I have in my possession two boots for the convertible top. The tan boot has a little brown spot on the top side...about the size of half a pencil eraser; the black boot is basically new. I never used it.

They WILL fit all NBCs EXCEPT to 2013.

If interested, send me an email or PM.

$75.00 each plus shipping. Sorry no overseas sales.

Okay, so since getting my NBC out for the warm months, as it had been under cover in the garage since November....when ever I lower the driver's side window, it squeals like a pig or worse yet, sounds like a siren. I have sprayed dry silicone into the window channels best I can...but with no success..any thoughts?

The driver's side window is the only window that makes this hideous noise.

As always, I appreciate everyone's input/comment.

Jerry

I've been doing some spring cleaning and forgot I have a set of OE Votex Side Skirts. I decided not to use them and am offering them for sale. As you all know they are out of production now and impossible to find (I think I got the last set in the USA).

I bought them from a VW dealership BNIB and never installed them. They were not actually even removed by me from the VW box (none of my fingerprints etc lol).

A bit of history if you are new around these parts: Votex is the company that makes the OE bumpers for the NB (all models I believe). The side skirts are made of PUR-RIM (from Bayer AG) which is reaction injection molded polyurethane and the exact same material as your bumpers. If you go to the Bayer specific site for materials you will see a pic of the Bug's big brother Audi TT ;-)

Bayer MaterialScience ? Leader in material solutions

There is a thread specifically about the Votex body kit and the side skirts so I won't go into further detail here on fitment etc, but feel free to ask any questions.

$500 + shipping

I actually bought a complete Votex kit from ECS (+ thousands of dollars in other parts) so hopefully they can overlook my borrowing their excellent pics ;-)

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Hey all. I had 2 NBs, an '01 and an '03, but sold them both some time ago. My SO just purchased a '05 NB Vert (which shares driveway space with my '11 Golf TDI), so I'll be back on here, looking for answers to questions and helping with what I know.

Have a 00 vw beetle with a 1.8t eagle rods a port polish a 4 bar fpr, 440cc green giant injectors, my k04 just recently gave out on me my exhaust side impeller exploded, so i thought it was time for an upgrade, i have a super t 70 just laying around the garrage so im going to mount the turbo, i baught headers a external wastegate new oil feed lines and few other parts, i was wondering what will i have to do with my maf, i need help on a few more other things i will take pictures and update you guys on anyting else i need, and is there a specific tune you guys would requier

I have a 99 Beetle. I replaced the trans mount and the Dogbone today removing the airbox to do the trans mount. I put it all back together properly and checked twice that I didnt miss a connection, but the check engine light is now on. Has anyone else ever seen this? Car runs fine. Any help would be great.

Thanks,

Mike

Saw this on The Samba site and thought I would pass it along


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Hello everyone! Nice forum you have here! Please move this post to the proper section if I should not have posted it here.

My wife has been looking for one of these cars for a while so we took a long drive to look at one that a couple was selling. It is a 2003 red GLS (I believe). It has the 1.8 turbo in it (automatic). It did have a salvage rebuild title but not because it was wrecked. Apparently, it had been stolen and totaled out by an insurance company and later recovered. So we got it really cheap! The body is in pretty good condition except for a couple small scrapes on the rear. Paint still shines! It does have a list of things wrong though so I'll start listing some questions and then I would like some opinions on what to do.

We took it to a shop the very next day to have them evaluate it. The car is throwing some codes which I had a local auto parts store check out. (I'm at work and do not have the codes with me so I can post those later.) Anyways, here is a list of what they found and how much they charge to fix it, along with my questions.. Thanks again for taking the time to read this!

They want to put new pads and rotors on the front for a total of $171.92 I don't really have the means to perform this at home but I could if it would save me more than 80 bucks or so, I could probably have a friend do it. Good price?

The also want to put rear pads on and turn those rotors for a total of $109. Same question as above, good deal?

It needs a new tie rod end on one of the rear tires, I think the left? They want $223.94 for that, which includes parts and labor.

Two new rear tires, $234, mounted and balanced. This is probably average price I would assume.

The exhaust is loud and I asked them to check this. They said it needs a new pipe that goes from the manifold to the converter and includes the converter. They want to charge me $380 to fix this. Now my biggest question is probably here. If I'm spending the money to have this fixed, is there a performance upgrade that can be performed on the exhaust here instead of just purchasing the pipe they are going to sell me?


One final thought... The car has 94k miles on it. I was told that the timing belt in these engines call for replacement around 110k miles. If the belt fails, it can ruin the entire motor. Not sure if this is true or not but should I have this changed?

Thanks again everyone for taking my questions and I look forward to engaging your responses!

Can you believe someone would actually do this?

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Thinking about trying to add side mirrors from an 05 Beetle to my 01. Has anyone done this yet and is the only difference the wiring for the turn signal? Also going to try the center console from the 05 into mine.

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My girlfriend's 2002 automatic nb started showing transmission issues this week: acting like its in neutral when it's in drive at a stop light, revving high when accelerating without selecting a gear. I took it for a test drive around the block this evening and after a few minutes of <40 mph the coolant light starting blinking (luckily just up the street from my house so i coasted home.) there was coolant leaking onto the driveway but couldn't locate source and detected a hissing sound from pass. side of engine compartment. WP/TB replaced about 4 months ago. Noticed the mechanic who changed it filled system with green coolant. Any thoughts? Transmission fluid cooler?

I have the 2000 Turbo 5 Speed Manual. Just bought it and a week later the clutch went. Had that replaced but third was hard to get into. Changed the gear oil, changed the shifter cable ends and tried to adjust the cables as per the famous turbodieselgeek youtube video. This cleared up the issue with third gear. First Second third and fourth now shift smoothly. However, in the process, I lost the use of 5th gear instead. The neutral plate that lets you go over toward 5th will not engage. If I try to adjust it again, I lose reverse instead. I cannot get both to work at the same time. If I move the shifter up or down from under the hood while having someone shift into 5th inside the car it goes in. If I get 5th to function, then reverse goes away. The reverse lights go on, the car appears to be in reverse under the hood, but it will not engage and actually go in reverse. This is driving me crazy any ideas?