My 71 bug project

[shawnmr]

Over the weekend i started by ripping out the old floor carpet and laying new, starting to look better inside now. Next step is to fit the new seats and then to see what to do with the dash..... its been covered with 16mm wood that was covered in black leather....not so cool, will have to come up with another idea as i will be installing a 7" tablet. will post some pics soon.

[retrovan]

That sounds great.
Have to see some pic's
Will be watching this thread with interest.

Herman

[shawnmr]

Some before pics...... as i go on ill post after ones


http://s884.photobucket.com/user/shawnmr1/library/

[Tony Z]

Here you go

[Tony Z]

Hocky R's.... still one of the nicest rims ever for a beetle

[shawnmr]

thanks Tony z, always loved those....might have them polished, still deciding

[Blitzkrieg]

let me know if you need a tablet I can get them at good prices

[shawnmr]

ive got 2 but both is wifi only, pm some info on 3g/wife if u can get pls

[hennels]

pm some info on 3g/wife if u can get pls

not sure whether he will be able to organize a WIFE for you, but I'm sure he can make good with a wifi version

[shawnmr]

finger trouble...a wife would be good thou as well...

[riaanj]

Hocky R's.... still one of the nicest rims ever for a beetle

A big +1 on that one.. Just a pity the centre nut cover thingy's are always missing when you find a nice set..

[shawnmr]

Lucky i got mine... took them off to clean up as they where painted, some small repairs to be done, will post pics once done....still dont know if it will look good if i have them cleaned up and complete mirror polished. What you guys think?

[riaanj]

Lucky i got mine... took them off to clean up as they where painted, some small repairs to be done, will post pics once done....still dont know if it will look good if i have them cleaned up and complete mirror polished. What you guys think?

Depends.. you keeping the car that colour?
If yes then I vote for the silver the mags come in as standard..
If no, and you go with a dark colour like black or something then the polished idea is cool.

Remember, polished mags are a bitch to keep shiny & looking nice (don't know if you can clear coat them without the coating coming off at a later stage)

[Tony Z]

Mirror is a PITA, I wouldnt do it. Plus the car has to look right to have mirror rims otherwise it looks shite.
Dark colour, make all the spokes blend in and looses the effect.

I would also stick to the "natural" colour.
If you want something different, go natural but all the "recessed" bits (those bits 3mm deeper than the rest), have those done in a gunmetal

And remember, the rims need to be powder coated, not painted. R3000 mistake that I made - refer to the last page of my car thread

[shawnmr]

Mmmm, originally i was only gona have them all refurbished to original, was playing with the idea of going matt black for the car, dumped that to, i like the color it is at the moment, not something you see every day. Thanks for the input guys, mind made up, restoring the Hockys back to original