Thinking about a Beetle Ragtop installation
phoenix_dr - December 12th, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Hi all,
In the midst of repairing my beetle (cutting welding sanding, repeat, repeat, repeat).
I'm contemplating installing a ragtop and was wondering if anyone on here has done the job themselves and, more importantly, where they sourced the
parts from.
If you have undertaken this job;
Once the job was finished what problems, if any, did you encounter? Eg: Leakage, splitting, etc.
I've drawn a lot of inspiration from the fine example below
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album95
if anyone knows of any other sites/ magazines, or repair shops around the Sydney area that have done this job, that would be really helpful also.
Cheers in advance guys n girls
Bizarre - December 12th, 2010 at 11:25 AM
First you need to find a rag top
There are 2 sorts
1) Golde
2) Britax
The Golde is more structural and requires a LOT more work to put in. Basically it is welded in and you would need to respray the roof
The Britax is cut and clamped in. Guessing you could cut one of these in a finished car with out too much damage to the paint work.
Finding either styles is not an easy job
phoenix_dr - December 14th, 2010 at 01:09 AM
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Finding either
styles is not an easy job
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That seems to be the case from what I'm reading... Sadface
Ideally i love to do a golde type weld in one but that would mean cutting one out of another bug...I could be waiting a looooong time for that to
happen.
Do you know of any aftermarket companies that make them?
I know of Britax and webasto, are there any others? not cheap stuff but decent German, UK or American companies
(This seems like a silly question, But there has to be something out there)
kieranweston - December 17th, 2010 at 09:11 AM
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| Quote: | Finding either
styles is not an easy job
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That seems to be the case from what I'm reading... Sadface
Ideally i love to do a golde type weld in one but that would mean cutting one out of another bug...I could be waiting a looooong time for that to
happen.
Do you know of any aftermarket companies that make them?
I know of Britax and webasto, are there any others? not cheap stuff but decent German, UK or American companies
(This seems like a silly question, But there has to be something out there)
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Hey this place seems to do pretty reasonably priced kits http://www.slidingragtops.com with the $ the way it is they look pretty decent, not sure if they deliver to aus
though
Bizarre - December 17th, 2010 at 07:40 PM
"For a factory looking Volkswagen Beetle Sliding Ragtop Sunroof, mold our ragtop kit in with body filler and paint the roof!"
I would want to see one in persone before I parted with the folding stuff