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Thank you very much for your reply, it does give me more of an idea what to do now. I did wonder about fixing the lid in place first so that the panel could be welded in exactly the right position, and so what you say confirms that. Do you have any photos of the one you did, either in progress...

Does anyone have any experience of fitting an engine hinge lid panel such as this one from Just Kampers: http://www.justkampers.com/vw-t2-bay-window-parts/t2-bay-body-panels/rear-panels/211-813-227-d-engine-lid-hinge-panel-rear-for-t2-1967-1971.html? I presume this is what you should use to...

I have fitted one of those red JK electric screen washers to my 1968 T2 van and it works fine unless I leave it for a few weeks and then it will only work if I prime it first. I have sited the pump right down at the bottom beside the water tank and bolted it to the metal behind where the kick...

I have a 1968 van and have bought one of those electric windscreen washer systems from JK and have a few questions about connecting it up. Am I right in thinking that the + on the red motor that they supply must be connected to a positive wire under the dashboard somewhere and if so where's the...

Lowest point, obvious really now I come to think it through! Many thanks to both of you for your advice.

Many thanks aogrady, that's exactly the sort of thing I'd like to do! That's been very helpful.

Suddenly that's sounding a bit more complicated that I thought it would be. I knew they had to go the right way round but I didn't know about the resistor thing. What type of bulbs are the originals, I haven't even got as far as looking at/for them yet! Are they like a screw in torch bulb?

Excellent, good idea to do those as well because the originals are always so dim! Where did you get them from and did you have to dismantle the dashboard to get to them?

Many thanks both of you for your responses. I'm wondering now about changing to LED dashboard lights too as the original ones are pretty dim, but I guess you'd have to by pass the dimmer part of the light switch to get them to work wouldn't you?

Has anyone replaced their original courtesy light bulbs with LED ones? I'm thinking of doing it but would rather use a source that had previously been tried and tested!

I have taken the front grille off and inspected the flaps. They open and close using the dashboard controls but are a little stiff in places and there is a bit of fouling between the two levers when almost fully closed so I presume there's some adjustment needed here. There don't seem to be any...

Thanks very much everybody for your very helpful suggestions and information. I had no idea that the flaps on Beetle heat exchangers were arranged differently to those on vans and it offers some hope of perhaps getting them fully operational in the future. Tomorrow, or when it stops raining...

My heating works in that I can get warm air up to the screen but at the same time this is effectively neutralised by cold air blasting out from the vents either side of the dashboard that look as if they would have been connected to some vents in the doors had the original door cards been...

Does anyone know exactly where the drainage holes are supposed to be in the driver and passenger doors? My doors have no panels on them or waterproof membranes and so I want to replace these but it looks as if the PO may have carried out repairs and blocked up some of the drainage holes so I'd...

So it just pushes in all the way round does it? There are no special clips or glue involved anywhere? As for suppliers, I've found the Status website alright but can anyone give me a link to the C&C one because I'm not familiar with that and haven't been able to find it?

I need to replace the sliding door seal on my 1968 bay. Which is the best make of seal to buy, a few people have said that the ones from Status are very good? Is this a difficult job? I don't really know where to start so I'd be very grateful for some basic instructions as to the best way to...

Hello everyone I'm new to this forum and I'm wondering if anyone can help with this problem. I have a 1968 bay with a 1972 1600 twin port engine from a Beetle, so the engine has an alternator, not a generator. The battery keeps going flat but only if I drive the van anywhere. I can fully charge...