A 2 inch brush for the glue. It took me, probably six hours total, but was fun and I’m content with how it came out. The 1967 Beetle had no carpeting in the trunk area. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Something to consider: When you remove the seats and the shifter, that would be a good time to repaint the exposed areas (the pedal assembly, emergency brake, shifter, seat rails and any other metal surface). Removal of the seats (front and rear) will make cleaning easier and faster and you have to take them out anyway. It takes longer than contact cement to get tacky, sometimes 15 minutes. Don has done us all a great service. Section #7; glue this section in place ... make sure you don't get any glue down the shifter hole. Please try again later. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question.
Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. We thank you! In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The next pictures show prepping the wheel wells and installing the padding, it stretches to conform, it’s good stuff. Once the glue has dried, take your blade and cut a hole for the shifter ... now reinstall your shifter. Massage the whole thing down really well numerous times. Are we going to hear more from you? I might as well share it with someone. Empi 00-4854-0 VW Bug, Beetle, 4-Piece Universal … For starters, please bring us up to date on your ’67 Beetle. EMPI 4483 Emergency Brake Boot for VW Type 1 Bug 65-79, Ghia 65-74, Type 3 66-73 $10.99. KIPA Carburetor For Ford Mercury GMC CHRYSLER Flathead V8 90 Hp Engines 1938-1957 2... New Carburetor Two 2 Barrel Carburetor Carb 2100 2150 For Ford 289 302 351 Cu Jeep ... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Sounds good Don. Not a problem Don. Remove the shifter (two 13mm bolts), put the shifter aside and out of the way.
Takes only a few hours to do and can be done by yourself. I cut mine off there. Actually, since I had never installed a headliner, I got the TMI “Easy Install” one-piece headliner. This site is so much better than TheSamba. It actually gave me time to cool off and plan the next step. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. I'm not going … I sure need the help! Leave the top sticking up the same amount as when you were fit-checking and measuring for the “slit”. Haha! When I did my car, it took me about 4 hours from start to finish. We do not have any recommendations at this time, EMPI 3919 CARPET KIT VW Super Beetle, 73-79, 9-Piece With Footrest, Black, Loop Carpet For Comfort & Noise Reduction, Hi-count Weave For Superior Wear & Stain Resistance.
13 mm wrench or socket for removal of the shifter. We started with the carpet kits first and we make sure that every carpet we developed fitted perfectly in the vehicle, with special tooling developed to create the original VW style gear lever/hand brake gaiters, front footwell mats and heel mats to enhance the … I laid the carpet out in my driveway, the warmth of the sun helpped flatten them out and made it easier to install. Had some fit issues. Now put your seats back in and we're all done! We have a lot more great ’67 articles in the works. Unable to add item to List. If I might add some thanks, It would be to Wolfsburg West for manufacturing such well fitting, quality products and Danny Deacon at KYMCO in Costa Mesa, CA, who is my Wolfsburg West source and shares his years of knowledge in their application and installation tips. Also, you should cut out for rear the seat-belt mounts, whether you use them or not. This item: EMPI 3919 CARPET KIT VW Super Beetle, 73-79, 9-Piece With Footrest, Black $121.20. Section #10 might need some cutting/trimming.
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Takes only a few hours to do and can be done by yourself.
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He spelled it out in detail. Now put your seats back in and we're all done! A large work area is nice, I like to lay the pieces out on the floor first (see diagram further down in this page) prior to installing. The Trunk Liner comes pre-creased for easy bending into shape and installation. I chose gray even though the correct color carpet for zenith blue cars is charcoal. I hope it helps others with their parcel shelf carpet, the rest is coming along. When installing sections #4 and #5, make sure the wide tails are to the rear of the car. Now I know how to carpet the rear, now how about the main compartment and trunk. Agreed! Thank You, Eric. The next photos show gluing the bottom on separately. I'm not going to cover the trunk kit as it's pretty self explanatory.
Sooner or later we’ll all need to do this. Carpet Installation VW Bug & Super Beetle. Complete headliner installation would be nice too. © Lane Russell LLC - 1967beetle.com.
This is on … jay. Headliner Kit, Fits Beetle 68-77, Ivory, Compatible with Dune Buggy 4.8 out of 5 stars 12. I think I could have done a “real” one now.
This is on my to-do list, and when it comes to the top, I’ll refer to your instructions. Original German Square Weave - 100% Wool.
Don did a great job with this. Section #10 might need some cutting/trimming. Application: Vw Bug Type 1 "Super Beetle" Hard Top Year 1973 Thru 1977 Number Of Pieces 9 Black Loop Pile, Automotive Grade Driver Side Foot Pad: Yes Foot Rest Type Passenger Side: Yes Note: This Carpet Kit Is Cut And Fitted For The Factory Footrest On The Passenger Side. I laid the carpet out in my driveway, the warmth of the sun helpped flatten them out and made it easier to install. You’re doing the VW community a huge favor.
Hello, I'm Eric. I was a little apprehensive about being too verbose.This is new to me. A huge thanks to him for taking the time to compose such a valuable article for the vintage Volkswagen community. Your source for ’67 Beetle restoration tips, classifieds, and Beetle stories from around the globe.