Category: General

  • 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, these will be fine. I’m pleased with the quality and look. I probably hang on to the originals for now, but will probably sell them some time…

  • Some Goodies

    Got some goodies in the mail today despite the nasty weather outside. Got my lap belts from Wolfsburg West and an assortment of goodies from CIP1. I opted to go with the European tail light lenses just because I like the look a bit more. Also swapped out the OG turn signal lenses. Was skeptical…

  • 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, dash, carpet, rubber mats, seat padding and covers, etc. Last week I freshened up the wiper arms with a good cleaning and fresh coat of…

  • Freshened Up

    So it didn’t get into the 40’s today, but at least the sun was out! Cold or not, she got a bath today, a much needed bath! Fixed all the issues I was having with the lights, now everything works like it should. Brake light issue was just a grounding/oxidation problem. Oil sending unit light…

  • Finally Some Sun

    Finally got some sun today and got the Beetle out to play. Still too cold to wash it, but I did get the center caps cleaned up and repainted. Also tracked down a couple of issues with the electrical. Drivers side headlight would not work on high beam, high beam indicator didn’t work either. Ended…