The things we do to VW's in ignorance :oops:

[Doris]

I was just thinking how much I regret riping out the original panel covers from the doors on my 1 owner Dormy all those years ago! I slung everything, slider, all the panels around the sink etc. I was just getting into busses -
I thought I'd give the old girl a facelift and make it 'look better' by making my own as the OG alabaster vinyl panels were looking tired and grubby.
OH how stupid I was! :evil:

If only I knew then what I know now - I'd love them back!

anyone else ever done a stupid thing to their VW before they realised the value of NOT doing it! ?

 

[Araon]

Skipped the westy interior of my 74 ooopppps

binned a few ratty looking items from my 71 thinking I'd pick one of those up easily enough ooopppps

 

[caesar]

The guy who owned the van before me, super glued all the interior to the deluxe trim around the bulk heads! Which were then foooked as i couldn't get the wood off them. What a twat.

Stooopid thing i did was Skipped 4 Original steelies... :roll: What a twat

 

[strongy]

where do i start,
binned the heater nobbs
binned the westy top locker
binned an early indicator stalk
painted it green

 

[AxlFoley]

yeah i scrapped my old 1303, I should have just sat it in my garage for a few more years, i miss the old girl!

I also scrapped a few mk1 Golfs that would be prized possetions now! doh!

 

[easy]

Once turned down a fully restored Frid for £3500 :shock: :shock: was a while ago but hey you live and learn! :wink:

 

[gninnam]

Got married :shock:

Only joking - so far, nothing regards the van :wink:

 

[aogrady]

Threw away the filler tube on my sink when i got my van, though the cheap plastic cap was something the PO had done......... :roll:

Alistair

 

[Haveacamper]

paid for the van

 

[soysauce3]

I didnt do it, but quite a few years back my dad practically gave away a F reg bay , to someone who was "gonna fix it up" but then let it fester away and sadly i think it got scrapped

 

[chrisbee]

I didnt do it, but quite a few years back my dad practically gave away a F reg bay , to someone who was "gonna fix it up" but then let it fester away and sadly i think it got scrapped

ditto, my dad sold our van[69 bay] back in 1983 'coz it was in the way' he sold it for scrap, and got £50

pic taken 30 years ago.......

 

[mginty]

sold my rear bumper (1970) which - if I remember correctly - was in pretty good condition. Also had a tow bar attached.
Now looking for one and have to wait for an import!

Also have ripped the interior out as going to customise but at least I haven't binned it! Some parts were a bit beyond repair tho...

 

[creationblue]

I bought a late bay................ bought some early hub caps for it as they looked cool, then realised they wont fit, so sold the van it to buy an early just so I could fit the hub caps :lol:

 

[sparkywig]

I was just thinking how much I regret riping out the original panel covers from the doors on my 1 owner Dormy all those years ago! I slung everything, slider, all the panels around the sink etc. I was just getting into busses -
I thought I'd give the old girl a facelift and make it 'look better' by making my own as the OG alabaster vinyl panels were looking tired and grubby.
OH how stupid I was! :evil:

If only I knew then what I know now - I'd love them back!

anyone else ever done a stupid thing to their VW before they realised the value of NOT doing it! ?

The earlies I've bought, have had the stupid stuff done to them already. :roll:

 

[tintintin]

Sold my soal for my bus :shock: but hey, it's better to burn in hell etc,,.......

 

[froggy]

Sold my soal for my bus :shock: but hey, it's better to burn in hell etc,,.......

Its one way of getting flames............i'll get my coat :?

 

[T2-Nate]

I binned the rear bumper because it had some dodgy welding done to it, but looked fine compared to the one I paid 50 EUR for now :wink:

I also threw away the rear bumper brackets along with it, because they were dirty and slightly rusty :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Wanna slap myself in the head now :?

 

[Clem]

I skipped the best part of a 72 Westy interior years ago, as I didnt have the space to keep it ..... but really, I did. I was being minimalist at the time :roll:

 

[Doris]

ooh, some bitter stories here - at least I'm not the only one then!
keep em coming..........

 

[beetleseb]

I skipped the best part of a 72 Westy interior years ago, as I didnt have the space to keep it ..... but really, I did. I was being minimalist at the time :roll:

I still like your curtain story better

Come on Mike fess up

Seb