Somewhere in Central Sweden, must be right before the Millenium… cool barn, we loaded two of these big lorries… loads of splittie stuff… and affordable, those where the days… hard work, dirt and grease… but we liked it…

Who recognise everybody on this picture? (except for the truck driver)…:)

Our Brazilian friends are all over the place when the new Mercedes-Benz was released…

Look how similar it looks to the SP2. SP2 was a pure VW Do Brasil Volkswagen design, that was not really accepted by VW Germany back in the day. Germany had made its own sports car, the 914…

Off course the striking lines of the SP2 are so much more beautiful that VW Germany didn’t allow the import of the SP2 into Europe… out of fear the 914 wouldn’t sell anymore.

Now Mercedes-Benz do it another way around and  rebuild the SP2 in Germany… smart move….but if VW will like that is another question…:)

Thanks to my friend Luiz for the picture.

The weather of the last week in Western Europe didn’t really help… It was like we had a fall in the spring! But… It helps for sure to work long days and set up again a bunch of new productions. The big news we can reveal is that we shipped out our Sprintstar tooling to a new factory… hopefully we will have new and very high quality supply of our steel sprintstars somewhere in the fall…. will be continued…..

Pressure on the euro, the dollar gains because Mr Trump decided on a Chinese import tax (again) and the pound sterling is always on the rise because of Brexit??? Thanks God I do not have to make my living on currency, because the longer I try to follow, the less I understand…

So, what was so exciting this week at BBT? Well, we had a bunch of products, of which delevoping has been started  long time ago, and it’s always nice to see these babies coming home. The first production arrivals are like a big welcome home celebration! So let’s start presenting you the new arrivals in our automotive candy shop.

Most of our developments start when we don’t find the good part to mount on our own cars. This was not an exception. We talked long and deep with a couple of Mexican and Brazilian companies but either they didn’t understand, didn’t see the need or simply weren’t able to make the quality desired. We simply hate to charge people money for something they have to throw in the garbage can, so we decided our own production and started scoring NOS models dragging high and below, some NOS parts gurus helped real hard, thank you guys!

So here it is, the real WELL fitting clamp for you Bay window stabilizer bar made in same thickness and same material as the NOS sample we started from… it’s a 100% BBT developed product and we let exclusively make all components with a close quality control to ensure our proud high-end quality label.

Another problem solved. I don’t understand why some manufacturers (and distributors as well) don’t realise this is for the suspension of a VW bus, when things come loose (and the alternatives on the market do come loose, we saw at least a couple of them) there might be serious damage and danger. These days are now over…

We offer this mounting kit in a very high quality for a very sensible price, get yours now! And build up your safety.

1352 Sway bar mounting kit – Bus 08/67-07/79 (1 side)

Next is the “stupid” little tulip… but because of high demand, and the fact that probably over 50% of the original aren’t any longer functional ,we decided to tool up for a perfect reproduction.

This little necessity sits on top of the reduction box from a split window bus housing from 1964 up to 1967 and holds the suspension stop rubber bump snubber. Regularly the little central mushroom is rusted out and doesn’t hold that rubber snubber anymore, time for a replacement….

The end of this part mounted on the axle tube is welded, always the same. The reduction box side has two different models, one model mounted with two bolts like we present here. However there is another model held with only one bolt to the reduction box housing. This last model is still under development and will be released soon.

The very weird thing is that the VW books do not make any difference, between the one and two bolts mounting. Neither on the reduction boxes what’s very strange as the position of the bolts is completely different. Different on the part, but also different on the reduction boxes. If anybody should know why and what about the two differences that information will be more than welcome

1459-250 Support suspension stop rear – Bus 10/64-07/67

Finally a good solution for indicator switches for late beetles, how long are we screaming for it? We have the answer now… Two models to choose from. For the moment we cover all 68 up to 71 model years…. Really high quality, not another Chinese look alike, that breaks into pieces while you watch it… This is the one we mount on our own cars… BBT approved quality!

0668-501 Indicator switch – Beetle 08/67-07/70, Type3 08/67-07/69 TQ

0666-501 Indicator switch – Beetle 1300/1302 08/70-07/71, 1200 08/70-07/75 TQ

Can you imagine the discussion? One year only, is it or isn’t it worth a reproduction…. this must have been the product with the most serious internal discussion BEFORE we even started to make them.

But… we thought the market deserved them, the one year only Bay window zwitter (and that’s T2ab in Europe) rear bumper brackets. Very specific and exclusively fitting the Bay window bus 1972 model year.

And yes, left and right are very different…

BBT developed and produced under very strict and very high quality inspection. Started from NOS examples we searched heaven and earth, we call these perfect reproductions, ready to go on YOUR bus!

0019-430 Bumper bracket rear left – Bus 08/71-07/72 BBT
0019-440 Bumper bracket rear right – Bus 08/71-07/72 BBT

All other bumper brackets can be found here:  T2a and T2b

We sold Marvel mystery oil for years in our shop, but finally decided it was time to offer them in our general program.

Hundreds of applications, but the most we sell to lubricate the Judson superchargers… besides that you can use it  for almost everything, pour it into the cylinders of an engine you will not use for a couple of years, throw into carburetors for long time storage, use to clean and leaving a small film of grease on any automotive part that’s designed to get some friction… you name it…

Endless opportunities, hence the name… Mystery oil…. get yours now… simply through your BBT dealer nearby…!

8530-001 Marvel Mistery oil (0.95 Liter)
8530-004 Marvel Mistery oil (3.78 Liter)

This little dipstick boot for your type 4 engine wasn’t made in the most best rubber original. We can say they need ALL replacement… so we’re happy they arrived again @ the BBT shelves and we have them again for immediate delivery.

1885 Boot on dip stick tube T4

Another week went by in our Volkswagen paradise, and it seems we’re only getting more excited about all the cool parts we’re either developing or producing already… all ideas and suggestions are always welcome… don’t hesitate and ventilate your idea’s to Info@BBT4vw.com or your favourite BBT contact.

More parts to come next week, so stay tuned!