Aircooled VW South Africa

Welcome all

Hello

I´m Miguel from Portugal, i've registed in your forum because i have a South African 1600L '78 beetle.
Some of his parts had been removed by the original owner, like the pop-outs, 1 rim, and another specific parts need replacement such the "soft" 4 spoke wheel and the dash. Hope i can get this parts from RSA.

Regards

hi guys, im benjamin from namibia and am currently restoring a 58 and a 73 beetle,
now im only suffering from the lack of parts that are available here in windhoek,
so i found this forum and thought that someone might help me out here
thanks alot
ben

Welcome Ben

Tell us about all the parts you are looking for.

im looking for weld in body panels/patches is that stuff available in sa ?
and pistons & sleeves for the 1200 engine..
if anyone could organize me names and e-mail adresses of dealers which could maybe have something..
would be great! preferably in cape town or joburg.
thanks

look under suppliers

Hi , My name is Matthew. I have recently purchased a clean rust free 69 beetle from a guy in Pretoria, I live in Hermanus Western Cape so i had the car trucked down. After numerous discussions with the seller and even a report from his mechanic i paid him. On arrival i noticed hubcaps missing, car not starting and oil leaking!! all the things i was told werent happening on the vehicle. Anyway my mechanic was shocked that the car still ran. Its crank pulley could be pulled off by hand and the bearings are damaged from running like that. Anyway i am looking at a rebuilt twinport motor from top to bottom with silencer new generator and free installation for around R7500 and he keeps my old single port motor. I hope this is a fair market price as i am paying him soon. Otherwise i am happy with the condition of the car as i like to keep it as original as possible. I would appreciate any feedback as i am still fairly new to the aircooled world. Happy motoring.

Hi there, my name is Diederick and I live in Stellenbosch. My father-in-law recently gave us his beloved 1970 Kombi Deluxe. Although the bus is still in a very good condition, some body parts have to be replaced. In my search for a specific bumper part, a very kind lady in Strand suggested that I should join this forum.

Hi all. Just bought a beach buggy (20 years late but ok). 1600single port motor. Runs great but leaks oil like crazy. Last time i worked on a beetle engine was in the previous century. Looking forward to getting her perfect though. Enjoying the posts. Thanks for all the info. Cheers, Leon.

Welcome Leon. Tell us where you are in this large country of ours, then we can let you know wno can assist with maintenance and spares.

Enjoy your stay.

Hi, Im from NZ, I have 57 street / strip beetle and a 59 that will be a work in progress shortly. Had beetles and other aircooled cars for over 20 years, am addicted to HP, love drag racing !!

Welcome all.
How about posting some threads of your rides in the My Ride section

Good day All ,my name is Gareth I live in Randburg my first car was a 71 1600 beetle and I have just acquired a 86 microbus, I love old school vw's and look forward to being part of the forum

Hi ,

Tumi here ...a huge fan for aircooled vw's .

Hail from the old south

Always wanted to take on a project but never made the time to find a vehicle and put together a plan to kick off my project

Finally got bitten by the bug and Recently purchased 1971 Beetle 1600.

Runs really well but needs some TLC.Has a bit of a leak under the sump .I look forward to being part of the forum and the aircooled clan .Would need help from the forum on to do's and not to do on my Bug

I plan to restore my bug fully over the next 2-3 yrs Hopefully