I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have a set they want to part with?

Vintage Vee dub in Sydney have sets available with new inners outers n hinge covers. Give them a ring 02-9789-1777

any idea about an approximate price?

you can get them on ebay for around $30 US

That sounds better than $450 - $500AUS..

I'll have to have another look one day... at ebay USA....

I only look at ebay Australia .....

otherwise I just drool over all the bits for sale in the US.....

in Australia -- Side Windows are the same from 1968> on.
In the US : 1965> all beetles have the same side windows.

Lee

hmmmm thanks for the info Lee and evanenne