Volkswagen Club of Pakistan (VWCOP)

[AsadIshaque]

Hello all!

  Trust all the V dubbers are doing well.


  I am still waitin to see the Saidpur meet pics......or would I have Romano screaming "you should have come over to SEE it live!!"


  My bad.....I did miss the as always warm invitation sent my way......

[AsadIshaque]

@ rebel

Good to know the planned TLC.....

I would second Romano on the body off thingy. And yes Babar is the best guy around for such a job. I would strongly suggest you dont go for any other denters as down the line you would eventually come to the conclusion that VWs are not meant to be dented by most ordinary denters......at least not for major work. 

Its your personal taste but I would keep it the original color shade if it was my car, AND if theres factory paint on the dash etc I would have kept it untouched. Its a nice time warp feel.

Colors.....you can go for any shade of metallic, candy, metal flake......but what would forever remain in fashion would be the Original factory shades. You can check out thesamba.com for color charts and paint codes.

You can go for custom upholstery in some tasteful colors if you like.

[AsadIshaque]

@ rebel

 If you just have to change the color, give first priority to the factory shades correct for your cars year. You would love to see the choices available.....

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/paintcodestype1.php

My 59 ragtop was originally Kalahari beige. Im more inclined on Mignonette once the car comes thru to the paint stage. The latter is a period correct color shade.

[rebel]

@ storm.. i thot babar would be suggested...ill pay him a visit soon..

@ fadee

yea i remember u... i was busy wth projects man...

i luv the fact that the car is in original paint on the inside..and thats the reason i dont wanna touch it..but its kinda dull for my choice...besides the exterior is all repainted so i thot a color change on the outside wont be doing any damage to the cars "value"

i plan not to change the original interior paint so as to be able to revert to teh grey later wen i want to...the problem is finding a nice color for the outside that can work with the grey...

if i cant find anything reasonable, ill end up in grey...but im just exploring possibilities rite nw..

[AsadIshaque]

@ Aleem1

Good to see you back in action. 

Psyborg stole the words from my mouth as regards "law matters" about your missing ragtop bug.

Pl let us know if you come down to Karachi......my ages old offer still stands.

[rebel]

@ doc
thanx a lot dude!! ill definitely go thru that...and ur rite..the dash is in original factory paint...and pretty clean too....the B pillar has a few scratches..other than that its pretty clean on the inside...but the shade...its a lil too "granny" if u kno wot i mean..

[rebel]

a pic of the dash...its a lil old..but nothing has changed besides removing the steering cover and the red sticker..just to giv an idea of the shade...

[AsadIshaque]

@ Naveedrizvi and Howzat

    I came very close to buying a 1302 bug. It was supposed to be a 'joint purchase' along with a friend as the asking price is quite high. And I am broke!

  The owner is eccentric and had the bug resprayed and freshened up but ended up not using it. He didnt want to sell it but one of my denters convinced him so he talked a bit. Sorry I dont have any pics.

   It has a 1600 Dualport but nofront disc brakes.  Dont think its on the market now though.

[AsadIshaque]

@ rebel

WOW!   yes its a bit granny-ish but hey ! grannies CAN be cool too!

If the pics do justice, its L 70 F Chinchilla?? Yours is a 69 standard right???

I can see that you have original door cards too! Cool.

Some things on your wishlist....provided the pic is recent:

-Pedal rubber covers (Original Brazilian were available at Karachi)
-Headlight switch plus knob
-Centre defroster dash vent.

Do keep that dash waxed!!

[romano]

http://picasaweb.google.com/vwclubpk

[AsadIshaque]

@ all My 59 ragtop project is going to take off soon with renewed vigor..... My current denter has been layin eggs and has not touched that car for ages....so now it has to go to Basit, Karachi's specialist VW denter. Basit has given me an astonomical estimate for a body off and reversing of all the mods done by the last owner but Ive come to the conclusion that I would have to swallow the bitter pill once. He had an accident (discussed here already) after which he has been out of action plus he is shifting his garage soon. I plan to hand him the car the day he shifts to his new place.

[AsadIshaque]

@ romano

 Thanks!! oogling at the pics now!

[rebel]

@ doc...i got new knobs and rubbers...the door panels are original but again too brittle to be worth anything and kept....ill c if they can be strengthened and saved...otherwise ill hav to get nu ones made...i was thinkin i do sumthin to keep the original paint inside and sumting better and less granny to go with it on the outside...
il take newer pics during the day and put em up tom...

[AsadIshaque]

Just remembered.......

 A cousin of mine is selling his daily driver 69 bug. It is complete and solid but needs body work in the form of accident damage (not a major accident for the VW body!) 

Its a daily driver with 100% reliability. Taxes clear, title in name of owner. Btw he is the second owner.

Ideal car for someone who wants a daily driver to rebuild at an upcoming date. 

Asking price is 50K.

[AsadIshaque]

@ rebel

 The door panels/cards can be given new life by changing the backing hardboard. An expert upholstery walla can do a good job. Try "feeding" the leatherette some good quality reviver. Should do wonders in making it supple and lustrous.

[rebel]

gr8!!! thanx fr the tip..ill seek expert help in that deartment..its 40 yr old..i dont wanna damage it...

[Storm]

@all
please send all your pics to vwclubpk@gmail.com and we'll add them to the link romano gave above.

[wasifali89]

just came accross this

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/05/ebay-find-1965-vw-beetle-with-mini.html

as im not a fan of beetles
so i was wondering if these came origionally or this is a custom made ?????/

[rebel]

@ wasif

dude thats custom fr sure...all bugs came with 2 doors...altho it is a nice addition...n a very clean one too...

[Storm]

@wasif
did you actually read the first line of the article?