Wanted Front Window Screen 64 Beetle QLD

Samantha Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 21 Dec 2011, 9:48 pm

#878029

Wanted: Front Window Screen to fit a 64 Beetle. Does anyone know where I could find one? I'm situated in Brisbane Queensland. Thanks. Samantha.

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grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 21 Dec 2011, 9:54 pm

#878032

Windscreens O brien,if not I should have a used one but I am in Taree.

Samantha Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 21 Dec 2011, 9:56 pm

#878033

Okay I'll give them a try. Where about's is Taree?

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vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 22 Dec 2011, 6:55 am

#878052

i have 1 at redcliffe if you are interested, $50?
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Dec 2011, 7:58 am

#878059

make sure you fit a NEW windscreen seal as well other wise it will LEAK

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Dec 2011, 11:19 am

#878084

Samantha wrote:Wanted: Front Window Screen to fit a 64 Beetle. Does anyone know where I could find one? I'm situated in Brisbane Queensland. Thanks. Samantha.

there should be heaps of used ones about...

Windscreen O"Brien may have new ones?

Mick Motors in Brisbane may have a used one... or New..

Buy a new windscreen seal as the old one will be hard as a rock and not flexible at all... so will leak...
mick motors will have them too..

Most people who have wrecked a VW would still have the glass..

Lee

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Gracey Wolfsburg Wizard

511 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 22 Dec 2011, 7:26 pm

#878139

Seriously buy a new windscreen for your own safety and that of others.

Old windscreens usually have a sandblasted surface from years of use. They look fine until you're driving into the sun in the early morning or late afternoon and then you can't see a damn thing.

Samantha Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 22 Dec 2011, 7:37 pm

#878141

Thanks for the advise. I think a new one is a good idea 🙂

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grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 22 Dec 2011, 7:38 pm

#878142

Thanks Lee,I forgot abut Micks motors,they carry a huge stock of parts and their prices and service are good,go with this or vwsteve but if you are stuck Taree is halfway up the NSW coast,freight would be the killer. Cheers Les

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Dec 2011, 7:55 pm

#878144

Samantha wrote:Thanks for the advise. I think a new one is a good idea 🙂

Hi Samantha
a new one will be laminated glass .. which is the same as in all new cars.. a stone will only chip the glass..

the old ones were safety glass which shatters into a million pieces

[even when Your head went thru it.. [ I know]

or if You were driving on the highway at 100 KMH and a stone hit it.... it shattered all over You....
not nice.... and blood trickled from Your forehead down Your face .. Yikes they were terrible...

probably why they aren't allowed any more....

hope You have seat belts in Your beetle...

LEE

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

esevwbits Custom Title Time!

1,027 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 22 Dec 2011, 7:57 pm

#878146

180 brand new.

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 23 Dec 2011, 9:28 am

#878202

where in Qld I am nr Wivenhoe and hve a nice enn email has ph nr

want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!

Samantha Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 23 Dec 2011, 9:31 pm

#878292

Yep! I got seat belts 🙂 Only in the front mind you. Yes the shattering happened when we took it out, i thought imagine if a stone hit it while driving, wouldn't be pretty. $180 that's a good price, where is that from?

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 24 Dec 2011, 12:02 pm

#878352

erm by a 2nd handy like steve said $50 cheap as
as long as the glass is clean n clear it will work like a charm n do a new rubber whilst u are at it
too easy
why spend the cash when u it isn't really that necessary
🤓

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958 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 24 Dec 2011, 1:43 pm

#878356

I got one here you can have Sam !!🙂

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 24 Dec 2011, 1:54 pm

#878358

wow free! give that man a 6 pack 😉

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Samantha Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 24 Dec 2011, 6:10 pm

#878376

Hey Pat. That sounds like a good offer. I dunno though about not having the safety glass 🤪 Looking forward to seeing you soon Pat

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Dec 2011, 6:15 pm

#878378

all new windscreens are now laminated...

its the Law...

so, no more safety glass... in windscreens...
other windows usually are...

seat belts stop You hitting the windscreen anyway...

just make sure the 2nd hand one hasn't any scratches on it
from old wiper blades...

LEE

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

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 24 Dec 2011, 8:04 pm

#878388

A new windscreen makes a world of difference over a 50 year old one. In my experience Widscreens O'Briens are not necessarily the best value however their service is very good. Suggest you shop around but you will need a new seal. $180 is probably a good price as I paid $150 for my '68 screen about 4 years ago. Not only is it clear when driving at night and into the sun, it is way clearer when it is raining. Wipers work so much better on a screen that is not sand blasted.
Cheers.....wayne

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Dec 2011, 2:46 pm

#878426

those wipers can travel a looong way over 40++ years....

remember to tell them You want to buy a new glass windscreen

and NOT have it fitted...

is much cheaper....

and Yes, its just windscreen o'brien comes to mind...

I don't use them... lol

but they are professionals when it comes to fitting windscreens and rear windows too.. lol

New rubber seals also look good and do NOT leak...

LEE

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Samantha Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 25 Dec 2011, 3:24 pm

#878429

Alrighty, Well i think a new one would be a good idea. It will be nice to have a new one. I've heard racq glass is cheap and they do a good job.
Your beetle looks nice, is that at Valla?
Cheers

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bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 26 Dec 2011, 9:10 pm

#878568

check out mobile repairers they come to your door
racq is good if u r insured with them....

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Dec 2011, 10:51 pm

#878588

Samantha wrote:Alrighty, Well i think a new one would be a good idea. It will be nice to have a new one. I've heard racq glass is cheap and they do a good job.
Your beetle looks nice, is that at Valla?
Cheers

Yes, at Valla - Nambucca heads last year...

should be there again next year...

LEE

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