Hi, I would like a list of good air-cooled VW shops. I am thinking about traveling in my 67 VW Westy from Texas to Washington DC/East Coast for fun. Thanks, Paul

Hello all I have a 1970 Australian Bug and wanted to put some VW seats in it so that I can order the original style upholstery. I do not want the low back seats that were originally in my car though. Does anybody know if any of the high back seat models will slide onto the same tracks? Thanks...

Hmmm, anyone want to save a baja in CA? The price is right....free http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=316251 Sneaks '68 T1

Hi All, Just wanted to introduce myself (I've been lurking here for about a month) as I have a feeling I will be here alot in the future! I just bought a '73 and a '74 Super Beetle to restore. The seller sold them as a '73 to restore and '74 for parts, but I think I'm going to go for broke and...

Today I finally finished the brakes on my '73. New shoes, hoses, cillinders and rear shocks too. Started last saterday and of course something(s) had to go wrong! Front went without a problem but the rear.... I snapped the rear bolds of the brake line.... 15.30u.... Quick some phone calls and at...

Hi gang! Anyone know of a good source to get parts of the wiring harness for a '73 VW Thing? I was changing the speedomter and mis-connected the fuel gauge sensor wire and it got fried! Totally smoked up! Anyway, does anyone know of a good source of just parts of the wiring harness? Also, does the...

Hello All: Going through a few catalogs and I noticed that I don't have the following cooling tin parts on my stock 1600 DP (carb). I'm a little confused, as various outlets list a "complete stock cooling tin kit" which don't seem to include these parts. Left & Right SMALL AIR DEFLECTOR ENGINE...

I have a 1999 (V reg) Sharan 2.0 petrol. The indicators, reversing lights, radio, heated rear windows, central locking have all stopped working. I have checked all the fuses in the box under the drivers side dash, all seem ok. can anyone help please?

Hello, I am busy refreshing my engine tin for my 1970 single cab. I have the car in the shop being painted now..... Here were my discoveries of parts i need. First off, my fan wore out......it and the hub. The hub is different on this model bus, for the alternator was bigger, and the offset on the...

Folks, On my long drive I took to consume some fuel (see other posting today), I notice that the front /steering wheel start to shimmy between 40 & 45 MPH. After I reach 50 things settle down again. I don't believe it is a balance issue with the tires (had them just replaced). Since this is my...

is it Christmas?.... nope..... is it my birthday? nope, not till next month.... what the hell is going on then? oh, its new parts day...<G>.... http://hometown.aol.com/bugninva/Turbo.html more parts to pile in my, um, parts room.... i mean "office"..... but it does look more like a parts...

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What is the best way to remove the stock seat rails in a 67 Bug pan without making holes in the pan? Thanks, Mike Chopped 66 Bug

Jim, thank you for your very good advice. You saved me from a lot of heartache. I took out all the bulbs in the #2 fuse circuit, and hooked up the multi-tester to the fuse terminals. When I clicked the headlight switch, the meter was reading voltage, so there was definitely a short somewhere. As...

Hey Guys, I'm in desperate need of a Wire Pushrod retainer for a 2000cc 1980 Westy (the crooked coat hangar looking thing that sits between the pushrod tubes and the rockers). I just bought this van and found she had a major oil leak from the push rod tubes .... I replaced all the tubes and seals...

Hi Ramva, I'm having a strange rattle in my gear stick when accelerating. When i put my hand on it the ratlle disapears but the stick still shivers. Could this be something silly like lack of grease in the gear rod connected to the gear stick or is it more dramatic..? :( Btw, it is a '73 SB manual...

Is the external regulator for the Alternator different from the regulator for the Generator?

Hello all, Yes, I'm still around! Alfie is STILL not finished, but we are back on track. Gotta hurry though, we will be leaving for South Africa in the very near future! But, I recently recieved a headliner kit, cloth, multiple piece for Alfie, our 58 hardtop bug. But, it only has three sections...

Fuse #2 blows when the headlights switch is clicked to the 1st detente. There is no visible damage to the wires coming out of the instrument panel into the front side markers or rear parking lights. My next step is to take the instrument panel apart and use a multi-tester to check out the...

Hi all- I'm still having issues with my '73 Super. The car died on me last 2 weeks ago. Last weekend, I cleaned the dist. cap and she turned over. I changed out the rotor, cap and points. Today, I checked the dwell, which was 25 degrees exact. The idle was set to 800 RPMS (which seems to be...