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On last couple of days we’ve been busier as ever. Many OE suppliers (no pictures allowed) had to be visited before our departure.

Passing our friend of Da Houze Marcos from Garage MACFEL fame we halted for a coffee and some cool pictures.

Marcos has a growing restoration shop, building only Kombi Brazil for export to Europe and USA, Every time we come here his business is growing…

A dinner invitation with THE man behind the Brazilian Volkswagen scene we couldn’t decline neither, on the way back from another far away visit to Sao Paolo we stopped in Campinas to meet our friend Luiz, editor of VW Klassik and VW Kustom, the two leading Volkswagen magazines in Brazil.

He’s absolutely my favorite source for Brazilian specifications….:)

Thanks for dinner Luiz, Madero rocks!!

Driver Clemmerson was a great guy, we had good laughs and he’s official BBT driver now, please see the BBT sticker on the back of his car…:)

Thanks Clemmerson, you’re a fantastic driver…

On the road to next supplier and to the airport, Brazil has many freeways and most are  busy enough….

We like to thank everybody that helped this trip come to what it was. I had great times, life time memories and worked never any harder like last two weeks.

Many new products have been found, more suppliers convinced that quality really does matter and more productions secured.

But in the end it was the people that made the difference.

I’m extremely happy I can tell I have really good friends and relationships in Brazil.

Thank You guys, you made this trip as successful as it became.

Is there News today?

It seems President Putin destroyed Covid at once, what a guy!
No Covid in the news anymore or hardly… only “his” war against Ukraine…poor guy.

Why must people suffer in a war that can’t be won?
BBT brings you more news, about all the goodies new in our program this week and other BBT product information  along. Buckle up, sit back and let’s go!

After a mere two years in development we’re extremely proud to present our indicator switch for 70 to 74 bay window bus.
Not available since many years we tooled up with the aim for a quality product without compromise.

70-72 model we offer with 5 or 7 wires, 73-74 “peddle” model comes with 5 wires as always.
All three indicator switch models are 100% private BBT productions made on our own private toolings.

All these indicator switches  come with their two mounting screws included.
These indicator switches can easily be compared with original ones and will make any 70-74 bus or kombi happy to turn!

0669-430 Indicator switch – Bus 08/70-07/72 5-wire
0669-435 Indicator switch – Bus 08/70-07/72 7-wire
0669-440 Indicator switch – Bus 08/72-07/74 5-wire

We made the specific little bay window indicator & wiper switch screws also available separately.
These little essential screws can be  mounted on  all Bay window indicator switches up to 1974 and all Bay window wiper switches 1972 -1974 in their proper housings.

Many times these very specific screws are missing, damaged or simply loosely vibrated.
Sold each.

0669-415 Screw switch in housing – Bus 08/67-07/74 BBT

The Brazilian split window kombi has the same style cargo door lock as German made barndoor buses.
One of our Brazilian lock suppliers brought these cargo door locks back in production.
BBT is proud to offer these cargo door locks to help preserve Brazilian kombi aswell as  German made barndoor bus alike.

0436-508 Cargo door large lock mechanism with keys – Bus -03/55, Bus Brasil -70

When our used parts inventory shows an empty box for a certain product we know it’s time to tool up.
The rear backing plate for the late model Type 3 cars was no different.

Because these backing plates are frequently used for straight axle split window bus conversion any supply was hard to find.
Now available in perfect quality,100% BBT production made in Germany.

1293-650 Backing plate rear left – Type3 08/65-
1294-650 Backing plate rear right – Type3 08/65-

More parts became back available.
Let’s  give you some highlights…

0891-611 Chassis outrigger rear right – Bus 07/67-07/79

0759-450 Indicatorlens seal front – KG 63-07/69, Type 3 -07/69 (pair)

1941-100 V-belt 11.3×912 for alternator pulley 08/74-

We changed our liquid gasket to Febi Germany.
Our previous brand simply became way too expensive.

Febi liquid seal came out best of a test pallet of different brands and samples.
Content doubles to 70ml and price decreased over 50%, and this for the same comparable quality.

BBT is continuously on the search for a better product.
This is one of our results to  give you simply the best possible service as a BBT customer.

