I am super impressed, but did you see these?
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From: Bert Knupp bert.kn...@comcast.net
To: vintagvw vintagvw@googlegroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2015 5:37 pm
Subject: RE: [vintagvw] Hood VW emblems
Volks,
I know that everyone is wondering how I solved my VW hood emblem problem. You
may recall that the three pins on my VW emblem did not match up with the three
holes in my 1970-something aftermarket (but Original VW Parts) hood with the
flat emblem area. My former hood – a Brazilian aftermarket job – had three
holes each containing a polyethylene tube grommet, allowing the pins of the
emblem to push neatly down into them and stay put.
The PE tube grommets seem to be unobtainium. I like that attachment system
since it allows removal of the emblem with no damage to the pins, something the
usual push clips don't guarantee. SO I made a substitute. For you authenticity
buffs, here's my solution. (Somebody else said, Just glue it. Sorry, not my
style.)
Using the long 5/32 polyethylene tube from a used Windex bottle, I heated the
end of it almost to melting, then pushed it firmly in turn onto each of the
emblem's 3 pins. It slid on, then mushroomed out a bit at the leading tip as
it bottomed out. I cut off each piece kust short of the pin length.
Into a scrap of inner-tube rubber, I punched three 5/32 holes, then cut out
little pieces around the holes. These three slid neatly onto the Windex tubing
covered pins.
But I did have to drill. Using a Dremel tool, I gently expanded and spaced each
of the three holes in the hood to about 5/32 Ø or a smidge larger, using my
emblem and its new plastic-covered pins as a guide. Cleaned them, then covered
all exposed metal with a touch-up paint brush (using close-matching Rust-Oleum)
and let them dry for a half day or so. This afternoon I carefully set my
emblem onto the holes, made sure it was well aligned, and pressed the emblem
firmly down into the new holes. Ta-daa! It was a firm, but clean fit! The
emblem is in the right place, sits down onto the hood (with a paper thickness
between it and the paint, allowing drainage), and looks like a factory job.
I'll seal the underside with some brush-daubed Rust-Oleum.
I regret that I can't find a hood with the raised pedestal for the round VW
emblem. The VW dealers only sold flat hoods as replacement parts, and my 1970
really, really should have had a raised one. The incorrectness aside, though,
this DIY grommeting system appears to have worked well. I won't be getting
rain water into my trunk, I shouldn't have any rust, and the emblem looks like
factory-correct.
Thanks to all you guys -- Yves and Lloyd in particular but also Mike and Erin
(N.Q.) -- for tips and ideas.
What a list!
Bert Knupp in Music City
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