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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:42 am    Post subject: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
Hi Everyone,

I would need some help into changing the front quarter pannel for my oval bug.

I am looking to buy these repro from Mika in Finland, however he told me that the opening arc at the beam level may need to be adjusted to fit a 56 bug.

So my question is to try to figure out the exact differences between quarter panel from 56 VS earlier model ?

If someone would be able to help me answering that ?
thanks in advance for help.

Here are picures from Mika's product:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2053241

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:28 am    Post subject: Re: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
This is the front quarter of my 57, compare to the other
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 1:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
Thanks, we see clear differences between the panels.

Does anyone know where I could find quarter pannel that suit 56 model year ?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 1:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
Would this work ?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
56Cabrio wrote:
Would this work ?
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2053041


it would, for sure but the price is quite exhaustive considering that I just need the front portion of them.
I am going to contact them and see if the can press the half of it.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
The only difference I really see is the fuse block mount unless I'm really going blind
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:26 am    Post subject: Re: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
66brm wrote:
The only difference I really see is the fuse block mount unless I'm really going blind


That's what I thought too, but wondering about the arch curves, check what I have highlighted in red, as well as the height of the inner portion that welds on the back of the pannel.

I also contacted wolfpart in Sweden to check if they can press me only the half of the quarter pannel they reporduce.

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My 60 SO23 westy: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=341539
My oldspeed 36hp autotechnik express build: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=670827
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:39 am    Post subject: Re: Front quarter pannels need help Reply with quote
Here are some picture of were I am with just to give context.
So a beautiful unrusted front quarter but where the front part was hit somewhere in its life.
I presume this happened in the 50's because all inside panels are NOS and like new. I will post picture of the inside later today.



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My 60 SO23 westy: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=341539
My oldspeed 36hp autotechnik express build: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=670827
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