i have only done heat channels on 67 and older. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:14 PM Subject: [vintagvw] Heater Channel Info
> > Hi All, > > I have several questions, a couple that may only be answerable by Bill or > Marc.? I need to buy a pair of heater channels for my 69 Bug convertible.? > Seems to be a lot of conjecture on correct heater channels.? I have seen 2 > ads on the Samba for heater channels that seem to be counter to what I > thought was true.? For 68 and newer Std Bugs, I always thought the heater > channels were the ones that are full length in the front where the top and > bottom plate are the same length such that they extend under the front > frame support to the front of the car.? The ones for Super Beetle I always > believed were the ones where the bottom plate was full length, but the top > half only extended to the inside of the front frame support- the bottom > plate had 2 holes where the bolts should go through to nuts in the frame > support instead of the heater channels themselves?? Today I met up with > someone who had a gray colored full length channel (measured it) but said > he had used the other side on a S! > uper Beetle, and in fact it had writing on it saying it was for 71-79 > Super Beetle.? Also saw another ad that seems to indicate the full length > were for Super Beetle and vice versa.?? On top of that my brother has 2 > channels with the extended lower plate that he said he purchased for his > 69 convertible.? Many online ads have the same picture for both channels > though the numbers are different.? So my questions: > > 1. Were there certain years where Super and Std heater channels were the > same? > 2. Any way to tell country they are made in? > 3. The one I saw today had the front portion of the channel made with 2 > pieces overlapped and tack welded both top and bottom right at the bend > rather than one stamped out piece.? Was this an older way that they were > manufactured?? Would this be as strong as top/bottom stamped out as one > piece each and tacked together? > 4. I want good heavy channels- saw German ones on OEVeeDub and "heavy" > ones from Aircooled.net, both are the same price.? Any experiences with > either of these? > 5. Am I correct on which ones are for which Bug? > > I actually welded a heater channel into my 72 Std some years ago and now > am not certain anymore which one I used > > Thanks !!! > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://webmail.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
