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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#779923
Did Aussie Beetles come with Hazet tool kits in the spare wheel or did they get a pouch of tools?

How come they are so rare ie all have gone missing?

volumex Officially Full-On Dubber

389 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#779934
For at least the 50's & early 60's, the Beetles came standard with the pouch of tools.

Hazet boxes were an accessory. If it had VW on the box it had to come from a dealer. Could also come with "Tourist" or "Hazet" on the cover. Modern repros can have "Empi" on them.

Some good info here: http://www.356.ca/tools/roundbox.htm

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#779948
XXX-1.8T wrote:Did Aussie Beetles come with Hazet tool kits in the spare wheel or did they get a pouch of tools?

How come they are so rare ie all have gone missing?


VWs in Australia only came with a pouch of tools..

one or two open ended spanners.. 10-12mm ??
box spanner for generator nut/wheel bolts..
and spark plugs..
long steel bar for box spanner and jack..
screwdriver..

I don't know why these were never sold with a used car..??

most used VWs didn't come with tools or manuals...

Hazets were sold in Europe and the USA...
as accessories...
Not sure whether they were sold by VW or just dealers??

were they ever sold in Australia??

Cannot ever remember seeing them years ago...

Lee

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

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#779952
Hi
I'm NOT sure which is cheaper..?

GOLD or HAZET tool kits... ??

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

wolfgang54 Officially Full-On Dubber

238 posts · joined May 2010 ·

#779989
hazet tourist kit sold as an accessory in Australia, early ones had hazet on tin, later ones had vw. hazet kit shared with 356. as it was an accessory not many of the early kits around. heard value 2 to 3k in nz or 1000euros in germany, not sure of price in aus? is this correct info? still learning this stuff...
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
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Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#780015
Here is one, claimed to be an Australian set. Can anyone verify?

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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#780052
Wow that is nice!

Anyone know of any incomplete ones for sale?

wolfgang54 Officially Full-On Dubber

238 posts · joined May 2010 ·

#780060
XXX-1.8T wrote:Wow that is nice!

Anyone know of any incomplete ones for sale?
hens teeth!!

have seen single tools for sale (ebay etc) but not full kits

I have a complete early kit with hazet tin stamp and felt lining, i used the spark plug spanner for first time ever i suspect the other day.. precious all right
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76

Wish list:

Porsche 550
zooey deschanel

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#780125
Uber Kafer wrote:Here is one, claimed to be an Australian set. Can anyone verify?
Hi
I have seen those kits...

trying to think what car they came with...
1960 or 1964 beetle??
with the short socket spanner...??

My long socket for spark plugs, generator nut and wheel studs
came from a type 3 I owned... lol

I do have some of the spanners...
VW stamped on them...

some a grey color?? [not paint]
some chromed...
I think the VW Australia sidchrome ones were chromed..

LEE


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

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#780126
Hi
Should get the hazet tools gold coated...

as their value is about the same as GOLD.... lol

If You had them....

You wouldn't really use them... lol


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

Dyno Officially Full-On Dubber

279 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#780204
I have picked up NOS round toolkits from dealers in the past. They were sold through dealers as accessories, but only up to the mid 60's.
68AutoBug wrote:
XXX-1.8T wrote:Did Aussie Beetles come with Hazet tool kits in the spare wheel or did they get a pouch of tools?

How come they are so rare ie all have gone missing?


VWs in Australia only came with a pouch of tools..

one or two open ended spanners.. 10-12mm ??
box spanner for generator nut/wheel bolts..
and spark plugs..
long steel bar for box spanner and jack..
screwdriver..

I don't know why these were never sold with a used car..??

most used VWs didn't come with tools or manuals...

Hazets were sold in Europe and the USA...
as accessories...
Not sure whether they were sold by VW or just dealers??

were they ever sold in Australia??

Cannot ever remember seeing them years ago...

Lee

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#780336
gee I hope thats a typo Lee and you didnt really mean to hit the number 2. No 12mm on a vw.

Funny how the jap cars seem to get a 10-12 spanner and a phillips head screaw driver. Not sure how I got them but I have a few nissan/datsun versions. I dont know why manufacturers bother putting tools in. Waste of effort. I mean... ford dont even put in a real wheel brace in their falcons, just a really stupid tube spanner that turns into normal round tubing when you try to get a wheel nut off.
68AutoBug wrote:

VWs in Australia only came with a pouch of tools..

one or two open ended spanners.. 10-12mm ??
box spanner for generator nut/wheel bolts..
and spark plugs..
long steel bar for box spanner and jack..
screwdriver..

I don't know why these were never sold with a used car..??

most used VWs didn't come with tools or manuals...

Hazets were sold in Europe and the USA...
as accessories...
Not sure whether they were sold by VW or just dealers??

were they ever sold in Australia??

Cannot ever remember seeing them years ago...

Lee

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#780557
OK so if you found one what would be a ball park figure for a 60,s complete kit.
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XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#780562
depending on condition between $400 to $1000

Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#780611
If its advertised in an international forum such as ebay the top-end condition complete kits will sell for around $1500 Australian, as the Americans and Europeans are very interested in those ones.

This not speculation or dreaming, thats my spare tyre kit shown above and I have been following the market with keen interest since I bought it several years ago.

wolfgang54 Officially Full-On Dubber

238 posts · joined May 2010 ·

#780617
Uber Kafer wrote:If its advertised in an international forum such as ebay the top-end condition complete kits will sell for around $1500 Australian, as the Americans and Europeans are very interested in those ones.

This not speculation or dreaming, thats my spare tyre kit shown above and I have been following the market with keen interest since I bought it several years ago.
agree, was told by a friend living in germany a early good kit is $1000euros. saw copies at the nats for $200, good idea to have one if displaying your car etc, dont want the goodun going walkies!
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76

Wish list:

Porsche 550
zooey deschanel

XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#805373
Would you believe it 5 months down the track i own a VW hazet kit (1 spanner away from being complete bought in the USA) and a incomplete Tourist which I bought in Australia last week.

Not sure if ill keep the Tourist though.

if anyone can point me in the direction of 7 x 9 Hazet spanner it would be great.

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#805622
Yes these kits were available for order from Lanock Motors in the late 1950s and early 1960s as an official Volkswagen accessory. They had their own VW part number - 111012025. No prices were listed as these were subject to change. There was also a version for the Transporter, with similar tools but in a canvas container. 211012025. This is a a page from the October 1959 Lanock Motors accessory catalogue.

Later Australian accessory catalogues from the mid-'60s-on didn't list the Hazet toolkit.

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wolfgang54 Officially Full-On Dubber

238 posts · joined May 2010 ·

#805633
phil74
does the catalogue also show a plastic front windscreen (attached with suction cups) ??
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76

Wish list:

Porsche 550
zooey deschanel

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#805641
No, nothing like that I can see - probably an aftermarket accessory for something like that. The VW catalogue does list a number of weathershields, sun visors and mesh grilles.

wolfgang54 Officially Full-On Dubber

238 posts · joined May 2010 ·

#805642
thanks 🙂
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76

Wish list:

Porsche 550
zooey deschanel

spannermonkey Learner Dubber

9 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#805824
At Sandown swapmeet ,I saw a certain person purchase an original Hazet tool kit for $80.
He gave the seller $100 & told him to keep the change.
The seller ran after him asking questions.
The person selling it didn't know it's true value.This happened after I had done the rounds being s seller that day & I missed it
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