In Part 1, I connected a windshield wiper/washer switch from a Peterbilt truck in my 1968 Beetle and greatly improved functionality by adding intermittent wiper speeds. When I opened the bonnet, I noticed the new seal I mounted had pulled out of the channel. I fixed that and m...
I had previously (twice) ordered new windshield wiper/washer knobs and buttons. I need a new knob because the old one tends to spin on the threads when I try to turn the wipers off. I wanted a new button just for vanity reasons, the print has mostly worn off. The new knobs had...
Back out in the car, it's time to mount this monstrosity and try to put the end result into perspective. It's hard to tell how it looks when it's on its own. You need to see it in context. So, off we go. First, I mounted those long bolts in the corners. I put all of the knobs...
I came back out this evening after work with renewed determination to get the dash buttoned up. After five or ten minutes of wrestling with the piece of garbage that is a $110 rubber dash pad, I threw it out into the yard and got busy reassembling the dash without it. I don't...
The overnight rain that was supposed to finish up around 9AM lasted until noon. Once I was able to get back outside to start piecing together the guts behind the dash pad, the first thing I noticed were these two plastic hoses, all cracked and broken. They run from the center...
I have been putting off recovering this padded dash for a while. Knowing that I tend to overthink things and that my man hands aren't well suited for this type of project, I asked my sister to help. She is super crafty and much better at those types of things than I am. I had...
It's Saturday morning. Too early and too cold to be outside working. Luckily, I brought lots of projects inside with me after tearing the dash panel and rear seat apart. I have just enough of this roll of vinyl patch kit (Amazon link) left to recover this crumbling foam rubber...
As mentioned in previous posts, I purchased this roll of self-adhesive vinyl to patch and refinish the seat covers. My plan was once finished with the seats, to take the rest of the roll and recover the crumbly foam rubber dash panel. A new one is around $300 and I'm far too c...