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hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#919626
Have a set of genuine popouts for my Beetle but concerned whether they will keep the water out. Seals are new WCM. How do others find them?

Cheers.......Wayne

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#919629
No leeks on mine. They haven't been in long tho

esevwbits Custom Title Time!

1,027 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#919633
nope.

MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·

#919636
Have never had a problem with pop outs on my beetles leaking. Ensure you have the right size pinch weld installed around the window frame and that your windows are correctly aligned and they should close nicely.
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hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#919648
And are WCM the good seals?

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#919658
Hi

Is your car an early or late? The late ones have the holes predrilled, the early ones you have to drill holes so if you get the holes terribly wrong you could have leaks.

I have them in 2 late cars with no leaks. The pinch weld on late cars has no effect on sealing, im not sure if that applies to early cars.

Steve

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#919660
Mines a late. 1968 German build. All I have to do is find the pre drilled holes although there was a post on here a fair while ago which suggested a method of locating the holes under the headliner. Hopefully I can find the printout I did in my VW file
Cheers.....Wayne

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

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#919691
hulbyw wrote:Have a set of genuine popouts for my Beetle but concerned whether they will keep the water out. Seals are new WCM. How do others find them?

Cheers.......Wayne
I've had mine for a few years... still the back room.. lol

have to put them in before summer.. lol

I was wondering the same thing...

Have You bought the pinchweld to go around the window hole in the body?

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 ·

#919896
They came with pinchweld however I am going to use new. Local place stocks all different sizes of pinchweld so just need to take a sample. Mine were removed from a Beetle in a Singapore wreckers years ago by a fellow club member. I reco'd the hardware and they have sat in the shed ever since.
Cheers.Wayne

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#919907
The pinch weld i use has the rubber seal on one side and acts as a secondry seal , i got mine fron clark rubber, i think it is the same as the mexican bonnet seal

69bug Officially Full-On Dubber

300 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#919909
Mine don't
1969 1500

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#919921
Good idea vw060. I will check it out
Cheers

Pumba Veteran Volks Folk

2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#919932
hulbyw wrote:They came with pinchweld however I am going to use new. Local place stocks all different sizes of pinchweld so just need to take a sample. Mine were removed from a Beetle in a Singapore wreckers years ago by a fellow club member. I reco'd the hardware and they have sat in the shed ever since.
Cheers.Wayne
What colour pinch weld did they come with,let me know if you want to sell your pinch weld ???
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hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#920043
Pinchweld is black. Will let you know if I am not using it. Have to sort out my fuel tank first however
Cheers.wayne

hulbyw Insano Dub Head

819 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#920088
Fantastic. Thanks Bizarre