24 february 2023 - NEW
Exactly one year ago Russia started the war with Ukraine.
What the Russian President Putin and many thought that the Western world was totally spoiled and at the end of its raison d’etre proved completely wrong.
The Western world showed a lot of unity and act together like one big block.
Our Western aim and force are still to defend our system of democracy and culture of freedom, rightly so.
Or as a friend of Da Houze stated yesterday, we can see the speech of President Putin, but Russians can’t see the speech of President Biden or NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.
Our freedom gives us power for doing nice things, like collecting classic cars and so much more.
To help and support that hobby we, @ BBT, try to help with good and usable parts to keep your classic Volkswagen on the road or make your restoration a more easy one.
Every week we present what’s new and updated, welcome to our BBT News.
We start with simple necessary things that the brake system of your split window bus really needs.
These brand new clamp brackets support your brake hose on your front spindles.
It prevents your brake hose from rubbing during steering in order not to damage and keep your brake system safe.
Many times missing, bend, damaged, or rusted, we now offer the perfect brand new replacement.
Originally mounted behind your grease nipples.
Proudly produced by BBT after absolute NOS samples.
The rear brake line clamp and guide kit you can find HERE
1269-210 Brake hose clamp left (front axle) – Bus -07/67
1269-215 Brake hose clamp right (front axle) – Bus -07/67
We also finished our brand new suspension stop supports for the rear suspension of your beloved Beetle and Type 3.
These suspension supports mount on the swing axle rear spring plates and hold the rubber suspension stop.
Our brand new suspension stop holders will fit all Swing axle beetles and Ghia’s 1959 on and all Type 3 with swing axle suspension.
These suspension support holders are brand new BBT production after absolute NOS samples.
The suspension stop rubbers made by BBT are the exact 75mm length and can be found HERE
1457-050 Support suspension stop rear left – Beetle 08/59-, Type3 BBT
1457-060 Support suspension stop rear right – Beetle 08/59-, Type3 BBT
We also finished our fuel line bracket.
This little bracket holds and guides your fuel line on the left side of your fan shroud in your engine compartment.
Originally you cut open a short length of fuel line, ply over your steel fuel line and push in this bracket holder.
The little piece of rubber fuel line will protect the steel fuel line from rubbing and damage.
For first generation 34 DIN HP engines (40HP SAE for our American friends) we have the steel fuel line from fuel pump to chassis HERE
For later engines the fuel line is in development and we hope to release soon.
0979-520 Clamp fuel line on fan shroud – Type1 (not 25/30hp) BBT
We changed manufacturer and supplier for our early spring plates as our initial production proved to be incorrect.
A mule keeps going so we started a second production with an other manufacturer with much better result.
The spring plates from our new production fit perfectly and the surface protection is much better.
We’re proud we now offer the perfect solution spring plate replacement for your 52-59 Beetle and Ghia.
BBT produces since longer time the correct spring plate covers for 52-59 beetles and Ghias HERE
Spring plates for 1960 and later model beetles and Ghia’s with swing axle rear suspension can be found HERE
1437-105 Spring plate rear, left/right – Beetle 10/52-07/59
Many parts came back in stock last couple of weeks, let highlight some for you….
1457 Bumpstop rear axle (75mm) – Beetle/KG 08/59-, Type3
Besides German made HJS HERE we also have our own production of exhaust gasket and bracket set.
1001 Exhaust gasket & bracket – BBT
1314-100 Tower rubber stop on shock absorber – Super Beetle -07/73 (1)
The BBT news team wishes you a relaxed weekend.
17 february 2023 - NEW
A small tsunami of arrivals this week.
Many long time backorders, more new products and a lot of inventory.
It was hands on this week in our Goods In dept.
Danny and his team worked through it and we have a lot of goods ready for delivery.
Exciting, like everything in BBT is exciting for the last 35 years.
That’s right last week we celebrated our 35th anniversary.
February 06, 1988, Bob opened up his first little shop in the shed in his parents garden.
Every day since we feel the excitement, excitement we’re been able to deliver the parts you need for your beloved Volkswagen.
Our dedication is larger than ever, and we’re here to stay, hence more arrivals, more new products and more inventory, to serve you better.
Welcome to our weekly BBT NEWS.
After close to 4 years development we present our inner front panel for late bay window.
Freshly from brand new cast tooling in our well-known Silver Weld Through brand.
We started from an absolute brand-new NOS example to cast our tooling.
