Board Logo

my first car :)
bianca marie - March 8th, 2009 at 10:06 PM

i just brought my very first car yesterday
a bright red 1973 volkswagon 1600 super bug L by the name of "ruby"
after the kaiser chiefs song
shes a bit beat up but im hoping to get her snazzy soon

first in line is new seatbelts, steering wheel and dash
does anyone know how much money ill have to cough up for that?

bianca.

p.s the photo is pretty bad quality shes more attractive in real life

matberry - March 9th, 2009 at 09:12 AM

Looks really good, especially for first car. Welcome and happy dak-daking

Joel - March 9th, 2009 at 03:29 PM

here ya go, the real photos look a tad better than camera phone shots of a computer monitor ;)


http://farm4.dealernet.com.au/stock/20081216/409E5657D0C74024903895556D194BDE.jpg

http://farm4.dealernet.com.au/stock/20081216/1F51A2E023C14609B161726BB7AC4E4B.jpg

the dash you will need to get reskinned which depending who does it is a bit over the $350 mark

have fun with it and dont be afraid to get your hands dirty :tu:

71dub - March 9th, 2009 at 06:36 PM

looks good.enjoy the joys of beetling

kombivw - March 9th, 2009 at 07:52 PM

Very nice what sort of dash u gonna instal? And if want a GT steering wheel and have the standard, I am up for a swap :lol:

bianca marie - March 9th, 2009 at 08:03 PM

haha im actually looking for an original vw steering wheel.
at the moment it has a rally/racing wheel and it blocks the speedo, thanks for the offer but
im also just gonna put in the original stock dash

oh and thanks joel for the proper picks :)

h - March 9th, 2009 at 08:06 PM

dont forget a fire extinguisher.. ;)
looks like fun to be had

kombivw - March 9th, 2009 at 08:12 PM

Fire Extinguisher! Knew something was missing lol. Actually have two in my Kombi though have never in 20 years needed them (yet) So what Dash do you have Bianca?. The 71 I just purchased has the Porsche dash which I quite like and will keep. Not so keen on the wide wheels on mags or the steering wheel but hey lots more to do before worrying too much about that.

bianca marie - March 9th, 2009 at 08:22 PM

the guy who had it before me must have been a bit of a rev head because hes made a lot of changes from original
new racing wheel, racing stick, skull shaped lock pulls, cd player tyres and carrera body kit

aiming to eventually restore it to original but at the moment just starting with the safety stuff and necessities
first up is new seatbelts and it seems ill have to get a fire extinguisher too... fairly scared about this whole catching on fire bizzo actually. oh and the skull shaped lock pulls are definately definately gone.

i dont know what dash i want cause this is my first car but probs looking at one exactly the same as i have now but in good nick