feeling very stupid here... ive tried and tried but i just cant seem to get my decklid standoffs to work!
when i think ive got them on right, the decklid wont close
i hope ive got ones that will fit my bug (its a 68) its getting warm and i think the bug would like some cooling breeze.

can anyone give me some pointers in the right direction?
muchly appreciated in advance!

and this is where they are supposed to go...

if anyone can help, step by step instructions would be great so i dont spend time getting it wrong, as its only me myself and i putting them on, and holding your decklid up with your head gets a bit painful after a while

cheers! :beer

Ok

the hinge is made up of 2 sides - the horizontal 3 bolts to the car, the 2 bolts to the engine lid.

Undo the 3 bolts side and bolt the stand off 3 elongated hole side to the car. Keep them sort of loose - like just tight but themp loose.

The old car side of the hinge now bolts to the 3 small holes of the new stand off. Do these up tight.

Now it is just push and adjust till it fits.
It SHOULD clear the bumper.

You MAY need to bend the tounge of the lock on the car where the latch locks if it doesnt make to take up for the different angle the lid now sits at.

Does this make sense???

TTFN

yep, i gotcha
thanks for that blue74

:sandrine
Hey Star,
Just letting you know I had them on my bug & got so annoyed with them cause everytime it rained water got into my engine & it wouldn't start.
Got stuck with that a few times, the bug looked kool with them on, but were a pain in the ar** .
Also got sick to death of people telling me at stop lights that my boot lid was open....idiots.

Just letting you know that, as there is nothing worse than
not being told things that would of been helpful to know before you do these things & not after.
Judy

You can get the ones that are easily changed in a minute... Pull a pin out and shut the back. Glen (VWCOOL) makes them and you can buy them from Vintage I think.

yeah, im a bit worried about the whole rain thing, especially seeing as how its just started to rain every so often in brisbane... i guess i could just lug around a tarp and some pegs

oasis, ive seen those, couldnt get them in brisbane when i needed them unfortunately.
are they easy to install and do you have a ballpark $ figure for them?

ta

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=8785#pid68937 

The above is a post on the hood jax but the pics are not working at the moment :alien

You do need to drill a 10mm hole in the hinge to stop it all moving about.

I paid $65 for mine and got them from Ben Durrie

Another benefit of them is the fact they have R clips for quick removal of the lid.

MUCH easier to work on the motor.

I would definitely go the Hood Jax over normal stand offs

Yeah, you could try Hoodjax. I designed them so they can be removed in next to no time so your lid can be closed for a 'stock' look and so rain can't get in and kill you ignition. As mentioned, Hoodjax use removabl pins so it's easy to get your lid on and off.

(I am LONG overdue to make another batch... sorry... will have them made ready for the summer... but I think Stan Pobjoys racing Engineering (Nana Glen/Coffs Harbour) and Vintage VW Supplies (Campsie, Sydney) have a couple of sets left)

is $65 the going price all around? i have normal stand - offs but i live in melbourne.. beautiful one day.. stormy the next :|

No, the price is actually more than that from Stan and Vintage. I think it's around $90. That $65 price was a 'special' from Ben Durie Automotive, just to get rid of the last couple he had in stock. I don't sell them through him anymore.

do you sell direct.. or only through the buisnesses?

VWcool... very interested in hoodjax, please let me know when your next batch comes thru

Hey star the standoffs ill not work as well on your car as you have that fibreglass rear cover.

If you do get stuck swing by and we will sort them out for you.

Just go HOODJAX..................proven in race application !!!

about 10deg C drop in temp. And easy to install and remove.

I'm interested in geeting me some hoodjax too. Anywhere to get them in Melbourne?

Tis cool Brad, ive taken that cumbersome tail off the back of the bug, so her rear end is looking much less phatter now (got sick of wankers trying to race me at lights on the way home from work at night)

and it also means that the standoffs fit goodly

anyone got any idea where I can get some hoodjax?

ring round

Volksbahn, Vintage and a few others all had them in Sydney

I'm using hoodjax and are happy with them
need to be adjusted a bit better because there is a rattle back there
toof 15mins to install
makes working on the motor easy as well just take the hood off
cost $70 from pobjoys last year

also get stopped alot telling me the boot isn't closed