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We don’t bring the news of bombed bridges, missile attacks or mass murder graves in terrible attacked Ukraine.
Despite that our thoughts go out to the victims of this human tragedy.

The border from Ukraine is only a mere thousand miles from BBT HQ, not far at all!
Nevertheless, we bring you our weekly update about what is new, changed or highlighted in the BBT parts program for your beloved Volkswagen, for you to learn and enjoy.

Welcome to the BBT News.

Too many bay window buses have been robbed from their original front seats over the years.
Sometimes the seat rails are cut out to make the local junkyard and  offered seats from later model cars  fit better.

Also, many seat rails have just been missing or rusty. Over-used because of a long life of service. Or the opposite, never used and frozen from just sitting.
The days are over when you could go to a VW parts store and ask for a couple of used rails cut out from donor buses. Most donor buses are gone by now…

Late bay window seats seem to be a more frequent victim than more early models. More than likely because the quality of the seats became lower (and cheaper) over the years.
Now we bring replacement seat rails for late model bay windows, to make your life easier when you try to bring your seat configuration back to original specs.

Our seat rails  come in pairs, in and out.
Fits left or right front seat, depending on your seat configuration.

High quality made, in exact dimensions guarantees a flawless installation and perfect use.

0891-157 Seat rails set – Bus 08/76-07/79

Where your heater cables leave their tubes out of the chassis, VW installed small rubber boots. These rubber boots avoid dirt, dust or water entering the tubes and prevent all problems that might cause.

We offer the rubber heater cable boots for later model rear engined Volkswagens already HERE
Today we add the heater cable boot for the earlier Volkswagen models.

VW changed the heater control from the turning knob to the levers next to your E-brake, at the same time they changed these little heater cable rubber boots as well.

We are happy we now offer both models.

0738-010 Boot heating cable tube – Beetle/KG -08/64, Typ3 -07/63, Bus -07/67 (1pc)

Let us talk about your 58-63 Karmann Ghia front indicators.

Today we add the lens seal for these indicators to complete this entire front indicator set up.
This lens seal together with the base seal are important to seal the indicator base, keepinghumidity out to give corrosion no change.

Good seals assure a long happy working life for your front indicators, it is a safety duty!

0759-421 Indicatorlens seal front – Karmann Ghia 11/58-10/63 (pair)

Base with bulbholder for 58-63 Karmann Ghia front indicators you find HERE
Base seal for 58-63 Karmann Ghia front indicators you find HERE
Ring, to hold the lens on 58-63 Karmann Ghia front indicators you find HERE
Lens, orange for 58-63 Karmann Ghia front indicators you find HERE
Lens, clear for 58-63 Karmann Ghia front indicators you find HERE

We add this week this countersunk screw with cross head in size M6 x 12.

8770-06-012 Screw countersunk cross head is rounded M6x12 Din 966

This exact screw is used in following applications ;
BBT # 0890-184 steering column bracket under dashboard
BBT # 0438-03 and 0438-04 door lock catch – Beetle 08/66-
and many more..

Same screw with flat head you can find HERE
All our M6 Metric hardware you can find HERE

Every Volkswagen 1965 and up use seat belt mounting holes dummy screws.
They give that smooth finish over your headliner.

After Volkswagen ran out of black ones, we started our private production.
We produced same known OE quality with lower pricing.

0573-210 Seat belt plug 7/16″ black

White seat belt dummy screws you can find HERE

0524-17 Mounting screw trimplate inner doorhandle/Window crank (Stainless steel) – Beetle/Type3 08/66-, Bus 08/67-07/92, Type3/KG 08/67-, Type4

0289-06 Accelerator pedal rod boot – Bus 50-07/79

1784-210 Nut valve adjusting screw 9mm T1/T4 and T3 1900cc DF/DG 1980-07/88

2045 Ignition wire set Type1 standard copper with brown connectors – BBT

BBT News team wishes you a happy weekend!

A week ago a couple of Vintage VW & Porsche Old Speed lovers gathered for the first edition of a real gentlemens drivers reunion in the southern part of Belgium.
Too busy driving and having a good time we only have a limit number of pictures.
Enjoy!

Always fun to look at the massive amounts parts Volkswagen build to assemble the beetles.
Here we see a real early picture from engine cases and cylinder liners.

Hapy dreamy Sunday, dream about Volkswagen is always cool to do on a Sunday!