Re: [T3] Bill and Steves fender beading

[Kevin Howlett <kevinhowlett@bellsouth.net>]

<x-flowed>Maybe someone needs to write VW and tell them this is something that 
they need to do.  I stopped by my local dealer to get some air-cooled 
oil change kits (oil screen, gaskets, washers)  they told me that they 
can't get them anymore.  What the heck,  so vw doesn't care if I change 
the oil in my air cooled vw's anymore.  I hate cleaning the screen out, 
I usually bend them up trying to remove them from the crankcase also.  
Oh well,  I'll probably be sending the crap back to bill and steves 
too,  I'm not having good luck lately acquiring vw parts. 

Thanks,
Kevin B. Howlett
Vinemont, Alabama  35179
'63 Beetle, cal look
'72 Std Beetle
'73 Type 3 Squareback
'01 New Beeetle
'63 Delux 15 window Bus  ( Getting it today!)


BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/10/05 7:37:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> mysteriousj@snet.net writes:
>
> << Its too bad that despite the potential market out there for VW resto 
> parts (and to a lesser extend, Type 3 specific resto parts) the quality 
> available is pathetic.  If 60's muscle cars is your thing, you can 
> almost build an entire car out of aftermarket parts that look and feel 
> as good if not better than NOS and last as long if not longer.  Even the 
> vast majority of the aftermarket bug parts I see out there is crap. >>
>
> Agreed. I'm not sure about Ford or Chrysler, but I know GM offers restoration 
> parts thru their dealerships, and even has a program going where they 
> actually authorize resto parts to be made (with the part being submitted for approval 
> first). Most of those parts are required to meet or exceed the OE part too. 
> It's a real shame VW didn't get into this in the mid to late 80's, while some 
> of their factories were still producing air cooled cars. 
>
> I do understand the complaints about the aftermarket crap that's currently 
> available too. I've been fighting this very thing for over 16 years (a type3 
> owner since 1989), with nothing really available for type3s. It's the smaller 
> companies like ISP west and the DDB that are helping us keep our cars on the 
> road. The DDB with their seeming endless suppy of parts car donors, and other good 
> used stuff. ISP's fender beading is close to factory (with the "T" style), 
> and a lot better than the roll stuff, and at least they're making an effort to 
> repop some of the harder to find bits and pieces that we can all use sooner or 
> later. I understand they're working on new AT front trans mounts. Now if some 
> company would set up and repop the Fastback pop out window seals (currently 
> NLA), I'm sure they would sell most of them that they produce almost 
> immediately. I know there are a bunch of people (myself included) that would like a new 
> set. I'm also sure this list could come up with a bunch of parts that we would 
> like to see reproduced. : )
>
> Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof
>       71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at; 
> http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 
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