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Beetle front hood rubber

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I need a new rubber for the front hood. Anyone bought this from Autostyle. Do they fit properly and are they good quality ?

https://www.autostyle.co.za/vw-classic- ... -hood.html
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Pro auto rubber ! Somewhere in yourarea

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Thanks Haans will contact them
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At that price Ill rather go for the Autostyle rubber if it is moulded with the retaining tabs where it hooks into the body at the bonnet hinges
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buggyfan wrote: Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:11 am At that price Ill rather go for the Autostyle rubber if it is moulded with the retaining tabs where it hooks into the body at the bonnet hinges
Seems like it does have the retaining tabs. And R315 is very cheap

I did mail pro auto rubber for a quote
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Re: Beetle front hood rubber

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ProAuto Rubber has the moulded rubber but I found it was too long for my 1971 Beetle. Along the window it is fine but I had to cut out a piece at the front apron. I alerted this to them but I don't know whether they fixed it with subsequent batches. I would also go for the Autostyle rubber provided they fit without cutting.
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73type2 wrote: Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:56 am ......I had to cut out a piece at the front apron.
Thank you, this convinced me to rather go to autostyle route
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Ordered the rubbers online and got a call over the weekend saying they don't stock the rubbers anymore ...
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I have new, quality bonnet rubber, R290 can courier to anywhere in SA R99
Can also be collected in Bryanston or Oakdene JHB
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Re: Beetle front hood rubber

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calooker wrote: Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:34 am I have new, quality bonnet rubber, R290 can courier to anywhere in SA R99
Can also be collected in Bryanston or Oakdene JHB
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I live in Alberton, It's around the corner from Oakdene.
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Re: Beetle front hood rubber

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I think I saw some the other day at one of these trailer spare places. Cannot remember the price.



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Autostyle got stock .... so i'm sorted.
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Judging from the pic on their website it isn't a one piece, so you have to cut the front bit to size.
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73type2 wrote: Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:48 am Judging from the pic on their website it isn't a one piece, so you have to cut the front bit to size.

Yip .... true.
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