 so34? Were they factory vw or birch paneling? I have none at the moment.

crofty · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:51 am Post subject:

My guess is that they would be the grey fibreboard.
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Hella Bro · Samba Member Joined: February 28, 2002 Posts: 1143

Your camper came with the grey board. Sorry Crofty I wanted to see my name on there to break up your streak!

NorCalWeekender · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:12 am Post subject:

Right now I have a slight warped set of Sewfine door panels in my camper. I'm seriously considering going over to Home Depot and getting enough thin panelling to make some new ones. I do have the original kick panels, though.

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Lind · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:25 am Post subject:

yeah, its grey hardboard like any other commercial model.

Clara Williams makes excellent repros of the front door panels, kick panels and cab roof inserts. she can be contacted at:
[email protected]

for the roof paneling and side paneling in the cargo area, Jim Phillips has found the right Limba wood in the right sizes after years of searching, he can be contacted at:
[email protected]

crofty · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:39 am Post subject:

volksaddict · Samba Member Joined: August 19, 2003 Posts: 1724

OK. Thanks for the info. As nice as the camper interior is on the westys I thought for sure they would have upgraded the cab interior too. Plain old grey it is then.

Eric&Barb · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: westy door panels

Flipseat · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject:

When I got my 61 SO-34 (stamped SO-23 though), the front door panels were wood like the other interior panels. They were badly deteriorated though, thanks to leaky seals, and I replaced them with grey 'commercial' panels. I would have made copies, but the bottom half was gone Sad

I'm convinced that they were original.
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Eric&Barb · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:21 pm Post subject:

TimGud · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 8:00 pm Post subject:

The panels Clara makes fit well and are well made. I installed a set of door, kick and roof panels in a 61 panel and was impressed with them. The price was right as well!

Flipseat · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject:

dieselnut · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:12 pm Post subject:

Here's a little more evidence that the early flipseats had wood door panels - the interior woodwork looks too nice on this one for them not to be OG...

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I doubt if it's a '60 however, too bad about the roof... This one is in the classifieds now, and I realize the seller isn't always 100% accurate on his descriptions, but hey - at least it's not a double door, right?

I wonder if this one will go to Oregon?
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Stitch · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:56 pm Post subject:

I didn't like the new panels out there being sold , seemed like most of them start to sag/warp within the 1st 6mo. of use. I used some old ones as tamplates and went to Home Depot and bought 1/8" Hardboard. After I cut them out I sanded them ( including the edges) and then sprayed them in primer.Next... to get the "similar look" of the originals , I used the "hammered look" spray paint. That really looks like shit until the next step ...spray painting them grey. Then they looked SWEET! They are SOLID and look great! I did the ones above my head too. Wink

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Stocknazi · Samba Member Joined: June 18, 2004 Posts: 5150

i got some hardboard panels cut out and wanted some opinions on the paint color. does anyone have a favorite color that they thought was close to the og color? would it be better to take my og panel and just match it up as close as possible at home depot? do you prefer a roller or a spray can for the paint?
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Clara · Samba Member Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12401

A 62 SO-34 came with either:

grey fibreboard
birch wood ply
or a wood grained Getalit laminate on a board.

Seeing as so few of these in original condition are around, I'd think you can choose which ever of the above you like, and it'd have a fair chance of being correct. Of course, the correct laminate would be really hard to find, so picking one of the other two options would get your camper tidy quicker..
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Stitch · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject:

ScrapJunkie · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:42 am Post subject:

volksaddict · Samba Member Joined: August 19, 2003 Posts: 1724

Funny seeing this post, here it is 3 1/2 years later and I still haven't done the westy interior yet Sad

_monkey_ · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:43 am Post subject:


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