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kiwighia68
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Does anyone know whether the front trunk release lever in the glove box for a '68 Ghia coupé is the same as that for a 60's beetle? Help please.
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c21darrel
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| wouldnt a 60's beetle be under the steering wheel? |
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kiwighia68
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| wouldnt a 60's beetle be under the steering wheel? |
Thanks for looking in. My best friend - passed away last month or I would have asked him - had a '68 beetle and my vague memory is that the lever was in the glove box. Also in my first beetle, manufactured in 1970.
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c21darrel
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Kiwi,
Full disclosure, I've never owned a beetle.
By 68 things really started changing. Someone else will chime in from experience. |
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Gwdghiaguy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:42 pm Post subject: your best friend |
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I'm so sorry for your loss. It must have been great fun to have someone to share VW's with.
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: your best friend |
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I'm so sorry for your loss. It must have been great fun to have someone to share VW's with.
Byron |
You're so right. We were students and spent our time according to the one-third rule. One-third to attending classes and studying; one-third to play tennis, and one-third to chase girls, with having the beetle at our disposal a definite advantage over our competitors. We were successful only in the first two, unfortunately, but the love for Dr Porsche's quirky little car has endured.
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cseay1
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The "front hood control knob" in this 1967 beetle operator's manual is quite different from the lever in my 68 ghia
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kiwighia68
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[quote="cseay1"]The "front hood control knob" in this 1967 beetle operator's manual is quite different from the lever in my 68 ghia]
Thanks for the info. I think '68 was the model year when a lot of things changed.
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sactojesse
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: trunk lever in glove box question |
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| Does anyone know whether the front trunk release lever in the glove box for a '68 Ghia coupé is the same as that for a 60's beetle? Help please. |
Yes, the front hood/trunk release lever for '68-'74 ghias is a '68+ beetle part as evidenced by the 111-prefix on the part number:
http://www.karmannghia.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=943&idproduct=9105
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kiwighia68
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: trunk lever in glove box question |
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| kiwighia68 wrote: |
| Does anyone know whether the front trunk release lever in the glove box for a '68 Ghia coupé is the same as that for a 60's beetle? Help please. |
Yes, the front hood/trunk release lever for '68-'74 ghias is a '68+ beetle part as evidenced by the 111-prefix on the part number:
http://www.karmannghia.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=943&idproduct=9105 |
Thanks for that. I've been following your posts elsewhere. You keep the new guys like me informed and happy. Mine is the RHD thus a 112 number.
This thread is now closed, I think.
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