Hi Folks,
I told My Son, [a spraypainter] to paint My Steering column silver, same colour as the dash and car...
Does it look OK... or...
Should I paint it??
Comments...
Lee -- 68Autobug --
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
looks good Lee,as if its part of the dash panel instaed of separate:thumb
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looks great i like it
Looks good. Keep it 😎
Very nice. You've got your own Drag Christmas tree lights on the right of the dash too, except the amber is in the wrong place.
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Column looks good in silver, and in my opinion the gauge panel on the right would look good silver too - not sure if it is possible to paint (plastic?), but thats my 2c.
I think it looks good..... but since nobody else has taken the "I don't like it" stance, I'm going to. Just to try and even the arguement up a bit. So...
I don't like it.
😉
from one 68 bugger to another, looks brilliant! (whats the blue lite on the side for?...nee naw nee naw?)
i plan to live forever.....so far so good.
looks like shit I reckon...
like those "I'm too much of a tight arse to chrome my wheels so I will paint em with a $2.50 can of silver paint"
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Well it looks at though the Silver steering column stays
painted with Mitsubishi silver metallic paint....
Thanks for the kind comments...
Now, should I have the steering wheel boss painted the same colour?
I believe it will blend in better as the steering wheel centre is already a silver colour...
The lights on the side.. with the ignition ON :
Amber : the electric Fuel pump is switched off...
Red : another oil pressure light - another sender unit.
Blue : Driving Lamps ON
Amber : Auto Transmission Fluid High Temperaure Lamp.
the colored lenses can be swapped about easily....
I am going to have to label them some way...
a bit confusing even to Me.... I thought they may have been out of place... but they look good in the photo..
There is also another lamp in the speedo for ATF Temp...
A standard feature for Semi Auto Beetles...
Lee -
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
For what its worth I'm not a fan of it
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When are we going to see this car Leigh ????
Is is finished yet
Are We there yet???
Is it finished Yet?? 🙂🙂
No Dave,
Just because Volkswagenwerk could spit these beauties out at 1 every 60 seconds .. I like to take My time...
If I could just finish it straight away... I would Dave...
I try to do something every day... and every time I drive somewhere I wish I were driving MY Beetle...
One of My Sons, is Spray Painter and I help Him a bit now & then.. usually with electrical things.. and the temps are getting warmer.. I have to keep thinking of the Air conditioner for the Beetle... although I really would like to just finish the beetle and get it registered before fiddling about any more, as it may take a while to make up the bits for the Compressor bracket etc.. My Son is welding up some bits for Me that I have, to make a New Oil Filler - as the original is really in the way of the compressor...
I have some bits to pick up from the Muffler man, so My 2 exhausts will come out from UNDER the rear valance and up & then out... I didn't want to cut the fibreglass rear valance, as I May fit extractors later on...
the headliner is clipped in place.. the wrinkles where it was folded for 8 years that I know of, are still showing up..
I am thinking of trying a hand held domestic steam cleaner to see if that would work..
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
:repuke
lee u hav ruined your beetle, start again...
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