Fender Beading

zayus Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Jul 2012, 8:50 pm

#911517

Hey Hey,

Question, regarding the colour of fender beading.

1966/67 Australian VW Beetle, the fender beading was "coloured coated"?

I am certain, that before my Beetle was repainted in '98, the fender beading was the same colour as the body - VW Blue, see the the copy of the brochure*.

The reason, I am asking, I saw a link that that: MemberSpecial Air Service provided in a thread:
http://shop.hoffmann-speedster.com

The site has coloured sells VW Blue coloured beading. to keep the original factory look, should I get the blue beading?

Thanks,
Zaius

*Brochure: courtesy of John from the Club VW site, I think!

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hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 7 Jul 2012, 9:11 pm

#911527

I have a German build '68 in VW Blue and from memory the original beading was also colour coded
BTW, do you by any chance have a colour code for VW Blue? I have the German code but it doesn't cross reference to any paint in Australia that I can find
Cheers.........Wayne

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 7 Jul 2012, 9:28 pm

#911528

Hey zayus, do you understand German? Looked at the Hoffman site but can't work out whether the beading is enough for one fender or all four. Also, they don't appear to freight to Australia either. Any ideas?

zayus Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Jul 2012, 9:40 pm

#911531

Hi Wayne,

I don't have a colour code.
when my car was painted, the panel beater/painter matched the paint with the colour under the dash.

From a small amount of research, I think the colour on our cars is VW Blue, However, I checked: thesamba.com
German built '68 Beetle- L 50 K (47) Neptune blue. That could be the coluor?

Paint codes, huh?!

Bryce:

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 7 Jul 2012, 9:42 pm

#911532

hulbyw wrote:I have a German build '68 in VW Blue and from memory the original beading was also colour coded
BTW, do you by any chance have a colour code for VW Blue? I have the German code but it doesn't cross reference to any paint in Australia that I can find
Cheers.........Wayne

Try this mate from a colour code i got sent with my beetle birth cert. 66-67 vw blau L633 or zenitblau L639.

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

zayus Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Jul 2012, 9:42 pm

#911533

Hey zayus, do you understand German? Looked at the Hoffman site but can't work out whether the beading is enough for one fender or all four. Also, they don't appear to freight to Australia either. Any ideas?

No 🙂

But, there a Union Jack icon to towards the upper left corner of the site.
Click the icon and the site is translated... phew! 🙂

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jul 2012, 9:18 am

#911576

Hi

A freind of mine went to a great deal of trouble to colour code his mudguard beading (boats have fenders) I remember someone asking him why he didnt take the beading out before painting the car. He used some sort ingredient in the paint to prevent cracking.

Steve

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 8 Jul 2012, 9:33 am

#911580

Steve, you are right about mudguards [Fenders are guitars, aren't they?]......not sure about 'beading', though. It's always been 'piping' to me.

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 10 Jul 2012, 11:11 am

#911916

I have emailed Hoffman's and both they and I believe their blue beading is not VW blue. Their customer service has been really good.
I have now emailed VW Heritage to see if their dark blue beading is similar to the blue in the VW logo
Cheers..Wayne

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Jul 2012, 12:14 pm

#911931

yes there MUDGUARDS here in Aussie

shinny on top shit underneath

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 10 Jul 2012, 4:38 pm

#911967

Hoffmans charge like a wounded bull for shipping! 50 euros for a small badge and sticker that would fit in a standard envelope!!!!

1963 Single Cab Ute: "El Concreto"
1962 Baja Beetle: "Peanut"
1968 Porsche 912 SWB: "Pip"
1972 Kombi Snail: "The Snail"
2012 Skoda Octavia Scout: "Scout"
2016 Scirocco R: "Rocco"

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 10 Jul 2012, 6:50 pm

#911994

Yes, that is what they wanted to charge me for beading, a horn and 2 door switches. They were apologetic about the freight charge but not negotiable. Still never received such good email service from any other supplier anywhere (including oz)
Will be interesting to compare with Heritage for both service and freight costs
Cheers

zayus Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 15 Jul 2012, 1:50 pm

#912732

yes there MUDGUARDS here in Aussie

My Ol' Man was a Yank, who grew up in a Cadillac/Oldsmobile dealership... it's a fen-derr.

English wasn't my first language! 🙂

zayus Wolfsburg Wizard

437 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 15 Jul 2012, 4:15 pm

#912755

A freind of mine went to a great deal of trouble to colour code his mudguard beading (boats have fenders) I remember someone asking him why he didnt take the beading out before painting the car. He used some sort ingredient in the paint to prevent cracking.

I now remember taking the right rear fender (mud guard) off the car (around 1995) and discovered the beading was white. The beading and fender had been painted after they had been put back on the car.

Love learning about the techniques used when prepping/putting Beetles back togethor.

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 15 Jul 2012, 5:18 pm

#912763

hulbyw wrote:I have emailed Hoffman's and both they and I believe their blue beading is not VW blue. Their customer service has been really good.
I have now emailed VW Heritage to see if their dark blue beading is similar to the blue in the VW logo
Cheers..Wayne

German made cars used a different color code etc to Australian made or assembled cars

I read recently somewhere the color codes [and colors] on cars , the beading and interior for German made cars and noticed the different colored beading..

I only thought there was black and white..!!

although have seen a few different blacks and a flat blackish color, these were not genuine VW beading..
also have seen different sizes of beading...
the normal ? size and large beading...
the difference was noticeable...
I always thought the non genuine flat blackish/grey beading was to allow it to be painted...

Painting the beading while on the car and mud guards bolted on, I thought would be difficult ?? but I'm no painter... lol

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 · 17 Jul 2012, 10:12 am

#913028

After a bit of a nudge, VW Heritage have responded. Their fender beading in dark blue is apparently close to VW Blue, so I have ordered a length. Postage is 20 pounds.
Once it arrives I will post on here how good the colour and quality is
Cheers....wayne

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 23 Jul 2012, 1:51 pm

#914092

OK, the VW Heritage dark Blue fender beading or mudgaurd piping or windlace what ever you want to call it has arrived. The colour is not perfect (there again my paint is stuffed and the original blue beading on the back guards has faded heaps) but very good. Much more expensive than using black however worth it in my opinion.
Thanks Zayus for asking the original question, as I had no idea that coloured beading was available now
Cheers.......Wayne