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Did you trick or treat?
Halloween is like an entry of the extended holiday season, Thanksgiving is coming up, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, St Maarten, St Nicolas, X-Mas, New Year, all consumption related holidays. Man can ask if we get only ”get off” to spend money, right?

Consumption is a problem, both good and bad.
Without consumption no or little economy, but also no landfills and no waste of energy…
It’s a double feeling, are you doing good? Or doing bad? Most importantly, reading this, you’re aware, that’s a good start.

Another good start for an answer to that question is durability. Of course we have to spend money and let the world running. But maybe we should think more about durable goods, goods that stand….
What is more durable than classic cars? They’re here to stay, don’t get recycled anymore. The few that will get lost from here will be donor cars for others.

Also reproduction parts, if chosen right, can be an addition to let survive your classic ride. So reproduction parts can be considered durable in most cases, if they’re the quality that your car desires.
We, @ BBT, are working continuously to make our parts better, the many feedback swe receive we use them well.

Think about durable goods when you have to buy presents for your beloved ones, keep it durable and help our planet… our kids will need a livable planet as well.

We expand our Silver Weld Through range with this inner front valence for Right Hand drive buses up to 1967.

0890-180-1 Inner front valance with brackets RHD – Bus -07/67 SWT

Inner front valence for Left Hand drive split window bus you can find HERE

We now stock  a new premium quality in Dual Circuit Brake Master Cylinder for your beetle.
After ATE Germany stopped and ATE Brazil seemed different than Europeans, we now changed to German FTE, top notch quality brand for an affordable price.

FTE Dual Circuit Brake Master Cylinders  come complete with dual brake light switches.

Order yours now!

1202-1 Mastercylinder – Beetle/KG 08/67-, Type181 – double circuit / FTE

TRW Varga Brake master cylinder you can find HERE

0005-5 Bumper rear – Beetle 08//74- (EUR) square model – Brazilian chrome

2194-0-130 Fuel jet 130 Solex/Brosol/Empi

1256 Brass T piece brake line connector

The BBT News team wishes you a good weekend!

1 November =  All Saints’ Day. This is an National holiday in Belgium and therefore we’re closed today…

Another Friday another BBT News.
Every Friday we show you our new products and product updates.

We keep working hard to adapt our product program to your VW needs.
This week we also feature “in the picture” parts to simply highlight some quality parts.

Let’s kick off and check what’s new this week.

Late bay window front bumper mounts on the deformation panel.
We recently finished the tooling for the deformation panel and started the production.

Meanwhile we like to introduce the end pieces, chich connect the deformation panel with the A-pillar.

The shape is quite complicated to just “patch” a piece of metal.
That is why we stock  now the deformation end pieces for your 74-79 Bay window.

1973 model year deformation panels are slightly different, upright at the end.
BBT will bring 1973 only and 1974-1979 deformation panels soon.
1973 only deformation end pieces will come shortly as well.

0891-225 Deformation panel end plate left – Bus 08/73-07/79
0891-226 Deformation panel end plate right – Bus 08/73-07/79

Late Brazilian VW model brake master cylinder differs with the European counterparts.
The late model Brazilian master cylinder has a different neck as they use a shorter push rod.

With more Brazilian models imported in Europe we now stock these master cylinders as well.
Will fit all Brazilian models and derivates on late model Fusca and Brazilia platform like Sedan, Variant, TC, Gurgel and many more.

We had a good deal with ATE Brazil, we  offer this master cylinder at very sharp prices.

1202-700 Mastercylinder – Beetle Brasil 77-96, Brasilia 75-82 double circuit / ATE

The complete BBT master cylinder program can be found HERE

Our supplier for the rubber sleeve between carburetor and air filter on your bay window quitted production during Covid.

With all stocks and inventory drying up worldwide we had to find a solution.
Solution came from another OE manufacturer  disposed to run a production for us.

Made with a better rubber compound they’re better reinforced than before.
Will not crack that soon anymore and stays better in place.

Because of an entire production made we have plenty of inventory!

2147 Rubber sleeve between carburetor and air filter – Bus 08/67-07/79, KG 08/68-, Type 181

The rubber sleeve for 64-67 split window bus air filter you find HERE

If you love a performance engine in your vehicle or next project you will, most likely, install a tacho meter to receive real time information from your motor.
To help with the installation of such gauge, BBT stocks this Vintage speed bracket that is both aesthetically pleasing as well as sturdy.
It is designed to fit 5” gauges on the dash in a LHD vehicle. They’re sold individually.
We also stock the slightly smaller version to fit 3 3/8” gauges in both LHD/RHD and of course the below model is also available for RHD vehicles.

2603-100 Tacho stand, 3 3/8″ (LHD)
2603-101 Tacho stand, 3 3/8″ (RHD)
2603-106 Tacho stand, 5″ (RHD)
2603-105 – Tacho stand, 5 inch gauge on dashboard, LHD, All vehicles

Electrics in classic cars can sometimes be a real mess, especially if your vehicle has had several owners who tried to “fix” some electric issues in their own way.
It can be a real nightmare to solve your problem. Perhaps you’re doing a full on restoration and just require a brand new loom..
Luckily in our industry parts for classic Volkswagens are never far away, as such we have a large assortment of looms in stock for various types/years.
These wiring harnesses are a fantastic piece of kit made to American spec and can show some deviations compared to the European model.
They come with everything you need to install properly – Available from stock.
Other looms for the Karmann Ghia can be found HERE or use BBT ref’s

0693-6666
0693-6767
0693-6869
0693-7071
0693-7273

Tip: the last 4 digits refer to the model year.

0693-6165 – wiring loom – Karmann Ghia 08/60-07/65

Intake manifolds are the highway connecting your carb with the motor providing the mixture needed to get going. Over time they tend to fail, usually because they’ve rusted and cause an air leakage or the preheat tubes get clogged up from carbon deposits. Although, with enough time and perseverance they could be fixed but you may find you’re not the first one attempting this when seeing previous repairs. A new manifold can be just the thing between a good or poor running engine. This problem solver is available off the shelve here at BBT.

To see our assortment of intake manifold plse click HERE or use BBT ref’s
2109-2 / 2109-300 / 2109-500

2109-1 – intake manifold, 31 PICT 13/1600cc, single port – Type 1 engine

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 wishes you a splendid weekend!