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carpet for interior
Learner - June 4th, 2007 at 03:13 PM

are there any books or site for redoing the interior... i'm not interested in the kits available i wan a more modern look. has anyone got pics of the process of what they have done.

65busser - June 4th, 2007 at 05:50 PM

Which car are you doing? I might be able to help.
Brad

Learner - June 4th, 2007 at 07:23 PM

a beetle sedan 1969

sasquatch - June 13th, 2007 at 02:56 AM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Restore-Volkswagen-Beetle-Enthusiasts-Restoration/dp/...

Is a good book but maybe not so much for you if you're looking for a change!

Learner - June 20th, 2007 at 09:36 PM

looking at custom interior. i don't mind fiberglass work. i would like examples and how to.

megalania - June 23rd, 2007 at 08:24 AM

talk to dasdubber, he did heaps of fiberglass work on his bug. Looks trick too.

Dasdubber - July 2nd, 2007 at 10:47 PM

Cheers megalania.

As per the U2U Learner, my upholstery including carpet and headliner were done by an upholsterer. I did do all the f/g work which I think we have discussed once before. Not hard, just time consuming and messy! Takes lots of time if you want to paint it like I did and want a high quality finish....if you carpet or vinyl over the f/g, it is much quicker as you don't have to worry about pin holes and imperfections so much.

IF you can't do the f/g yourself, expect to pay a fair amount from a reputable car audio shop - after I did my kick panels, sub box and amp rack/surround, the car audio shop I bought my gear from estimated it would have cost anywhere from $3-5K for the f/g alone! Hence why it is a good idea to learn how to do it yourself if you can.

Alan

Learner - July 4th, 2007 at 04:08 PM

yeah thx for you help i got the speaker part done. i was just wondering if anyone did anything with the head lining part.


i think i'm setting myself for a big challenge but it might be worth it.

65busser - July 4th, 2007 at 06:16 PM

If you like you can do your headling in my workshop and I'll guide you through it. That's if you want to do it yourself.
Cheers
Brad

Learner - July 8th, 2007 at 01:32 AM

cheers that would be good. but my baby is curentlyoff the road. i go to replace the gearbox so i'm waiting to see if i can get a place to do a swap.
but if the offer is still on later. u'll sure hear from me

Birch Green - August 23rd, 2007 at 10:16 PM

There is lots of information on TheSamba.com - take a look through the search function there.

Hope this helps!

I am about to do a bit of the interior work to my old girl, fingers crossed...

megalania - August 24th, 2007 at 04:06 PM

I love thesamba. Its an awesome site but not as good as aussieveedubbers.com:tu: