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How to fit the hinges with pop out windows 68 beetle?

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#883746
Well,
I have had these used genuine popouts for a couple of years..
I finally put new rubbers in them and

then got the new hinges, plates, covers and screws etc... still in their plastic bags..

and I have no idea how to fit them...

can anyone tell Me how they go in???

the other end is straight forward... 3 screws..

Lee

PS: looks like I need another 4 small countersunk screws...
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#883774
No Longer in Business...

You aren't very helpful Dave

LEE
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#883780
Well thats the best method i can advise

I think u will have to drill some holes
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#883781
All the holes should be in the body. Installation is very easy, I don't understand your difficulty. 4 small c/s screws are required to hold the hinge to the fwd window flange, the screws go thru from the inside into the threaded plate that slips behind the hinge flap.
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9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#883789
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#883793
I like Joel's thousand words in pics.... it's just, words can't explain the levitating text books in the first pic !!!

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#883805
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#883813
Sides wrote:I like Joel's thousand words in pics.... it's just, words can't explain the levitating text books in the first pic !!!

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THE electrical cord is holding them there....

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#883815
Many thanks for the pics Joel...

just what I needed

phone calls don't work Dave..

LEE
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#883954
Hi

The hard part is finding the holes for the latches, I use a long pin with a T on the end, once you find one the others fall into place, once you have the window mounted on the hinge it sort shows you where the latch holes should be

The screws in the hinge can be hard to get started, I use the longer screws that hold the cover in place in the outer holes to get started.

Once you have them in you will be able to do exhaust gas analysing lol.

Steve