8500 Liquid gasket 70ml

After too many problems we decided to go for another quality of rubber oil line, oil hose, oil tube or whatever you might call it in your country or region.
We had a couple of complaints and constructive feedback set us to work as always.

We found and now supply this extra reinforced oil line that holds up to 10 bar, tested and certified.
Our main concern in or search was that it had to be also flexible and don’t close in bends or corners, had to stay open and give max flow under any normal cornering.

Now we can offer you the best oil line money can buy still for our very acceptable low price…
BBT 13mm oil line is perfect to bridge between engine and external oil cooler, filter or thermostat, or any other oil line application.

0975 Oil hose Ø 13mm

If you’re after some brand-new heads for a non-stock motor with good performance then the below option may be the choice for you. These head(s) are a perfect option for a rebuild but also if you’re looking to modify. These are bare and a great candidate to have ported/machined to your spec for your own customised preference.
Sold each. Also available in 92mm BBT ref 1720-01

1720-02 – Cylinder head 94mm bare BBT – Type 1

We continue down the performance route with this Carb kit – for those who’re looking to upgrade from a single/mono carb setup to a dual carb setup we have the perfect choice in stock! This Weber IDF 40 kit contains everything you need, carburettors, linkage, seals, collectors, fuel hose and splitter. We would recommend getting a few new hose clips too to ensure no leakage.

Weber is renowned for their quality carburettors and with a wide range of jets, available from BBT, they’re fully customisable for the perfect setup. We all know a good performing engine delivers smiles for miles! BBT also stocks this carburettor on it’s own check BBT ref 2190-0

2190 – WEBER carburettor kit 40 IDF – Type 1

If you’re after that vintage period look for your lovely Karmann Ghia then look no further, this beautifully made luggage rack fits perfectly on top of your engine lid. It’s perhaps the best accessory for any KG convertible owner to carry that extra bit of luggage that coupe owners other wise carry on the roof rack.

Fits any Karmann Ghia.

4870-121 – Rear luggage rack, chrome – Karmann Ghia

If you can’t find what you’re looking for or need a particular part you can call us on +32 (0)3 633 22 22 or email info@BBT4VW.com.

BBT wishes you a lovely and peaceful weekend, let’s hope the crazy war ends soon!

Fania and BBT go a long way back.

With thousands of cables sold per year and hardly any complaints we feel we have a good brand of cable on offer for the right price.

Fania is in the beautiful city of Itajubà, a mere 400km north of Sao Paolo.
It’s a long drive so I decided to make myself a mobile office on the back seat of my driver Emerson’s car…:)

The moments I wasn’t working I was spoiled with the beautiful Brazilian landscape.

Arrived we start first with a factory tour before our meeting.
@ Fania everything starts with raw material arriving.

Test, test, test is the big secret of the Fania quality, incoming raw material, half product and finished product.
All are tested thoroughly on the most sophisticated test equipment necessary.

The production happens in several different departments… I will try to give you an overview…
Here is part of the assembly department.

Cable winder department….

Plastic injection department…

This was my favorite department Speedo cable winding…

A speedo cable is made from 4 times 4 wires over one central cable,
Let me try to show how it works in next the video.

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More cable winding machines.

Small eagle view from the assembly hall.

The city of Itajubà is situated in the state of Minas Gerais a mere 586.520km² in size, that’s almost 20 times! Belgium (30.528 km²) and that’s only one state, not even 7% of the total Brazilian surface of 8.502.728km².

They always told me they have good coffee in Minas Gerais, I can approve all rumors now…:)

The way back was even more beautiful as the way up… we took a slightly different road…

What a trip, what a day…

I want to thank Edgar, Luiz, Liliane and the entire Fania team for this wonderful meeting and tour, I think we both learned a lot and our partnership become only stronger!
The Fania brand will appear on our website soon and we will show the Fania logo’s with pride.

If you have any Fania need or question, or like to produce whatever cable, please contact us, for sure we can help You.

Oh yes, a very special thank you to my driver, Emerson, Brazilian best driver! If you ever need a driver in Southern Brazil, I can only recommend him!