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Toolkit tools, where do you get them?
mickmick - February 27th, 2009 at 03:04 PM

Hi all, my 68 beetle's toolkit is rather bare. I've got the t-bar for the wheel nuts but thats about it. The jack is there but no bar to raise or lower it. Where does everyone get there tools and do original ones ever come up for sale cheaply?
Thanks

desh - February 27th, 2009 at 03:21 PM

I have found ebay to be the best place for finding parts like this.

greedy53 - February 27th, 2009 at 05:44 PM

try classic or vintage many more see the sponsers of this forum

grumble - February 27th, 2009 at 07:47 PM

mate do yourself a favour and buy a decent jack,those widowmakers have dropped more cars than you can count. Even when the lift point was in good condition 40 years ago.(on the upside they are a good porto power)

vw54 - February 27th, 2009 at 07:56 PM

swap meets

whatnow - February 27th, 2009 at 10:06 PM

any chance of some pics? i don't think i ever seen one or even seen pics of the kit that came with aust beetles... (yes most of the cars i have had had rough lives before i got them).

Joel - March 1st, 2009 at 03:21 PM

theres a couple from my bugs kicking around somewhere
my 71 had a pouch made from basket weave vynil same as the seats but my 74s have plain vynil pouches with gold vw logos painted on same as the logbook case

they just had double ended socket things one for the spark plug and the other end for the wheel lugs, jack handle/hubcap puller, and a screwdriver pretty basic

h - March 1st, 2009 at 04:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by vw54
swap meets

whats this..?
did somebody break the old 45??
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

helbus - March 1st, 2009 at 04:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by h
Quote:
Originally posted by vw54
swap meets

whats this..?
did somebody break the old 45??
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


That made me laugh out loud LOL :lol:

mickmick - March 1st, 2009 at 05:28 PM

I guess jacks have come a long way since then. i just like how it has its spot but i'm willing to sacrafise a little space for something which works properly. As for the rest of the tools, i'll just keep an eye out here and there i guess. I'm loving that old school feel driving the bug around at the moment, it sure does attract attention from old and young people. Is it a no no to tint the windows in general as i'm guessing it gets quite hot in the sun without them? I'll still get it tinted i guess, just want to know if there is some unwritten rule or something?
See ya

h - March 1st, 2009 at 05:38 PM

old school = no tint - as back in the day there wasnt any.. :starhit:

mickmick - March 1st, 2009 at 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by h
old school = no tint - as back in the day there wasnt any.. :starhit:

Yeah but some things are worth getting i think. I'm sure beetles look good with tinted windows too. :no:

h - March 1st, 2009 at 05:52 PM

for me nahhh but each to there own..

Joel - March 1st, 2009 at 06:40 PM

its ur bug do what u like to it

i tint the windows of every car i own now
with my daily the A/C works so much more effeciently on those stinking hot summers days and my bug the difference is incredible when its been sitting out in the sun all day but thats mainly cos i used 15% which is illegal for tint shops to apply - on all the windows anyway