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If he is referring to what I described as the pair of 10 mm long & deep studs & spring-loaded sockets, which keep the elevating-roof bed's pillow section in place when folded away, then it is nothing like a conventional press-stud! Mine were factory-fitted to the bed & pillow sections in...

There are various after-market ballasted ignition coils available. I have a Microdynamics Macrospark ballasted ignition coil and Microdynamics Formula 1 electronic ignition system, fitted to my 1973 VW 1600 Type 2 in circa 1990. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/microdynamics.php

The 1968 & early-1969 VW Type 2 interior rear-view mirror is retained by two screws. The late-1969 VW Type 2 long-stemmed interior rear-view mirror & 1970~79 VW Type 2 short-stemmed interior rear-view mirror are retained by a spring-loaded socket in the cab ceiling. I have a late-1969 VW...

Keep in mind that there are restrictions in Germany, regarding tinted windscreens & side windows, plus wearing sun glasses (polarized and otherwise). Maximum permissible tint is 10% I believe!?!

You might also wish to browse the following long-standing Westfalia Continental elevating-roof bed topic thread on The Samba forum, which features several pictures of genuine Westfalia factory-fitted beds as well as some imitations: Forum Index > Bay Window Bus > Continental upper bed [17...

To the best of my knowledge, Volkswagen used synthetic acrylic paint for the 1968~79 VW Type 2s. If you want to check whether yours has been painted with cellulose paint, just drip a little conventional polyglycol hydraulic brake fluid on it, which is reputed to be an effective paint-stripper...

I cannot comment on 1968~71 VW Type 2s, but on my 1973 model-year VW "1600" Type 2, the chassis number is stamped into the rear engine-bay surround and on a rivetted aluminium plate behind the driver's seat, which also includes the front & rear axle load limits in kilogrammes and the Type...

This is a 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia campervan (USA specification I think | very different interior furniture layout to the Continental & Helsinki) owner's manual, featuring the single-berth, folding-cot style stretcher bunk. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/aug72westy.php 1973 VW...

My home-made custom wiring loom, for my 1973 VW "1600" Type 2 with VW 17/1800 Type 4 style engine, is about SIX times more extensive than the original factory-fitted wiring loom, so this might make you feel even dizzier! I needed lots of additional cables for supplementary instrumentation and...

I became aware several years ago, that most of the non-British specification, pre-1974 VW Type 2's, with the front-hinged elevating roofs, were fitted with a single-berth, folding-cot style stretcher bunk, whereas the RHD 1973 VW Type 2 Westfalia Continental for the UK market, had the solid...

Was the WHOLE wiring loom converted to UK specification, or was it simly fudged so that there were separate amber rear direction indicators. Whatever happened, it would be wise to consult the 1968 USA specification wiring diagram on The Samba forum website, in the technical archives. The...

You could try making one yourself. Here is a drawing of my original 1973 Westfalia Continental factory-fitted one: An excerpt from the 1973 Westfalia Continental handbook:

You might want to check on the legality of using a non-standard spare (i.e. one of different specification to the "normally used" identical pair of wheels & tyres on that axle) for a vehicle that was never designed to have the option of a "space-saver spare wheel!?! You could potentially be...

If one follows the links to Volks Magic & Lee Southerton, one can see details of the build (including lots of pictures) for the Wheeler Dealer - Dream Car, 1973 VW 1600 Type 2 (named Melvis | registration No. PTX 527L) for Scott in Scotland, which has been fitted out as a Westfalia Continental...

The split-screen VW Transporter T1 (meaning Mk.1) is by Volkswagen's definition a VW Type 2, but it was equipped with a VW Type 1 style engine, this having originally been designed for and used in the VW Beetle which by Volkswagen's definition was a VW Type 1.

I saw the re-screened episode on this past Saturday night. They did show much of the Westfalia interior, which looks rather like the 1973 Westfalia Continental configuration like mine; albeit with plaid cloth upholstery rather than the autumn gold cloth upholstery that mine had Whilst they had...

So you have changed your effective gearing and speedometer calibration, by having a smaller external circumference than 185/80 R14 tyres, resulting in a higher engine RPM and higher indicated road speed for a given true road speed. The tyre size for 15 inch wheels, closest in external...

What diameter are those wheels on which you have 185/65 tyres!?!

What do you mean by "work out" in this context? There is very little to a 1968~73 VW Type 2 Westfalia elevating roof, apart from the relatively simple hinge mechanism and the securing clamps.

Not so long ago, one could win one or more 1968~79 VW Type 2 motorcaravans in a Dorset Cereals promotion.