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<x-charset iso-8859-1>What are the actual boards made of? Are they (what is known in Britain as) hardboard, or are they very heavy cardboard, or something else? Mine are completely missing, and I am hatching a devious plan to make my own, at least to start with. Daniel Baum > >Yet another "availability/originality" question..... Where the door panels > on the pre-1966 Type 3s the same on the German and Export models? By this > I mean the two-piece "z" armrest panels? If so, how difficult are these > panels to find if one were doing a restoration? I saw some prices for the > "two piece" panels on Ispwest and CalPacific Jbugs, but these panel sets > were in excess of $350.00, and even more for Squarebacks..... > > > Yes, the door panels/arm rests are the same regardless of target market. > The 61-63 models and the 64-65 "S" models had the long arm rests, grey > and black, respectively. 64-65 "N" models had Beetle-style short armrests > and 1-piece front door panels. > > The armrests are hard to find in good condition. The door panels are hard > to find as well but those can be made by a good upholstery shop. > > Yes, squarebacks would cost more, there are 5 (yes, 5) extra panels on the > early cars. Although these 5 panels have no heat seams so they should be > easy to make. > > Everett > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > </x-charset>