Beetle Steel Sunroofs · Aussieveedubbers

Birdman · 18 Mar 2016, 9:50 pm

Having just scored two Beetle sliding steel sunroofs, i'm keen to get any information about them as well as bits for them.

Does anyone know if there are numbers for how many we have here in Oz? I beleive they were an option from 65 on here but i've seen very few and just want to know how rare they are.

Anyone on here have one or bits for them? Both require refurbishment and yes, one will be for sale.

nbturbo · 19 Mar 2016, 3:51 am

I have 2 - one in my Oval and one in my storage area waiting to be fitted to something and it probably wouldn't hurt to have another one- just in case.

vw54 · 19 Mar 2016, 7:41 am

Ron

very hard to find bits they were from may 66 onwards

I think you can buy the felt runners and the rollers not much else

coletrickle · 19 Mar 2016, 8:23 am

They are pretty common when chopped off a car.still on the original car is much more uncommon.One for sale at Parkridge qld. A mate get a lot of nos bits from a vw dealer in germany just heaps of emails to track down the bits.The drain tube etc will be the hard it to get right so all your hard work doesn't rust out.

nbturbo · 19 Mar 2016, 9:08 am

Everything you need to make it work is still available new in the U.S. There are a few Companies that deal with it. I made some improvements to the drain system when I fitted mine. I also welded the rear section to the roof with spot welds instead of glue like the OG method.

lovinbronx · 21 Mar 2016, 10:15 am

Birdman wrote:Having just scored two Beetle sliding steel sunroofs, i'm keen to get any information about them as well as bits for them.

Does anyone know if there are numbers for how many we have here in Oz? I beleive they were an option from 65 on here but i've seen very few and just want to know how rare they are.

Anyone on here have one or bits for them? Both require refurbishment and yes, one will be for sale.

Hey Birdman,

I have a 66 factory Sliding roof, I have been told from various people that approximately 300 to 320 were made in total. No records are avaiilable to confirm this.

I know of 3 others in Melbourne, a couple in Sydney also.

I ordered my parts from mtmfg.com in the states, I have the left and right cables that I dont need and the plastic handle. I can have a look tonight and see what else I have if you are interested.

Dan

ragged · 21 Mar 2016, 10:30 pm

As far as I was aware, in Australia there were a little less less than 200 built in each year of 1966 and 1967. That's less than 400 in total. Dave

Birdman · 22 Mar 2016, 10:55 pm

nbturbo wrote:Everything you need to make it work is still available new in the U.S. There are a few Companies that deal with it. I made some improvements to the drain system when I fitted mine. I also welded the rear section to the roof with spot welds instead of glue like the OG method.

I would love to see some pics of your improvements mate?

vw54 wrote:Ron

very hard to find bits they were from may 66 onwards

I think you can buy the felt runners and the rollers not much else

Birchy,

If it was easy it wouldn't be worth doing 🙂

lovinbronx wrote:Hey Birdman,

I have a 66 factory Sliding roof, I have been told from various people that approximately 300 to 320 were made in total. No records are avaiilable to confirm this.

I know of 3 others in Melbourne, a couple in Sydney also.

I ordered my parts from mtmfg.com in the states, I have the left and right cables that I dont need and the plastic handle. I can have a look tonight and see what else I have if you are interested.

Dan

The more bits i can gather Dan the better.

ragged wrote:As far as I was aware, in Australia there were a little less less than 200 built in each year of 1966 and 1967. That's less than 400 in total. Dave

Thanks for the numbers Dave.