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 Nevada51
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| posted on June 12th, 2006 at 05:27 PM |
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Ragtop Rust Repair Advice Needed
The front hold down plate of my ragtop has rusted away quite significantly on both corners (see pic)
Anyone know where I could get it fixed in Melbourne or is it beyond repair?? Any other suggestions appreciated!
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| posted on June 12th, 2006 at 06:16 PM |
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It is going to be hard (not necessarily impossible) to replicate the complex curve of that section since it has to seal down on the body perfectly to
avoid leaks. You'd either need another one for comparison so whoever was to fabricate the repair could copy it, or otherwise I'd suggest keeping an
eye out on thesamba.com/vw or ebaymotors.com for the entire piece. I have seen them on there before when I was looking for a ragtop part I was
missing.
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| posted on June 12th, 2006 at 06:22 PM |
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=272267
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=312928
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=303302
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| posted on June 12th, 2006 at 06:39 PM |
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spare
I think i have a spare one kicking around.:thumb
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| posted on June 13th, 2006 at 08:29 PM |
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Thanks for the responses. I was hoping to not have to import one, but I may have to go down this avenue, unless Bugboy has a spare 
Speaking of sealing down on the roof, I bought an aftermarket rear hold down plate for the ragtop and it is going to need some work as its essentially
a straight bit of metal - not what I thought it was going to be!
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