In the small picturesque town of Heide Kalmthout BBT Pascal and BBT Wesley attended the Cars and Coffee in their green mean machines…:)

They like to share some pictures with all of us.

Ever wondered why VW became the car brand it is today?

Simply because they cared… a lot….

Enjoy the pictures, enjoy your Sunday!

Off course headline news this week is the war between Russia and Ukraine.
President Poetin said he will double gas and oil prices.

This can be very positive as it will speed up development of hydrogen fusion.
Hydrogen fusion should take over most forms of fossil fuels as we know today in less as 20 years if we can believe the scientists.

The treatment of President Poetin will put only more pressure to reach this goal sooner!
The remaining oil will be more as enough to keep our Classic cars driving for pleasure and passion.

The future looks good, welcome to our weekly News…

We enlarged our range of stainless steel molding kits.
Stainless steel molding is very strong, and super shiny.

BBT # 0402-100 comes with 930 mm front hood molding,
BBT # 0402-110 comes with 1005 mm front hood molding

Stainless steel molding is simply the best molding money can buy for your Beetle.

More of our molding kits you can find HERE

0402-100 Molding kit chrome SS (7 pcs) – Beetle 10/52-07/62
0402-110 Molding kit chrome SS (7 pcs) – Beetle 08/62-07/66
0402-120 Molding kit chrome SS (7 pcs) – Beetle 08/66-07/67

This bulb holder was the missing link to complete our bullet indicator.
Buller indicators been used on Buses after they banned the semaphores what happened for US export models from 1955, the rest of the world had to wait till 1960.

For the 1964 Bus model year the bullet indicators been replaced by the “fried egg” style indicator.
For US export model Beetles the bullet indicator was also used from 1955 till 1957.

While the bullet indicator housing differs between Bus and Beetle the bulb holder, seal and lens fits both applications.

The bullet indicator housing and their base you can find HERE
The bullet indicator lens you can find HERE
The bullet indicator seal you can find HERE.

The srews that hold the bullet indicator together You can find HERE

0616-494 Bulb holder front bullet indicator – Beetle US model 08/55-07/57, Bus 05/60-07/63 (USA 03/55 ch # 20-117903 -07/63)

Let’s move to some mechanical parts now.
We had the inner bushings made that find themselves behind the rear wheel bearing.

High precision machined to OE specs by an OE supplier.
Fits all of your small nut Bus rear axles up to 1963 and all of your Beetles, Karmann Ghia’s, Type 181 and Type 3’s.

The outer bushing for the same application you can find HERE
The outer Bushing for the big nut Bus rear axle (64-67) you can find HERE

1410-520 Bushing behind rear axle bearing – Beetle/KG, Bus -07/63, Type3, Type181

Smooth shifting starts with a good slide ring between your shifter and shifter housing.
We have this slide rings made to OE specs to get that smooth feeling in your shifter as well.

Originally this sliding ring was used in following applications;
Beetle and Karmann Ghia up to 1972

Type 411/412 & 181, Trekker, Thing all years
Type 3 1968 till end of production.

More shifter hardware and shifter kits can be found HERE
Shifter Knobs and extensions You can find  HERE

0510-050 Slide ring shifter – Beetle/KG -07/72, Type3 08/68-, Type181, Type411/12

Massive amount of Glass arrived this week check HERE

8998-000 Windshield Super Beetle 74- clear

0491-01 Gas cap “screw model” with lock OEM – Beetle 01/72-, KG 09/71-

1764 Push rod tube with spring – Type1 (1pc)

0890-681 D-pillar gusset left – Bus -07/63 SWT

May we remind you BBT’s top-notch engineering, premium quality coolant rubber hoses made in a country with very rich rubber history.
From a factory who supply most of the big players in the automotive scene, including several car manufacturers and assembly lines.

As with most of rubber hoses and seals they wear out after years of use and start cracking or become spongy.
As such its import check them regularly and thoroughly.

Below in the picture is the hose that connects to your expansion tank but we stock a complete range of coolant hoses for the type 25/T3.
Nine different exploded views to choose from HERE click ENGINE and hoover to your exact engine model.

4250-003 – Coolant hose to expansion tank – T25 1900cc/2100cc 85-

Next up we like to high light our high quality crotch coolers.
A really fantastic product that comes with springs, grill, handles & seals.

A complete plug and play set, that fits perfectly and is a pretty neat solution for many split window beetle owners…

0880-600 – Crotch coolers – Beetle 04/51-09/52

Last one for this week is this perfect copy of the westy tent bracket on the front bumper.
This is the one used on the LHS of the bus thus for a RHD (or double door) and if your bus has Left side loading doors like you’ll find on the early Swedish buses.

Sold each and comes with 2 bolts and nuts ready to fit.

6526 – Westy tent bumper bracket, RHD, Double Door or LHS Loading doors – Split bus

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

The BBT News Team wish you a wonderfull weekend…