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 ian.mezz
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| posted on January 12th, 2010 at 07:44 PM |
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Didnt you know all parts are made to FAIL.
If they didnt fail you wouldnt need to buy a new car.
More so these days its a fine art on making a part to fail,
Thats what keeps the car market going And me in A job.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on January 12th, 2010 at 10:02 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 71-BEETLE-SEDAN
Ive got tinted windows but when i open the vent window it acts as a mirror cause of the tint.
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I tinted My windows but never got around to do the 1/4 vents..
Mine never close... I have them both very tight..
they are adjustable....
same as the outside mirrors on 1968> beetles are adjustable for tension..
Lee
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- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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68AutoBug
A.k.a.: Lee Noonan
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| posted on January 12th, 2010 at 10:11 PM |
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posted by djnee
Are there any elements of your Beetle that you look at and think "fail"?
For me, the worst designed part has got to be those damned clips that hold the door cards on. Total fail in my opinion.
Anyone ever had any success with them?
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originally they were made to be used once... lol..
when the car was made,,,
never had any issues I can remember...
so long as they are aligned when installing...
and they never are.. lol...
the door glass in My opinion... is just luck that it stays in place
after installing the glass in My doors and seeing where the runners are etc... or lack of front runners... lol
the biggest failing was NOT replacing those early wiper blades with proper ones by 1960...
[ My biggest complaint - and I don't own a beetle with those early [non] wiper blades...
as used on 1930s USA cars...
VW always advertised they only modified things if it was an improvement... [but it took until 1966 in Germany- 1968 in Australia]
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Ollie
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 02:57 PM |
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My antenna goes too far down into the body then I have to use pliers to get them back up - that's a fail for me
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Joel
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 07:42 PM |
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if its the standard beetle aerial then its meant to do that
so that little bastard kids cant pull them up and break them off
ur just missing the original key needed to pull it up
looks like this 
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 matberry
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 09:44 PM |
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Ha good on ya Joel....therefore not a fail on the arial eh??
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 10:07 PM |
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Those aftermarket urethane steering couplings last 5 minutes....FAIL!
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Ollie
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| posted on January 13th, 2010 at 10:38 PM |
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Haha, no my latest key-ring is a pair of pliers
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71-BEETLE-SEDAN
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| posted on January 14th, 2010 at 07:33 AM |
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Ive got only one key cause nowhere round here can cut me a new one so ive got a special break in kit hidden somehwere within my car incase i lock my
keys in which ive done many times.
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Joel
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| posted on January 14th, 2010 at 10:03 PM |
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how about vw owner installing parts fail?
check how this breast plate is installed
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| posted on January 14th, 2010 at 10:26 PM |
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And the genny is fitted 90 degrees out
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jjwebb123
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| posted on January 15th, 2010 at 02:25 PM |
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One fail i thought would have been easily fixed if they put a small inspection plate above where the shift rod bushing if positioned.Having small
fingers is the only real way to get it through the gear shift hole.and dropping it is not good at all.
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| posted on January 15th, 2010 at 07:07 PM |
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epic fail,
aussie high roof single cab
gravity wont get you high
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mackaymanx
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| posted on January 15th, 2010 at 07:12 PM |
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I found the the plastic lugs which hold the spring for the self cancelling mechanism on the late indicator switchs were a big fail.
Quote of the week
"Do I wish to send them to you again, nope, no interest can't be bothered really, to much hassle for little or no return."
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Joel
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| posted on January 15th, 2010 at 07:23 PM |
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i think standard vw jacks or widow makers are right up there too
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