Beetle Door Skins

oldnslo Seriously Crusin Dubber

162 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 29 Mar 2006, 5:00 pm

#469207

Does anyone know where I can buy outer door skins for my 1956 Beetle, and if anyone has fitted them ? I heard the danish ones need alot of work to suit.

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 29 Mar 2006, 9:59 pm

#469372

oldnslo wrote:Does anyone know where I can buy outer door skins for my 1956 Beetle, and if anyone has fitted them ? I heard the danish ones need alot of work to suit.

I don't know where to get them, however whilst a genuine VW German doorskin will fit the best, it will be near imposible to get.

There are obviously these Danish ones available somewhere (or were available). All door skins take work to fit. If you haven't done them before, there is a chance you can end up with scrap metal even if they are original German VW skins.

What I am trying to say is that "a fair bit of work to fit" is relative to your knowledge, experience and/ or skill. A good panel beater will still be able to make the Danish ones fit if that is all that is available.

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Mar 2006, 6:24 am

#469455

I havent seen a early door skin for years... I know later model ones are available but they will need fitting to suit pretty close and proablly better than starting with a flat sheet of metal

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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oldnslo Seriously Crusin Dubber

162 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 11:27 am

#469558

Im trying to weigh up the cost of working the old doors back to shape, or cutting the old skins off and putting new ones on or getting another set of doors, all this grief because i got my doors sandblasted and they warped the s**t ot of them because they didnt know what they were doing. An expensive lesson learned the hard way, so kiddies dont sandblast your doors, or the skins anyway.

malcolm Insano Dub Head

812 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:00 pm

#469728

Tin West in Melbourne could make a set of oor skins at a cost Keith has made me fire walls and dog leg sections and is excellent I,m looking at getting him to make a set for my 56 his phone number is (03)99740609its worth a try.

oldnslo Seriously Crusin Dubber

162 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 2 Apr 2006, 12:47 pm

#470677

Thanks malcolm, ill give him a ring next week,