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How to fit the hinges with pop out windows 68 beetle?
68AutoBug - January 27th, 2012 at 11:10 PM

Well,
I have had these used genuine popouts for a couple of years..
I finally put new rubbers in them and

then got the new hinges, plates, covers and screws etc... still in their plastic bags..

and I have no idea how to fit them...

can anyone tell Me how they go in???

the other end is straight forward... 3 screws..

Lee

PS: looks like I need another 4 small countersunk screws...


vw54 - January 28th, 2012 at 06:49 AM

Lee

Ring the place you bought them off


68AutoBug - January 28th, 2012 at 08:59 AM

No Longer in Business...

You aren't very helpful Dave

LEE


vw54 - January 28th, 2012 at 09:13 AM

Well thats the best method i can advise

I think u will have to drill some holes


matberry - January 28th, 2012 at 09:28 AM

All the holes should be in the body. Installation is very easy, I don't understand your difficulty. 4 small c/s screws are required to hold the hinge to the fwd window flange, the screws go thru from the inside into the threaded plate that slips behind the hinge flap.


Joel - January 28th, 2012 at 10:01 AM

Pictures tell a 1000 words.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/784213.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/784215.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/784216.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/784214.jpg


Sides - January 28th, 2012 at 10:37 AM

I like Joel's thousand words in pics.... it's just, words can't explain the levitating text books in the first pic !!!

:lol:


Craig Torrens - January 28th, 2012 at 10:57 AM

:lol:


Joel - January 28th, 2012 at 11:59 AM

Haven't you heard of inivisible tables?
do try to keep up ;)

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/1/14/128764259306227093.jpg


68AutoBug - January 28th, 2012 at 01:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sides
I like Joel's thousand words in pics.... it's just, words can't explain the levitating text books in the first pic !!!

:lol:


THE electrical cord is holding them there....

Lee


68AutoBug - January 28th, 2012 at 01:32 PM

Many thanks for the pics Joel...

just what I needed

phone calls don't work Dave..

LEE


1303Steve - January 29th, 2012 at 08:27 AM

Hi

The hard part is finding the holes for the latches, I use a long pin with a T on the end, once you find one the others fall into place, once you have the window mounted on the hinge it sort shows you where the latch holes should be

The screws in the hinge can be hard to get started, I use the longer screws that hold the cover in place in the outer holes to get started.

Once you have them in you will be able to do exhaust gas analysing lol.

Steve