How to find Split Windscreen Kombis overseas...

26 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 13 Mar 2009, 9:34 am

#700510

As I have been unable to find a sensibly priced vehicle here in Australia, I am considering importing a split windscreen kombi from either Japan, Indonesia or Brazil. Alternatively I had considered an early Low Light and have posted a message on this forum in this regard, however I have not totally discounted a Split windscreen yet.

My search continues and I am posting this message in the hope to hear from people that have been on a similar journey and been successful.

I am not looking for a fully restored vehicle as I wish to have one renovated too my own specifications. Any sensible suggestions and contacts welcome.

Please either reply by posting a message on this forum or by my personal email garry@compete.co.uk

Best regards

Garry

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DirkHedde Slammed & Awesome Dubber

91 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 13 Mar 2009, 1:10 pm

#700536

sounds like most of them have gone to the uk nowadays. perhaps you could bring one back from the uk?

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 13 Mar 2009, 1:58 pm

#700555

if you dont mind LHD, compared to our prices US is still relatively cheap

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Mar 2009, 3:14 pm

#700569

firewalker wrote:As I have been unable to find a sensibly priced vehicle here in Australia, I am considering importing a split windscreen kombi from either Japan, Indonesia or Brazil. Alternatively I had considered an early Low Light and have posted a message on this forum in this regard, however I have not totally discounted a Split windscreen yet.

My search continues and I am posting this message in the hope to hear from people that have been on a similar journey and been successful.

I am not looking for a fully restored vehicle as I wish to have one renovated too my own specifications. Any sensible suggestions and contacts welcome.

Please either reply by posting a message on this forum or by my personal email garry@compete.co.uk

WOW... If its cheaper to buy a split window from those countries they must be very expensive in Australia..
The best ones I've seen have been in VW ULTRA magazine from the UK... and the ones from KLIP KLOK??
in Holland.. although they look like they are importing them from everywhere.. USA - Australia..
all the countries that use salt & chemicals on the roads for ice - early VWs are very rare...
I would pick the US.. or maybe Brazil..
Japan & Indonesia are both small islands and I could see rust being a major problem from the salt air..
the cheapest would probably be Brazil...
but remember that type 2s were made in Brazil... so the quality wouldn't be there... but maybe they were better than the mexican made beetles...
I have seen some real bargains in the VW ultra magazine.
especially Low loghts etc..

best of luck

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 13 Mar 2009, 4:47 pm

#700600

68AutoBug wrote:WOW... If its cheaper to buy a split window from those countries they must be very expensive in Australia..

thats an understatement Lee,
aus prices for splitties are at the moment are an absolute joke

a few of my mates have a fairly impressive collection of old project splitties that they are slowly feeding onto ebay one at a time

ones they paid well under $1k for only a few years ago they have been getting over $5k for

madness 🤪

Dyno Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined May 2005 · 17 Mar 2009, 12:38 am

#701248

over priced... and the bubble is popping....

bugzla Custom Title Time!

1,164 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 17 Mar 2009, 7:02 am

#701265

all it comes down to is....... if someone is stupid enough to spend that much money on a car the market is there, take the xy phase 3......... 1 MILLION DOLLARS..ha what a joke but the market still pays for it,........................... so as long as people are silly enough to pay 15 20 30 or even 40 k for a splitty the prices will stay where they are, Dont forget about 15 years ago a bunch of english boys came to australia and bought container after container loads of old bugs and shit loads of splitties so your proberbly buying back an australian van anyways 🤪
good luck

zjm Officially Full-On Dubber

230 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 21 Mar 2009, 6:31 pm

#702290

they obviously havent driven one !!! even a good one is a bad drive

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 21 Mar 2009, 7:34 pm

#702304

what about from south africa???people import gt falcons back from there👍

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10 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 1 Apr 2009, 4:53 pm

#704365

any idea how much would it cost to import? all up..and who would you reccomend?

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463 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 1 Apr 2009, 5:05 pm

#704368

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160324230941&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:1123

Just saw this one on EBay. Never realised the stupid prices they fetch! The 1958 with semaphors my mate bought about 15 years ago was not even close to a grand! He totally rebuilt that and I mean totally. It was like a brand new car. But like someone else pointed out (it was still ShXthouse to drive) Fantastic to look at mind you but give me my 74 model anyday.

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