New safari windshields for bugs

unfortunatly they don't have them for a '68. If they did I'd be all over one.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=726169

about time...... now i guess this is another thing to save up for....

kewl, i wonder if you have to drill any holes?

we were talking about these on another forum im on and alot of people said bad things about the fit and quality of the frame

Yeah, they pretty much ripped on this particular sellers quality of frame on the Samba. Didn't sound very good at all. And the seller agreed that the frame in quesiton may not have been the best but says he has improved on his skills. If anyone buys one, make sure there is a money-back guarantee. Then post up here and let us know what you think.

Here is the thread
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3548759#3548759

I thought that it would be pretty cool to get one of these but I guess ill wait till the improvements come, I figured it would be Tobys AC unit

wolfgang has one in the works too but this one is really bad ive heard first hand from someone that bought one

Oh well guess I will go ahead with my plan to build my own....

ive seen some nice ones made from a beetle popout not for a beetle but same concept frames

fluxcap wrote:Yeah, they pretty much ripped on this particular sellers quality of frame on the Samba. Didn't sound very good at all. And the seller agreed that the frame in quesiton may not have been the best but says he has improved on his skills. If anyone buys one, make sure there is a money-back guarantee. Then post up here and let us know what you think.

Here is the thread
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3548759#3548759

Well I read it and some people are satisfied. I believe it depends on your mechanical skills.
I've thought about building one from scratch but I can't see how to make the hinge waterproof.
I believe the guy is using Mexie/Beetle hood and deck-lid rubber for the seal.

69panel wrote:Well I read it and some people are satisfied. I believe it depends on your mechanical skills.

Yeah, it sounds like his newer one's are better. Still, without flying over to Cali and seeing it in person first, I would not buy a new part that expensive with an "all sales final" clause. If it is a quality product that the seller is proud of, he should stand behind it. I can totally understand the "as is - all sales final" clause on used parts or cars, but not on a new product.

69panel wrote:I've thought about building one from scratch but I can't see how to make the hinge waterproof.
I believe the guy is using Mexie/Beetle hood and deck-lid rubber for the seal.

I've seen a few (in pictures) like the one above, built using popout frames. I'm not 100% sold on the look of the pop-out frame up front, but that seems like a very good way to go. That gives you a seal all the way around including the hinge area. I've read that people put the pop-out frames in the oven for a little bit and it softens them up and makes it easy to re-bend and form around the windshield.