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valleydweller Learner Dubber

4 posts · joined Feb 2008 ·

#633126
Hi all, just a quick question, i hope i'm in the right forum🙂 I need to replace the heater tunnels on my 1970 bug. Has anyone got any suggestions on where i can get new ones from and how much should i pay? i'm in tamworth so will prob have to get them mail order. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#633134
yep, you're on the right forum! 🙂
if your car needs new heater channels, it might be cheaper and easier to find a new body shell, or another car and use your for spares. Shells/cars sell for under $1000
Pay your debts, CxxT

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#633146
or you can expect to pay $1000 a side by the time they are purchased, fitted and painted. (maybe more, maybe less $$$ depending who and what you know)

but yes they can be replaced and purchased from most our suppliers.

........swapping bodies, hmmmm, wiring, panel work, interior swap out, paint matching..............$$$ as well.........

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#633175
the channel sections you need are available from Vintage in Sydney and can be posted up 02-9789-1777 for a price

the sections arnt that dear but yes as per above the fitting and painting will be time consuming and hurt your pocket but hey iif the rest of the shell is good then it may be worth saving the whole lot
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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#633202
bog them up and sell the car ................its only a 70's model !


valleydweller Learner Dubber

4 posts · joined Feb 2008 ·

#633298
hey thanks for all the helpful advice. The car is special so can't be sold, must be repaired. body is not great but not sure i want to change the whole shell so i guess its the heater channels. tahnks again for the help.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#633338
you will have to pull the shell from the chassis to do the job properly i take it yr in Tamworth area ???
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valleydweller Learner Dubber

4 posts · joined Feb 2008 ·

#633492
yeah dave i live in the tamworth district, you don't know anyone whose interested in working on a lost cause do you? 🙂

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#633576
i would go and check out the panel shps in the city or outskirts make sure they WANT to do a cash job and would be interested in doing it if there doing R & R insurance jobs all the time then they dont usually wan tto do fiddley jobs like this you will need to make some stands to sit the shell on
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