Beetle Steel Sunroofs
Birdman - March 18th, 2016 at 09:50 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 - March 19th, 2016 at 03:51 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 - March 19th, 2016 at 07:41 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 - March 19th, 2016 at 08:23 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 - March 19th, 2016 at 09:08 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 - March 21st, 2016 at 10:15 AM
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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.
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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 - March 21st, 2016 at 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 - March 22nd, 2016 at 10:55 PM
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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.
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I would love to see some pics of your improvements mate?
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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
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Birchy,
If it was easy it wouldn't be worth doing 
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posted by lovinbronx
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
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The more bits i can gather Dan the better.
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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
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Thanks for the numbers Dave.