feeling very stupid here... ive tried and tried but i just cant seem to get my decklid standoffs to work!
when i think ive got them on right, the decklid wont close 🙁
i hope ive got ones that will fit my bug (its a 68) its getting warm and i think the bug would like some cooling breeze.
can anyone give me some pointers in the right direction?
muchly appreciated in advance!
if anyone can help, step by step instructions would be great so i dont spend time getting it wrong, as its only me myself and i putting them on, and holding your decklid up with your head gets a bit painful after a while 🙂
cheers! :beer
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BizarreModeratorThe artist formerly known as blue74l
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Hey Star,
Just letting you know I had them on my bug & got so annoyed with them cause everytime it rained water got into my engine & it wouldn't start.
Got stuck with that a few times, the bug looked kool with them on, but were a pain in the ar** .
Also got sick to death of people telling me at stop lights that my boot lid was open....idiots.
Just letting you know that, as there is nothing worse than
not being told things that would of been helpful to know before you do these things & not after.
Judy😉
You can get the ones that are easily changed in a minute... Pull a pin out and shut the back. Glen (VWCOOL) makes them and you can buy them from Vintage I think.
yeah, im a bit worried about the whole rain thing, especially seeing as how its just started to rain every so often in brisbane... i guess i could just lug around a tarp and some pegs 😀
oasis, ive seen those, couldnt get them in brisbane when i needed them unfortunately.
are they easy to install and do you have a ballpark $ figure for them?
ta🙂
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
BizarreModeratorThe artist formerly known as blue74l
Yeah, you could try Hoodjax. I designed them so they can be removed in next to no time so your lid can be closed for a 'stock' look and so rain can't get in and kill you ignition. As mentioned, Hoodjax use removabl pins so it's easy to get your lid on and off.
(I am LONG overdue to make another batch... sorry... will have them made ready for the summer... but I think Stan Pobjoys racing Engineering (Nana Glen/Coffs Harbour) and Vintage VW Supplies (Campsie, Sydney) have a couple of sets left)
No, the price is actually more than that from Stan and Vintage. I think it's around $90. That $65 price was a 'special' from Ben Durie Automotive, just to get rid of the last couple he had in stock. I don't sell them through him anymore.
Tis cool Brad, ive taken that cumbersome tail off the back of the bug, so her rear end is looking much less phatter now 😀 (got sick of wankers trying to race me at lights on the way home from work at night)
and it also means that the standoffs fit goodly 😀😀😀
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
I'm using hoodjax and are happy with them
need to be adjusted a bit better because there is a rattle back there
toof 15mins to install
makes working on the motor easy as well just take the hood off
cost $70 from pobjoys last year
also get stopped alot telling me the boot isn't closed
