My 68 Beetle

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Warren G
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My 68 Beetle

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Ok so either today or tomorrow I will be painting my spare wheels just waiting for the paint

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clean and ready for paint
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I will tackle this swiss cheese in December waiting for my christmas bonus

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The drivers side is not so bad just under the battery
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It's really cool to see that you still have the heater-vent sliding cover thingies. Almost always they're missing.
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They were glued in place when the last owner put the carpets in.
probably that's why they are still there :lol:
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Ok painted the rims on friday
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going tomorrow to get the tyres fitted
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This is how it looked like before
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I've fitted the tyres and got some hubcaps and now it looks better

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Amazing what a difference it makes, good luck with the rest, are you going to respray the car, what colour, etc, etc?
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Yes it does make a big difference
I will be painting it but next year this time
I'm thinking of this colour
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but I also dig this colour of the beetle
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The black and chrome looks very cool
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Two tone doesn't look cool on a '68+ Beetle.

Go with a single colour - you won't regret it. :hangloose:
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Blitzkrieg wrote:Two tone doesn't look cool on a '68+ Beetle.

Go with a single colour - you won't regret it. :hangloose:
So must I go with the black :wink:
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So I have found 3 different colours please tell me what you think
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yellow means you are chicken
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Ok so according to you Tony yellow is a No No :lol:
Ok one down two to go!!!!
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This colour is awesome! :hangloose:
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I also like the grey !
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