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Title: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: kirin on October 05, 2010, 05:39:43 PM

I can't find oversize early hinge pins. However I can find late ones... is there any actual size difference? Its for a 62 bug, and all I can find is 67+ over size ones with no threads...

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: Bruce on October 05, 2010, 08:28:49 PM

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC%2DC10%2D3040

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D111%2D831%2D423%2DE

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: kirin on October 05, 2010, 08:50:13 PM

Okay to clarify. I want one without mirror threads..... since I'm running albert mirrors and you don't run threaded pins on the bottom.

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: Geoff on October 07, 2010, 07:56:27 AM

Yo Kiki,
I may have some... Give me a call today if you have time 604 760 5899

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: Bruce on October 07, 2010, 08:06:23 AM

You use late pins for early cars on the other three hinges.

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: Trevor P on October 12, 2010, 08:36:53 PM

Late hinge pins are wrong for early cars. The early ones have a mushroom style head on them. The later ones were straight all the way and used a plastic plug on the top to keep out water and debris. I assume '67 was the change over year for the later style pins.
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111831421A

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: kirin on November 29, 2010, 04:23:47 PM

Trevor is completly right. And the only source as he mentioned is wolfsburg west...
Wish I would of known this a while ago!

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: bwaz on November 30, 2010, 04:37:27 PM

http://www.vintagevans.com.pt/ingles/tipo1_ing.htm
part way down the page 
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vintagevans.com.pt%2Fnosparts%2F111831423.jpg&hash=435046b528919287296cd0762e582605f570bae6)
15 euros if you need them isn't too crazy

Title: Re: Difference between early and late beetle door hinge pins?
Post by: bwaz on November 30, 2010, 08:38:14 PM

or ten euros for this!
http://www.aircooled-museum.com/type1bug-trough-1957-4.php
or maybe too old....