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Jim, I agree, they are ugly! I might have my buddy weld them in when I get it painted if they as solid as they look, but if they need some work when I take the paint off I will look for some with the vents molded in. Thanks for the info. Jim Jim Adney wrote: > On 15 Sep 2001, at 14:46, Jim Cecil wrote: > > > I noticed something about my squareback. My square has removable rear > > vents with gaskets and every picture I've seen of a type 3 the rear > > vents seem to be molded into the body, could someone enlighten me, > > You must be asking about the cooling air intake louvers on top of > the rear fenders. Some cars got replacement louvers here to make > the louvers point in the direction that people felt was the "right" > direction. Most of use who have had a lot of experience with these > seem to think that it made little difference. > > The replacement louvers were usually installed if the owners had an > overheating problem and complained about it. > > I haven't seen a car with those for decades. You should be able to > find a good set of intact rear fenders if you want to fix this. They > were pretty ugly. Sorry. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check Out My 1966 VW Bug! http://204.169.29.251/vw/my_66_vwbug.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check Out My Custom "Muscle Machine" Pictures http://204.169.29.251/custom_mm_pics/custom_mm_pics.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------