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Vaughan's 67 Aussie Beetle
Rust and Panel Repair - Doors

This page covers the repair work done to the doors and surrounding body work

This door looks sweet and innocent...doesn't it. "Oh I wouldn't have any rust in me, now would I".

Bastard Door

Surprise...Surprise. RUST! Behind that very innocent facade is some mean and nasty ferric oxide developments. Solution, replacement door.

Problem is from where. The larger aperture windowed door are still plentiful and in reasonable condition. However, small aperture doors are increasingly hard to come by.

But I found one at a VW show. Detailed in the next picture.

Evidence of ferric oxide

I know it's not perfect but it's a million times better that the current door and for the outragous price of $5 Australian.

Beautiful tartan interior panel...N O T !!!!!!!!

New $5 Red Door

Well here's the body work behind the running board. Not bad. At the base of the B Pillar there is evidence of rust but its only on the surface.

If you look around the jacking point you'll notice some panel deformation. Aren't those standard VW jacks marvelous.

Behind the running board

OH NO. Tinworm!

Rusty little bugger

Because of the delightful condition of my running boards I thought I would invest in a new set. The options I was given by Mr Bug (Parts supplier in Melbourne) was either the Brazilian or Mexican boards.

The Mexican ones where described as "heavy duty". When asked to clarify that he said the Brazilian ones were VERY lightweight. So Mexican it was.

Notice the much smaller aluminum strip than the originals. Also the rubber isn't the same at the ends of the boards.

New and Old Running Boards