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
hulbyw ·
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Popouts - do they leak?
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/98564/popouts-do-they-leak
hellbugged ·
No leeks on mine. They haven't been in long tho
esevwbits ·
nope.
MISS VDUB ·
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.
vw54 ·
not if you use the good seals
hulbyw ·
And are WCM the good seals?
vw54 ·
should be as they instigated them
1303Steve ·
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
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 ·
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
Cheers.....Wayne
68AutoBug ·
I've had mine for a few years... still the back room.. lolhulbyw 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
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
hulbyw ·
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
Cheers.Wayne
vwo60 ·
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 ·
Mine don't
hulbyw ·
Good idea vw060. I will check it out
Cheers
Cheers
Pumba ·
What colour pinch weld did they come with,let me know if you want to sell your pinch weld ???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
hulbyw ·
Pinchweld is black. Will let you know if I am not using it. Have to sort out my fuel tank first however
Cheers.wayne
Cheers.wayne
Bizarre ·
here is a how to i did a while back
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=47292&page=1#pid443599
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=47292&page=1#pid443599
hulbyw ·
Fantastic. Thanks Bizarre