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 barls
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 posted on July 8th, 2004 at 10:45 AM |
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Lbug dash removal
i was wondering if any of you out there in vw land has removed the padded dash on a 73 1303 or later bug. even if it was to replace it. cause i know
that you can get replacement pads but how are they fixxed on to the dash. pleeasse anyone help me
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| posted on July 8th, 2004 at 07:33 PM |
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i saw a guide on getting a padded dash off..
have a peek here see if ithelp 
http://oldeskool.org/tech/tech.html
Tagedeezee Heezy
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| posted on July 8th, 2004 at 09:15 PM |
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thanks mate this should help me if i decide to put the 73 lbug body on the 1302 pan
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| posted on July 8th, 2004 at 10:12 PM |
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That's a pretty good guide. I'd attempted it a while back on my '74 without much luck. I didn't realise that it was actually bolted to the metal
dashboard and the grills went right through to the metal too. I just tried it again and got it off in about an hour including cleaning up some of the
mess underneath.
The car looks a lot nicer without it, except that there are quite a few holes which had been obscured by the padded dash. Looks like they're the
light switches for both left and right hand drive versions.
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barls
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| posted on July 8th, 2004 at 10:14 PM |
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thanks i might have gone in half cocked on that one, but with this info from bout of you it might happen
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| posted on July 8th, 2004 at 11:39 PM |
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Hi
That article refers to the padded dash in flat screen bugs, L bugs (1303)
1302Steve
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| posted on July 9th, 2004 at 07:06 AM |
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Glad to have helped Boys
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 02:25 PM |
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On a similar note, does anyone know how, or know of an article on how to remove the dash on a curved sceen bug?
I am getting a water leak from somewhere behind the dash (when it rains) and don't want to spend days trying to take it off if there a simple way of
doing it!
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 03:02 PM |
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you mean like an L bug? i think that you should read this thread again and realise that a 1303 is a L bug 73 or later or a curved screen bug, cause
the 1302 is the sbug or a flat screen. im sorry i dont mean to sound sarcastic but the question you asked is the same as what i asked and it was
answered by andrewh.
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 03:12 PM |
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hey are sure the leak is coming form the windscreen? I have had the same leak on the 2 L bugs, both leak water onto the fuse box and similar. try
looking in the boot under the pod that houses the wipers, tkae th blake pannel of and have a look at the back corners, noramlly find rosy holes here,
or betweent eh base of the pod and the fuel tnak of the fire wall.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 03:16 PM |
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i had a leak on the sbug at the washer jets, i fried 2 head units before realising
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 03:27 PM |
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you mean like an L bug? i think that you should read this thread again and realise that a 1303 is a L bug 73 or later or a curved screen bug, cause
the 1302 is the sbug or a flat screen. im sorry i dont mean to sound sarcastic but the question you asked is the same as what i asked and it was
answered by andrewh.
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I read that article in the link and it seemed to me like it was for a flat screen super (1302) with a padded metal dash, not the full platic type
thing in a 1303... maybe I misread it...
Edit: Ok yeah call me an idiot if you like, just re-read that article... it's just that he first said post 68 at the top and he owns a 70... nothing
to do with an L bug at all...
BiX - I'll check that out, it does drip down right next to the fuse panel.
[Edited on 14-7-2004 by EgeWorks]
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 03:35 PM |
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sorry mate but i wasnt talking about the article but one of the posts. i could be wrong about it thought. a 1302 has a metal dash for the record, its
the 72/3 1500 that has the padded metal dash with the flat screen. good luck with the leak mate
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 03:52 PM |
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Thanks.
I knew that a 1302 had a metal dash, as I owned one for a short time. But i'm no expert on most any other type of bug. Anyway, sorry to hijack the
thread and I'll leave it alone now
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 03:58 PM |
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no mate go for it it been at this state for a week and no one has any info cause no one seems to have done any thing like this mainly cause it illegal
on the original 73s and later but not the 72 i have.
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