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’68 Speedo Rebuild Complete

Well it took a couple of trips to a couple of different craft stores to find the material that I wanted to use for gel replacement. Ended up finding translucent…

By John Boyd March 8, 2015General, How To, Our Cars, Restoration, Volkswagenrestoration, speedometer, vw beetleNo Comments

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1969 VW Beetle Speedometer Rebuild

I ordered this 1969 VW speedometer to use while I rebuild the speedometer in my 1968 Beetle. The 68 speedos are hard to find and expensive. They were a one…

By John Boyd March 7, 2015General, How To, VolkswagenspeedometerNo Comments

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New Lap Belts / Starting The ’68 Speedo Rebuild

Installed the new lap belts that I purchased from Wolfsburg West. Would love to have found real retro replacements or a good set of originals, but for now,…

By John Boyd March 7, 2015General, How To, Our Cars, Restoration, Volkswagenrestoration, seat belt, speedometer, vw beetleNo Comments

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Speedo Rebuild

Since we’re not doing anything major to the ’68 Beetle, there are a few things that I want to freshen up on it. The car has a brand new interior,…

By John Boyd March 3, 2015General, How To, Our Cars, Restoration, Volkswagenrestoration, speedometer, vw beetleNo Comments