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hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#1043401
When poking new cables through from the cabin to the engine bay on my '68 Beetle, I discovered that there is foam in the gap between the bay and cabin where the loom goes back to the engine bay. Guess it is to reduce noise transferal. No rust that I can see however looking for suggestions on what to put in the gap to reduce noise but not cause rust in future.
Cheers

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#1043402
I know the foam is a rust magnet. In the convertibles, there is a triangular shaped pillow that stuffs up in there. It will probably work for the sedan as well.

It is made up from spare roof lining material and the stuffing is the padding that goes between the roof and the lining. From memory, each side of the triangle is about 15cm long.

Yogie

AA003 Custom Title Time!

1,189 posts · joined Oct 2011 ·

#1043403
I could be wrong but I don't think foam should be on a '68. My '70 (Australian) had the triangular pillows but the'68 being German may have foam.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.

Sometimes Volkswagen dealers sell spare parts. Amazing isn't it!😂

zayus Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#1043560
I can't get the triangle shaped pillows back in!

My car is 66/67 Beetle.

I welcome instructions!

Thanks.
: )

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#1043561
Are they the original pillows? You do have to squeeze them down a lot to get them in. If you made them up then they may be too large so you could just make them a little smaller ad try again.

Yogie

viiking Officially Full-On Dubber

253 posts · joined May 2012 ·

#1043973
AA003 wrote:I could be wrong but I don't think foam should be on a '68. My '70 (Australian) had the triangular pillows but the'68 being German may have foam.
I know it's late but for accuracy and for future people searching this archive the '68 German import did not have foam. It had the triangular pillows made from excess headlining material and left over padding from the roof lining i.e. cotton/jute material.

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#1043974
viiking wrote:
AA003 wrote:I could be wrong but I don't think foam should be on a '68. My '70 (Australian) had the triangular pillows but the'68 being German may have foam.
I know it's late but for accuracy and for future people searching this archive the '68 German import did not have foam. It had the triangular pillows made from excess headlining material and left over padding from the roof lining i.e. cotton/jute material.
No wish to start a stoush but my German build 1968 Beetle definitely has foam and I have owned it for around 40 years so it is highly unlikely that a previous owner has done any mods to that part of the car
Cheers