Back in Raising the Roof (again), I had tried holding the vinyl headliner up with rubber cement. It lasts less than a season before the edges are hanging down again. Since I had recently moved on to trying super glue for these types of nasty repeat interior offenders, I decide...
After refurbishing the seat frames a couple of years ago, I was amazed at the price of these replacement chintzy vinyl seat covers. So, I slapped the old covers back on, hosed them down with some vinyl lube, and called it a day. Here we are, with past problems announcing their...
After sitting through the winter, the battery in the beetlebug was dead. After having the car for two years, this is only the third time the battery has gone flat. The first time was actually not from a lack of use at all. I was in the habit of starting the car up and letting...
In my previous post, Replacing the Ignition Switch, I didn't have much success getting the horn tooting again after having the steering wheel apart. This evening, I'm taking it all back apart to see if I can clean up the contacts and reassemble it correctly. I armed myself wit...
As mentioned in Replacing Door Lock Cylinders (Again), I purchased a pair of door handles and ignition switch with matching key at Bugs & Buggies Kustom Autowerks in Denton, NC. I replaced the door lock cylinders in that post last month, but had moved on to other things and ne...
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...
I'm about to replace the parking brake cable on the driver side, but I started off the day by reinstalling the missing knobs in the dash. I have purchased two new wiper/washer knob sets and neither have fit correctly. The existing one has a tendency to spin on the threads when...
I previously fixed the passenger side rear brake and got it adjusted. Now it's time for me to check the driver side. One could wonder why the parking brake wasn't working... I found when clipping the end of the cable back in place, there was a lot of slop and I could imagine i...
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...