To help you orientating, this is the panel holding the window washer tank behind the kick panels in the cabin of your 72-79 bay window bus.
This is an absolute exclusive BBT/Silver Weld Through production from our own private tooling.
The lower inner front panel for early bay window, longer time available already, HERE
0891-976 Inner frontpanel – Bus 08/72-07/79 SWT
After we supplied the front bumper for your early bay window in white, we now stock the same high quality bumper in Chrome.
This perfect reproduction bumpers are stamped on serious cast tooling especially for BBT.
0012-711 Bumper front center piece – Bus 08/67-07/72 (Chrome)
0012-716 Bumper front left part – Bus 08/67-07/72 (Chrome)
0012-721 Bumper front right part – Bus 08/67-07/72 (Chrome)
All BBT bumpers for your early bay window HERE
We completed our pop out hardware kit to suit all Beetle pop outs.
Some extra screws made this BBT kit serve for early and late model pop outs all alike.
The BBT pop out hardware kit exists out of 18 screws enough for both of your pop out windows.
0346-1 Mountingkit popout – Beetle
All our seals and hardware to fix or restore your pop outs HERE
As said in our introduction, many arrivals this week.
Our BBT made oil pump covers are back in stock.
Cup grinded as it should to a very high quality.
Sold out last time because of its perfect price and quality.
1805-01 Oil pump cover – Type1
BBT makes the complete family of grease caps for your spindles for every type of air cooled Volkswagen.
Don’t get fooled by inferior reproduction, ours are exactly like original.
Perfect fit, perfect look, your VW doesn’t deserve anything but the best!
The entire BBT grease cap family you can find HERE
1363-510 Greasecap spindle right – Beetle/KG -07/65 BBT
0890-347 Side panel short left – Bus 03/55-07/62 SWT
The BBT News team wishes you a splendid weekend!
10 february 2023 - NEW
Our thoughts go this week in first place to East Turkey and North-West Syria.
Such big earth quakes that take your house away, and large part of your family with that you can’t imagine until it happens !
Seeing the results of a disaster this size brings you back to the basics of human nature.
Too many people forget how happy they are (or should be) with what they have, especially in our Western world.
These values are exactly what we’re fighting for in Ukraine, another place where you don’t want to live right now.
Earlier this week a little neighbor girl came to BBT with her dad, she asked if she could see our VW buses.
She walked around and you could almost hear her fantasy making plans for a trip, maybe even a life in a bus.
How beautiful it is you can turn a smile on a child’s face by only showing your Volkswagen, or driving by.
Did you think about that lately?
BBT spread out further and further over the world, but we will always keep our basics, trying to make with the VW parts world a better one.
Welcome to the BBT news!
Longer time available through our walk-in shop inventory we decided they deserve their own private spot in our main catalogs.
This is the OE version of the late bay window indicator switch.
OE made by original manufacturer SWF, when only the best will serve!
0669-455 Indicator switch – Bus 08/74-07/79 SWF
We offer the economic version for a longer time HERE
In the early seventies Volkswagen made a special type of sealing nut to mount the oil pump cover on their engines.
This nut HERE sealed the M8 stud perfectly.
Because of this perfection we decided to stock the same type of sealed nut for the earlier engines with M6 studs.
Never existed original, but so much better.
So let us present you our M6 sealed nuts to hold your oil pump cover drip free!
Sold each, you will need 4 pcs for one engine.
1805-510 Oilpumpcover sealed nut M6
We sell 37 & 39mm replacement carburetors to upgrade your 1600 VW engine the easy way.
These carburetors really work and have been widely accepted by many.
Hence, we start also building our inventory for maintenance parts for these carburetors.
Today we happily introduce the base gasket.
This gasket sits between manifold and carburetor.
We made this gasket with a larger inner diameter, to optimize the flow of your gas mixture.
2134-030 Gasket under carburetor 37/39 PICT
The 37- & 39-mm carburetor you can find HERE
All of our other carburetor base gaskets you can find HERE
Longer time not available because of incapacity of the overseas manufacturer we bring those back now in a way better quality.
Slightly more expensive but so much better.
A logical step in our aim to a better VW parts world.
Made in Germany
0644 Taillight lens (USA) – Bus 08/61-07/71, Type181
This US model is used with the lose chrome ring you can find HERE
European style taillight lens for this model you can find HERE or the eco version HERE
The BBT news team wishes you a happy weekend, relax, sit back and smile… smile to your Volkswagen, smile to the world.
Make the world a better place, it is the work of all of us!