Drivers side door hinge · Aussieveedubbers

gotthebug65 · 3 Jul 2012, 8:36 pm

HI all

I am putting a new door on my beetle to replace the old rusty one before i spray it and i want to change the door hinge with the thread for the mirror on it. I assume its a pin that needs to be pressed or punched out ? or is there another way to change it?

LUFTMEISTER · 3 Jul 2012, 9:39 pm

Where are you located. Some one local may have tool.

gotthebug65 · 6 Jul 2012, 7:06 pm

LUFTMEISTER wrote:Where are you located. Some one local may have tool.

im near newcastle ill try and punch it out.... is the tool a clamp / press?

vw54 · 7 Jul 2012, 10:14 am

dont punch it or you will loosen the rivets that hold the hinge on to the door

it has to be suported under it when its being removed

better off useing a clamp press

gotthebug65 · 7 Jul 2012, 7:30 pm

no worries i found a clamp for $30 that would suit the purpose....

cheers for the advice

Shuffs · 8 Jul 2012, 6:44 am

Don't know if this will be of any help to you

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=85049

gotthebug65 · 8 Jul 2012, 9:35 pm

Shuffs wrote:Don't know if this will be of any help to you

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=85049

cheers

psimitar · 8 Jul 2012, 11:34 pm

gotthebug65 wrote:no worries i found a clamp for $30 that would suit the purpose....

cheers for the advice

Where? Got a web link? Need to fir thread pins to my doors. Ta 🙂

gotthebug65 · 19 Jul 2012, 9:15 pm

psimitar wrote:
gotthebug65 wrote:no worries i found a clamp for $30 that would suit the purpose....

cheers for the advice
Where? Got a web link? Need to fir thread pins to my doors. Ta 🙂

http://www.1966vwbeetle.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=503&sid=afa4a7175a3662499e22a591dbdef364

sorry mate lost the other link this might help though...