Ignition locks, that was the start of our second day in the country of Picanha and Caiperinha.

We have several projects running with this manufacturer, inginition locks for Beetle and Bay window bus!

All kind of small press to press small parts…:)

All these will become ignition locks…

Zamak injection machine, this machine makes the above…

Assembly tables, a lot is made by hand, by real crafts people…
Perfect for low production runs.

Check this lady out who assembles key barrels by hand, she just check the key profile by eye and put all correct tumblers at once… story goes she nevers miss a beat!

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And a whole battery of Plastic injection machines, as ignition switches have a lot of small plastic parts as well!

On the road to the next stop, You see the skyline of Sao Paolo in the back?

With a mandatory lunch break…
Fried fish mix, with Fishermans pepper from the House! yammie!!!!

Next stop was a small but cool hardware manufacturer we use a lot for special VW related hardware. .
With EU charging crazy anti dumping tax on hardware out of China, Brazil offer a lot opportunity!
We need more guys like these, super dedicated in all they do!

Let’s see how this machine work in this little video, enjoy!

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A picture of the owner and my “BIG” friend of the Warehouse…

Down the road we see plenty of Kombi, loaded to the roof and far above…

Smoking hot… we had 37° over lunchtime…

Too hot to work for this Kombi for sure…:)

Last stop for the day was a small but highly qualified rubber manufacturer.
In service since the mid sixties this is a very small, tiny but very cool place…:)

…. and after such a hot day on the road there’s nothing better to eat a nice piece of Picanha from the local BBQ!

Stay tuned for more factory visits, its not over yet!!

I took another trip to Brazil to visit friends, factories, suppliers and customers, in other words just to have fun!

KLM brings me everywhere!

Kombi is still everywhere too…. in Brazil!

First stop was the factory that make part of our fuel sender range.
Very motivated team works real hard to only bring you the best, this is definitely A quality.
A lot of knowledge and passion!

I like to share a little video about one of their many decollate machines.
They’re so cool to look at.
Like a CNC machine but without a computer, al mechanical…

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Second stop was our supplier for window winder mechanisms.
No idea they made so many, but there is 200 people working here!
Only window winders mechanisms!

Here I like to share a little video about the stamping of small parts.
Watch your fingers!

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Stop for an icecream?

My name is everywhere!

….and last but not least, the factory that make our stabilizer mounting kits and our emergency brake handles.

These guys are just crazy! Hence we get along that well…
Only for The brazilian VW Gol model they make 5000 emergency hand brake levers a month, yes that’s right a MONTH!!
When was last time You changed the emergency hand brake lever on your car?

Sao Paolo has real nice areas….

….as shown here on the picture Parque do Provo, very nice picture opportunities…:) …
I enjoyed Parque Do Provo a couple of hours last Sunday after arrival, and wanted to share this little picture to give you the impression… to me one of the most beautiful pictures my cell phone ever made…

At a pace from 3 to 4 factories a day, I will try to show everywhere I go and visit.
With a lot of road in between…

For you to enjoy and so You know we really care about the parts we sell…
Stay tuned…

The company Sany Logistics organized a padel championship for companies last weekend.

The organization had divided the tournament into 2 series of 16 teams each :
– Sany Cup – Europa League for all novice and average players
– Sany Cup – Champions League for all advanced players.

BBT participated with 2 teams

Frederik & Glenn

Nicolas en Peter

Some of the supporters

Frederik and Glenn achieved a nice 2nd place in the highest series, Nicolas and Peter a third place in the Champions League.