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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16926 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:42 am Post subject: Need a little help locating this part |
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Guys,
I bought this bus last summer and it came with some plastic inserts I've never seen before. They live in the bolt holes for the rear apron.
Now one of them has broken and I'd like to replace it. Problem is I can't find it anywhere i've looked in the parts drawings.
Does anyone have any idea about this? It pops into the hole and surrounds the bolt. _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
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ewdb92 Samba Member
Joined: September 24, 2010 Posts: 502 Location: Plymouth, NH
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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I've only seen metal washers used for those bolts. Perhaps a generic plastic washer used by the PO to protect the paint?
edit: I see now that you said they insert into the hole, but perhaps still a hardware store item? _________________ Erik
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16926 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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ewdb92 wrote: |
I've only seen metal washers used for those bolts. Perhaps a generic plastic washer used by the PO to protect the paint?
edit: I see now that you said they insert into the hole, but perhaps still a hardware store item? |
I'm with you. Never seen them before and you maybe right about the general HW thing. _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12816 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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Maybe the plastic washer that goes behind the upper seatbelt anchor? _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
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pittwagen Samba Member
Joined: November 08, 2005 Posts: 763 Location: North of the 49th parallel
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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busdaddy will know. His 71 is very original. |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13385 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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I've also never seen anything but steel washers there. I agree with the other poster. I bet the previous owner used the plastic to protect the paint. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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ccpalmer Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2006 Posts: 3850 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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They almost look like a trim piece for coax cables. Hardware stores would carry that. Just a thought. _________________ '71 Westy |
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rugblaster Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2016 Posts: 1163 Location: San Angelo, Texas
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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Those aren't stock......I don't think. I would have seen them if they were. _________________ '69 Karmy, '69 Camper, Meyers clone, '65 drag bug, 10.78 @ 128 (sold it) '51 Dodge farm truck,
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wihr Samba Member
Joined: August 15, 2010 Posts: 344 Location: PORTLAND, OR
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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My '70 is stock, original and I have owned it since new. No plastic washers there. Original are metal.
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Brionp Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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Hey Gary, I don't come here very often anymore. Well that was a PO hack by yours truly. You know when you run a video line from room to room in your house and after you drill the hole you push a plastic insert into the hole to make it look nice. Well I thought they would work on the bus also. CCpalmer solved the puzzle, good job. So, you caught me. There will be more. PM me Gary, I'm not sure I have your new address and I want to get those carb parts to you. _________________ 1971 7 seat Deluxe Station Wagon |
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16926 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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Pm sent. Come down Saturday if you can _________________ Lead Mechanic: San Diego Air and Space Museum
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Wasted youth Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012 Posts: 5134 Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Need a little help locating this part |
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Probably the nicest thread closure ever! |
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